Each year, the manufacturing sector adds an impressive €13.4 billion in wages and employment taxes and continues to set new records, exporting goods worth €208 billion in 2022. Additionally, it shoulders a significant portion of our nation’s corporation tax revenue at over 44% (over €10 billion), ensuring that our government has the resources to support essential public services. There are 275,000 people employed throughout the regions in the Irish manufacturing sector, 11% of total employment in the economy.
Case studies / Explore
![Pfizer](https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/connect-and-learn/manufacturing/manufacturing-report/manufacturing-spotlights-pfizer-610x467-d12.jpg?rev=565ec052f34542af84be7f7b418dcee0)
From relatively small beginnings in 1969 when the company established a citric acid manufacturing plant in Ringaskiddy, Pfizer has grown to employ more than 4,000 people across five facilities in Cork, Kildare and Dublin.
![The Shed Distilleries](https://cdn.ibec.ie/-/media/feature/spotlights/connect-and-learn/manufacturing/manufacturing-report/the-shed-distilleries-spotlights-610x467-d16.jpg?rev=98541f7a16cb4144a6985be574eb5ac6)
Delivering an authentic brand to people around the world from a rural Leitrim location, to compete with the best in the world.