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Record levels of overseas projects investing in Wales | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
A record number of companies have invested in Wales in the last year, according to the first minister. | |
Carwyn Jones said there were 94 foreign investments between March 2014 and March 2015, compared with 79 in the period before. | |
Official figures will come soon from Westminster. | |
Mr Jones was speaking after an American life sciences company announced another £4.6m investment in Wales by extending its production at Pencoed, Bridgend. | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics already employs 350 people there, making 100 million diagnostic kits every year. | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics already employs 350 people there, making 100 million diagnostic kits every year. |
The new production line will make 21 million blood test cassettes a year, which will be shipped across the globe. | The new production line will make 21 million blood test cassettes a year, which will be shipped across the globe. |
The 79 inward investment projects in 2013-14 represented the best figures for a quarter of a century. | |
But First Minister Carwyn Jones said on Monday that figures for 2014-15 beat last year. | |
Commenting on the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics expansion, Mr Jones said: "We are attracting some of the most prestigious companies from across the world to Wales, creating jobs and growth in our key markets." | Commenting on the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics expansion, Mr Jones said: "We are attracting some of the most prestigious companies from across the world to Wales, creating jobs and growth in our key markets." |
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