Merck to Spend $1 Billion on New Factory to Make U.S. Supplies of Blockbuster Drug

URLhttps://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/merck-to-spend-1
SourceWSJ
Date Published04/30/2025
Author NameJared S. Hopkins

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Merck
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):500
Year reshoring announced:2025
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):1000
Country(ies) from which reshored:Ireland
City reshored to:Wilmington
State(s) reshored to:DE
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredbiologic drugs, pharmaceuticals
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Tariffs
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Under-utilized capacity
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