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Released January 23, 2015 | SUGAR LAND
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Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Scattered throughout North America are 113 reported new facility builds in the Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry that are scheduled to open their doors by the end of the year, according to Industrial Info's Pharmaceutical-Biotech Online Database. The sites potentially represent a total capital investment of $4.7 billion, which translates to a per-site average of about $41.5 million.
The "potential" investment for each site includes initial construction, as well as any reported planned future expansions and subsequent phases. Projections call for the 2015 sites to eventually employ more than 13,000. The projects are in various stages of planning, ranging from early market analysis to actual construction. Some of the projects are grassroot, new from the ground up, while others, the "additions," include reconfiguration and/or renovations of newly acquired facilities. These additions establish the new company's first laboratory or manufacturing operations at that particular location.
See the image below for a graph detailing 2015 new-build projects/TIV/employee count in the North American life-science industry.
The projects range from a $1 million investment to construct a blood plasma donation laboratory, to a $500 million mega-laboratory. A number of the projects are sourced out of the public sector, with many benefiting from federal or state dollars. The majority of the projects remain research-based at this point, but there is a definite manufacturing presence on the list.
The largest of the 2015 openings will be the $196 million Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) (New York, New York) plant in Hodges, South Carolina. The project is a transformation of the former Guardian Products building, which will result in more than 500,000 square feet of personal care products (including Mennen Speed Stick) production and distribution. The company is transferring much of the equipment and all of the production currently located at its plant in Morristown, New Jersey. O'Neal Incorporated (Greenville, South Carolina) is serving as the EPC contractor.
In Fremont, California, Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated (NYSE:TMO) (Waltham, Massachusetts) is constructing a $150 million facility set to open later this year. The 275,000-square-foot facility will provide 170,000 square feet of reagent manufacturing, and the remainder will house development laboratories and administrative space. The Geis-Companies (Streetsboro, Ohio) is performing design-build services for the project, which began construction in the spring of 2013.
Thanks to the great success of its gummy vitamin lines, Church & Dwight Incorporated (NYSE:CHD) (Ewing, New Jersey) is adding a $55 million production plant in York, Pennsylvania. Located at the site of its existing detergent plant operation, the vitamin production area is scheduled to be complete this spring.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
The "potential" investment for each site includes initial construction, as well as any reported planned future expansions and subsequent phases. Projections call for the 2015 sites to eventually employ more than 13,000. The projects are in various stages of planning, ranging from early market analysis to actual construction. Some of the projects are grassroot, new from the ground up, while others, the "additions," include reconfiguration and/or renovations of newly acquired facilities. These additions establish the new company's first laboratory or manufacturing operations at that particular location.
See the image below for a graph detailing 2015 new-build projects/TIV/employee count in the North American life-science industry.
The projects range from a $1 million investment to construct a blood plasma donation laboratory, to a $500 million mega-laboratory. A number of the projects are sourced out of the public sector, with many benefiting from federal or state dollars. The majority of the projects remain research-based at this point, but there is a definite manufacturing presence on the list.
The largest of the 2015 openings will be the $196 million Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) (New York, New York) plant in Hodges, South Carolina. The project is a transformation of the former Guardian Products building, which will result in more than 500,000 square feet of personal care products (including Mennen Speed Stick) production and distribution. The company is transferring much of the equipment and all of the production currently located at its plant in Morristown, New Jersey. O'Neal Incorporated (Greenville, South Carolina) is serving as the EPC contractor.
In Fremont, California, Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated (NYSE:TMO) (Waltham, Massachusetts) is constructing a $150 million facility set to open later this year. The 275,000-square-foot facility will provide 170,000 square feet of reagent manufacturing, and the remainder will house development laboratories and administrative space. The Geis-Companies (Streetsboro, Ohio) is performing design-build services for the project, which began construction in the spring of 2013.
Thanks to the great success of its gummy vitamin lines, Church & Dwight Incorporated (NYSE:CHD) (Ewing, New Jersey) is adding a $55 million production plant in York, Pennsylvania. Located at the site of its existing detergent plant operation, the vitamin production area is scheduled to be complete this spring.
| Region | New Facility Count_ | Employee Count_ | New Site Project Count_ | Reported Site TIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Canada | 1 | 30 | 1 | $12 |
| Great Lakes | 15 | 1756 | 16 | $273 |
| Mid Atlantic | 15 | 1405 | 16 | $849 |
| Midwest | 6 | 750 | 7 | $97 |
| New England | 18 | 2987 | 19 | $771 |
| Northeast | 14 | 2244 | 18 | $960 |
| Ontario | 2 | 155 | 2 | $96 |
| Quebec | 1 | 50 | 1 | $15 |
| Rocky Mountains | 7 | 398 | 8 | $176 |
| Southeast | 11 | 1120 | 16 | $520 |
| Southwest | 11 | 746 | 12 | $244 |
| West Coast | 12 | 1885 | 13 | $704 |
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
