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French drug giant Sanofi plans massive US investment to counter Trump tariffs

An employee at a Sanofi laboratory in Val-de-Reuil, northern France – the company is planning massive investment in the US to increase its manufacturing capacity. © Joel Saget/AFP

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi plans to invest billions of euros to expand its manufacturing in the United States, in response to President Donald Trump’s trade policies – which include threats to impose tariffs on medicines in order to increase homegrown production.

One of the world’s largest vaccine makers and a leader in anti-inflammatory drugs, Sanofi said on Wednesday that it is planning on investing $20 billion (€17.8 billion) in the next five years to expand its capacity to manufacture drugs in the US.

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