Stryker to invest €30m in plant ahead of demand

STRYKER, the US multinational which makes surgical orthopaedic implants, yesterday announced it is to invest €30 million in its Limerick facility to ensure it can cope with the huge international demand for cobalt knees.

Stryker employs 680 at its site at Raheen Industrial estate in Limerick and 620 at two sites it has at Carrigtwohill in Co Cork.

The ‘Triathlon’ artificial knee which Stryker makes in Limerick is now a world leader, selling 200,000 units so far this year.