Sterigenics Invests $15M to Expand Sterilization Capacity

Sterigenics International, the global provider of contract sterilization, gamma technologies and medical isotopes, is investing $15 million to expand its West Memphis, AR facility that will triple gamma sterilization capacity.
 
The facility currently offers 2.5 million cubic feet of gamma sterilization capacity and with the installation of a new gamma cell will triple capacity to 7.5 million cubic feet and upon completion in early 2017, will result in approximately 20 additional jobs.
 
 “Our West Memphis location is experiencing increasing demand for sterilization services,” said Philip Macnabb, president of Sterigenics International LLC. “Given the importance of Memphis as a major U.S. logistics hub, it is a critical piece of our global network that we will continue to build upon and expand in order to best serve customers.”