TERUMO CORP IN 75 MLN DLR EXPANSION IN MARYLAND
<Terumo Corp of Tokyo> has
committed 75 mln dlrs to the expansion of its medical products
manufacturing and research development facility in Elkton, Md.,
said Gov. William Donald Schaefer in a press release.
    Terumo, which operates in Maryland as Terumo Medical Corp,
is the largest manufacturer of disposable medical products in
Japan.
    The release said Terumo bought a 25-acrte site and will
build a 300,000-square-foot plant to manufacture its line of
digital therometers. It said the company plans to add 166 new
employees when the facility is completed later this year.
 Reuter
