Gerresheimer is significantly expanding its production capacities for medical systems such as inhalers and autoinjectors in the United States.

In two expansion stages, Gerresheimer is expanding the production area at its Peachtree City site in the state of Georgia, USA, by around 18,000 m² (194,000 sqft). The company is investing a total of around 166 million euros (USD 180 million) in the construction and equipping of the two new buildings. Gerresheimer will create more than 400 new jobs in Peachtree City as part of the expansion.

The company currently employs around 270 people at the site. With the expansion in Peachtree, Gerresheimer is also underscoring its leading market position as a system and solution provider for drug delivery systems in the North American market.

"North America is an important growth market for us. The expansion of the site in Peachtree City is of great importance for our medical device business in the USA," says Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG. "The expansion of this site is therefore currently one of the key projects in our global capacity expansions based on long-term customer contracts."

In the first stage of expansion, a new building section covering around 7,700 m² (83,000 sqft) was built directly next to the existing plant. Around 5,000 m² (53,800 sqft) are intended for ISO 14644-1 cleanroom class 9 production areas. After completion of the construction work, the installation of the specialized production technology will begin in the second half of 2024. At the end of 2024, ramp-up of production will start in the new section of the building.

Also part of the new building is a new, automated high-bay warehouse. After completion of the first stage of expansion, the Peachtree City site will have a total of approximately 12,000 m² (130,000 sqft) of cleanroom class 8 and 9 production space.

As part of the second stage of expansion of Gerresheimer's manufacturing capabilities in Peachtree City, a completely new 10,200 m² (110,000 sqft) plant is being built near Atlanta Regional Airport, approximately 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the first production site, which will have an additional 7,200 m² (77,500 sqft) of cleanroom class 9 production space and also an automated high-bay warehouse.

After the preparatory work for the access road and supply infrastructure, the construction of the new factory building will soon begin here. In the course of 2025, the installation of the production and assembly lines will follow, and production is also scheduled to start here towards the end of 2025. The factory site on which the new building is being built also offers enough space for future expansions.