DuPont has expanded its sterile and medical tubing capabilities by augmenting its Costa Rican manufacturing facility in Heredia.

In order to serve its healthcare customers in the Caribbean and more broadly across the Americas, Dupont added 16,000 square feet to its Heredia facility. The new space accommodates additional extrusion equipment and production lines, enabling the company to manufacture sterile packaging leveraging Tyvek—such as pouches, header bags and lids—and increasing its extruded tubing production capacity.

The new expansion is ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified, with its technical, assembly and packaging staff adhering to the highest quality standards and protocols. To support current and new customers, the facility is operating on a 24/7 production schedule.

“With this expansion, we are now the first company in Costa Rica and the Caribbean to produce fluid management and sterile packaging offerings for the medical device industry,” said James Chambers, senior vice president and general manager for Fluids & Flexibles at Spectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont business. “This significantly enhances our portfolio of offerings and capabilities as a trusted supply chain partner to leading global healthcare companies.”

DuPont’s healthcare products, services, and expertise include extruded tubing and subassemblies, advanced catheter assembly, medical balloons, skin contact devices, smart wearables, additive manufacturing, laser processing, precision injection-molding, medical device fabrication, machining and sterile packaging enabled by Tyvek.

Combining medical-grade performance materials, component and device solutions, and technology, DuPont offers full-service solutions that support numerous healthcare applications.

Acquired by DuPont in August 2023, Spectrum Plastics Group, boasts more than 60 years of expertise in advanced polymer processing and medical device manufacturing. The company specializes in precision extrusion, specialty injection molding, blown film extrusion and conversion, medical balloon fabrication, laser processing, additive manufacturing, and complex catheter and device assembly. Spectrum is a supplier for the development and production manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and finished devices for the medical device market and other high-performance applications. With global facilities and more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing space, Spectrum delivers quality, innovation, and technical excellence to solve customer challenges. The company supports a broad range of healthcare applications across the biopharmaceutical processing, medical device, and pharmaceutical markets.

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