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Issuer:     BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC (BAX)
CIK:        0000010456
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-24-042579
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hurricane Helene forces Baxter to close North Cove facility; aims for 90-100% IV solution allocation by year-end 2024
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- North Cove facility in Marion, NC closed due to unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Helene on Sept 29, 2024; remediation underway.
- Baxter implementing customer order allocations based on historical ordering and medical necessity to manage inventory.
- Company working with FDA to allow temporary importation of certain products; reallocating capacity from other Baxter facilities.
- Goal to restart North Cove production in phases and achieve 90-100% allocation of certain IV solution product codes by end of 2024.
- Baxter plans periodic updates on website and will provide financial impact estimate in Q3 2024 earnings announcement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10456/000162828024042579/0001628280-24-042579-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-042579

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