Merck to create 200 jobs as €150m filtration manufacturing facility opens in Blarney

Pharmaceutical is investing €440m in Blarney and Carrigtwohill as part of expansion

Merck has officially opened its new €150m filtration manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park in Cork as the company creates 200 jobs over the next three years. 

Merck has officially opened its new €150m filtration manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park in Cork as the company creates 200 jobs over the next three years. 

The site is Merck’s first manufacturing facility designed for full climate-neutral operations, powered entirely by renewable electricity, and marks a milestone in the company’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2040.