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Nelipak, a global provider of healthcare packaging solutions for medical device and other applications, has officially broken ground on its new production facility in Costa Rica Green Valley in Grecia, Alajuela. The groundbreaking ceremony marks a major milestone in Nelipak’s continued investment in Costa Rica and its commitment to supporting the growing medical device manufacturing ecosystem in the region.
Slated to open in mid-2026, the 60,000-square-foot Class-A industrial facility will significantly expand Nelipak’s regional capacity and capabilities. The new site will be ISO 13485 certified and include ISO-7 cleanroom manufacturing space designed to meet the highest standards of quality and safety for sterile-barrier healthcare packaging.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the start of construction on our newest facility in Costa Rica,” said Pat Chambliss, CEO of Nelipak. “This investment underscores our long-term commitment to our customers in Latin America and the Caribbean, and reflects our strategy to provide global excellence with strong local support.”
“We enthusiastically celebrate Nelipak’s new investment and the inauguration of its modern production center in Grecia. This expansion reaffirms the company’s confidence in Costa Rica as a strategic platform for its specialized packaging solutions in the life sciences sector. With this investment, the value chain of key sectors such as medical devices and the pharmaceutical industry is strengthened, consolidating Costa Rica as a reliable partner for the production of high-value solutions. We congratulate Nelipak for its commitment to innovation, the creation of quality employment, and the promotion of sustainable growth for the benefit of our country and the region,” stated Manuel Tovar, Minister of Foreign Trade.
Nelipak has operated in Costa Rica since its acquisition of ATE in 2012, serving leading medical device manufacturers with thermoformed trays, die-cut mounting cards, and other custom packaging products. The new facility will broaden production capabilities to include thin- and heavy-gauge thermoforming, die-cut pouch cards, and inserts. It will also offer enhanced warehousing and distribution space for Nelipak’s flexible packaging product lines and allow for future expansion as customer needs evolve.
This groundbreaking further positions Costa Rica as a premier hub for medical device manufacturing and reinforces Nelipak’s role as a trusted packaging partner in the global healthcare supply chain.
Source: Nelipak
