Minority-Owned Startup Firm to Create Dozens of Jobs in Birmingham (AL)

By Jerry Underwood Made In Alabama A veteran and minority-owned company plans to create 30 jobs at its Birmingham production facility, which is expected to begin operating early this year. Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced this month that startup Primordial Ventures plans to launch a manufacturing operation in Birmingham to produce high-quality medical supplies and ensure a dependable domestic production pipeline for these goods. “Primordial Ventures will do more than just create new jobs at its Birmingham operation — this promising startup’s facility will also help to lessen our nation’s dependence on foreign sources for in-demand medical supplies,” McNair said. “The pandemic’s supply-chain disruptions exposed the need for domestic production of these critical items, and that’s a core mission for this company.” Primordial Ventures’ primary focus is to manufacture and distribute supplies such as catheter kits, urine bags, cadaver bags and medical-grade tubing using high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polystyrene resins. The company’s customer base will include markets in the U.S., Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Products manufactured in Birmingham will be custom made — designed, produced, packaged and shipped — to meet precise customer specifications and requirements. Nicholas C. Alexander, president and managing director of Primordial Ventures “Birmingham’s appeal...