Merck begins construction on $1B Keytruda manufacturing facility in Delaware

URLhttps://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/delawar
SourceFierce Pharma
Date Published04/29/2025
Author Name Kevin Dunleavy

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
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2028
Capital investment ($):1000
$/year of sales of reshored product or service:29,500,000,000
Country(ies) from which reshored:Ireland,Singapore
City reshored to:Wilmington
State(s) reshored to:DE
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredKeytruda (biomanufacturing), pharmaceuticals
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Tariffs
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Proximity to customers/market
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