STERIS Announces $600 Million Chemistries Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Sanford, North Carolina

STERIS announced on August 5 a $600 million investment to build a Formulated Chemistries Manufacturing and Distribution Center of Excellence in Sanford, North Carolina, near the Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle.

The largest investment in STERIS history

The 600,000-square-foot campus will produce high-performance infection prevention and contamination control chemistries used across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. It is the largest investment in STERIS history.

335 jobs in Lee County

The project is expected to create approximately 335 jobs in Lee County.

Consolidating U.S. chemistries operations

The facility will consolidate STERIS’s existing chemistries manufacturing and distribution operations from St. Louis, Missouri and Plymouth, Minnesota.

Positioned for long-term growth

Dan Carestio, President and CEO of STERIS said:

“After extensive analysis of our existing facilities and Customer demand, we have decided to make a significant investment in the United States to support our long-term global growth. Creating a formulated chemistries Center of Excellence will allow us to accelerate innovation, expand capacity and optimize our U.S. chemistries manufacturing and distribution network. Our Customers save lives every day, and with this investment we will be well positioned to support their needs for years to come.”