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Natto Vermont tells lawmakers staffing, expansion limits and regulations threaten growth of medical manufacturing
Summary
Representatives from Natto Vermont told committees the company produced 1.2 billion parts in 2025, employs ~350 people, and faces barriers including workforce shortages, housing, fire-code limits on building size, and potential plastics restrictions.
Representatives of Natto Vermont told a joint Senate-House hearing that the company’s medical-component manufacturing is a major local employer but faces several constraints that could limit future growth.
"We are 100% almost exclusively medical at Natto Vermont," said Ben Bristol, operations manager, describing two facilities in Royalton and Bethl and saying the company produced about 1.2 billion parts in 2025. Bristol said Natto Vermont employs roughly 350 production workers…
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