Kelpac Medical acquires stake in extrusion firm

Kelpac Medical, has acquired a major capital position in Apollo Medical Extrusion.

Kelpac Medical manufactures and supplies custom thermoplastic medical tubing and medical packaging, with seven locations worldwide. Apollo Medical Extrusion is an extruder of micro-bore tubing, catheter tubing and multi-lumen tubing of complex geometries and tight tolerances. The strategic alliance between the companies opens up new markets and manufacturing locations for Apollo Medical Extrusion, while allowing Kelpac Medical to increase its product offerings to a worldwide customer base.

Apollo Medical Extrusion, based in Sandy, Utah, extrudes precision micro-bore tubing in the medical device industry. Apollo offers turnkey tooling and process development to medical device customers with their own in-house extrusion capabilities.

Kelpac Medical offers outsourced custom thermoplastic medical grade tubing and has custom packaging solutions, with manufacturing facilities in North and Central America, Asia and Europe.