Octapharma to Build First US Manufacturing Plant, Create 1,500 Jobs

Octapharma, the largest privately owned and independent plasma fractionator in the world, has formally announced plans to establish its first-ever United States-based manufacturing and production site at the Palmetto Research Park in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The $1.5 billion project is expected to bring 1,500 full-time jobs to South Carolina, making this one of the largest private biomedical investments in the state's history.  

Once operations commence, this facility will produce critical, life-saving medicines from Octapharma's portfolio of plasma-derived therapies, strengthening the domestic biomedical supply chain while also complementing the company's global manufacturing capabilities. Octapharma's Rock Hill site will also produce bleeding management and trauma care products for national security and emergency preparedness needs.

"We expect significant future growth, driven by our existing life-saving therapies and a strong pipeline of new products," said Wolfgang Marguerre, CEO and Chairman, Octapharma. "Our manufacturing capacity must evolve to support this ambition, and our US manufacturing facility will be an important milestone. From a US national security perspective, having the ability to produce and supply our therapies domestically is invaluable."

"We have built a significant presence in the US over the last 20 years through our commercial capabilities, alongside our extensive network of plasma donation centres," said Tobias Marguerre, Deputy Chairman, Octapharma. "As the demand in the US for our portfolio of products continues to grow, the new US manufacturing site will bring production of our FDA-approved therapies closer to both the plasma donated in the US, and to the patients who rely on them."