Grifols Celebrates 50 Years of Manufacturing Life-Changing Plasma-Derived Medicines for Patients at Flagship Site in Clayton, N.C.

• The addition of the Clayton site in 2011 marked a new milestone for Grifols, turning the company into a top-three plasma industry leader and setting the stage for sustained business growth
• The flagship Grifols campus is a touchstone of Grifols’ leadership in plasma therapeutics, producing about 40% of the company’s total medicinal output globally and helping enhance the quality of life of patients all over the world
• An engineering masterwork, the Clayton site is a model for new Grifols plants while its environmental credentials, including a wildlife habitat, make it a standout in sustainability
  

BARCELONA, Spain, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grifols (MCE:GRF, MCE:GRF.P, NASDAQ:GRFS), a global healthcare company and leading manufacturer of plasma-derived medicines, today officially celebrated the 50^th anniversary of its flagship site in Clayton, N.C., whose production of these essential therapeutics during its existence has saved the lives of millions of patients.

Fifty years ago, the site opened as Cutter Laboratories and produced modest quantities of a single medicine, albumin, distributed domestically. Today, the Grifols Clayton campus manufactures more than 14 million vials of plasma medicines annually – about 40% of the company’s total global output – a portfolio that now also includes immunoglobulins, both intravenous and subcutaneous, as well as alpha-1 antitrypsin, specialty proteins and blood clotting factors to treat patients all over the world.

Situated on 700 acres (283 hectares), having expanded tenfold since 1974, it is one of the world’s largest plasma fractionation sites. Its present plasma processing capacity of 12 million liters annually is more than half of the company’s current global capability.

Acquiring the site from Talecris Biotherapeutics in 2011 turned Grifols into a top-three plasma-sector powerhouse. The company has strengthened its position considerably over the ensuing years owing in large part to the manufacturing might of its Clayton campus, in which Grifols has invested more than USD 1 billion to meet the growing demand for plasma therapeutics.

In the 13 years since the acquisition, Grifols has quadrupled the site’s production capacity, during which time the company’s global revenue has grown from EUR 1.8 billion to EUR 6.6 billion and global employee headcount has nearly doubled to more than 23,000.

“The success of the Grifols Clayton manufacturing site over the last 50 years is thanks to the great work of the thousands of employees committed to helping patients have more complete and fulfilling lives,” said Thomas Glanzmann, Grifols Executive Chairman. “Ever since becoming part of Grifols, Clayton has been a company crown jewel, a driver of innovative medicines and sustainable manufacturing practices that has been a major contributor to our growth over the last nearly 15 years.”