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Edwards is already training fifty workers before the start of production at its new plant in 2027

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Edwards Lifesciences is in the final phase of constructing its sixth global heart valve factory in Moncada, Valencia, with operations set to begin in the first quarter of 2027.

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Latest News Subscribe to the Whatsapp channel Always up to date with the latest news Subscribe to our newsletter Always up to date with the latest news VALÈNCIA. The multinational Edwards Lifesciences is making progress in the commissioning of its sixth global heart valve factory in the Valencian town of Moncada. The plant, which will involve an initial investment of 150 million euros in a first phase, will have the capacity to produce 50,000 valves per year mainly for the European market. Construction work is entering its final phase to start operations in the first quarter of 2027, for which the company has already incorporated a hundred workers, a good part of whom are being trained and certified for the production of this technology. Edwards' forecast is to hire up to 1,200 people, 80% of whom will be manufacturing technicians. "The goal is to have about 300 workers in three years and by 2028-2029 about 600 until reaching a workforce of 1,200 people by 2030," Joe Nuzzolese, global vice president of Supply Chain and Quality for the firm, told this newspaper a year ago. Indeed, with more than 16,000 employees worldwide, Edwards Lifesciences specializes in the development and manufacture of technologies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The company landed in the Valencian Community in 2000 with a commercial headquarters in Paterna, where about 200 people...

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Facility expansion

What this signalsA bigger facility often needs new equipment, systems and services.

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Jan 1, 2027
Location
Moncada, Valencia, Spain

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Detected
Jul 27, 2026
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