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Nov 26, 2021
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France: A 100 Million Euro Investment in Production, Innovation and Storage Capacities

Olivier Guitard (from left), Head of Controlling BPS, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate for Industry and Luc Burgard, Head of Operations BPS, November 26 2021. © Fred Stephan

Sartorius is expanding capacities at its three French sites in Aubagne, Cergy and Lourdes in order to meet the strong demand of the market. By 2025, the company will invest €100 million in new cleanrooms, R&D laboratories and logistics facilities.

This article is posted on Sartorius Blog.

The investment was presented to Ms. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate for Industry, during her visit to Aubagne on 26th of November 2021. The site in southern France serves as Sartorius’ headquarter in the country and will receive the major part of the investment to build new cleanrooms and R&D laboratories.


   Press Release: Sartorius grows operations in France and is investing €100 million


Following this investment, Sartorius will create up to 400 jobs in France until 2025 and is offering a variety of positions. We are looking for talents in operations, such as production managers or machine operators, but also for engineers, data analysts or marketing experts. Worldwide, there are over 1,200 open positions waiting for ambitious people.


  Career: Join Our Team in France and Grow With Us



The investments in our French facilities will strengthen our industrial capabilities in this country and secure the long-term future of our operations here. 

Luc Burgard, Managing Director of Sartorius Stedim FMT and Head of Operations of the Bioprocess Solutions Division

Aubagne

The site in Aubagne currently houses production for manufacturing of bags, tubes, and connectors for the biopharma industry. The expansion will see the construction of new clean-rooms, new product development laboratories and offices, and a new warehouse.  

Lourdes

The Lourdes plant manufactures of Biosafe single-use bags for aseptic transfer of components, liquids, and medical-grade active compounds, such as powder. The investment will enable the expansion of production capacities as well as construction of a new warehouse.

Cergy

At the site in Cergy chromatography equipment and resins are manufactured. The projects underway at the site will see the expansion of production capacities and the creation of a research and development (R&D) unit for chromatography resins.

In 2021, Sartorius will invest more than 400 million euros in the expansion of manufacturing capacities around the world to meet the high demand from the growing biopharmaceuticals market. Sartorius expects continuous strong growth for the current fiscal year and beyond. To support this growth, and to ensure delivery reliability also going forward, we have started to accelerate and extend the expansion of our production capacities very significantly in all geographies, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. By 2025, Sartorius will more than double capacities for key product groups. 


   Capacity Expansions: Demand for Sartorius Products is Growing Rapidly

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