High Value Manufacturing

The ability to evolve and satisfy future MNC demands is a skill that Irish manufacturing subsidiaries have taken on with enthusiasm.

Irish manufacturing subsidiaries have evolved with the changing needs of their MNC parents: many have moved up the value chain to take on higher-value, knowledge and capital intensive activities.

The high-value manufacturing sector is the future of manufacturing in Ireland and IDA Ireland is committed to its growth. We are now focused on securing FDI in four distinct high-value manufacturing sectors where Ireland can offer the optimum combination of skills and experience:

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and semiconductor facilities where labour as a proportion of total cost is low.

Medical technology and high-value engineering manufacture.

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities where trial amounts of product are made (either for regulatory testing and approval or for high volume manufacturing validation).

Can apply to a wide range of industries, when the plant is the hub of supply chain management or where close proximity to markets, a flexible workforce and technical skills enable rapid response to short-term demand peaks and market trends.