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Samsung Biologics, Songdo

Songdo (Incheon), South Korea37.39°N 126.64°E
computed criticality12/100
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≈785,000 L of capacity at Songdo (plants 1-5), largest bioproduction capacity in the world
2025
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With plant 5 coming online in April 2025, Samsung Biologics brings its Songdo campus to about 785,000 litres, the largest in the world. South Korea is emerging as the preferred alternative to Chinese contract manufacturers under pressure from the BIOSECURE Act. This shift, however, concentrates a new dependence on a single site and a single player.

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