Alcon opens expanded Tuas plant with $600m global investment

It features advanced automation, smart manufacturing systems, and Industry 4.0 capabilities.

Alcon, a global eye care company, has opened its expanded manufacturing and logistics facility at Tuas Biomedical Park, in time for the 20th anniversary of its operations in Singapore.

The upgraded facility, representing more than US$600m in total investment, is one of Alcon’s largest manufacturing sites worldwide.

It features advanced automation, smart manufacturing systems, and Industry 4.0 capabilities to support global production of the company’s contact lens portfolio, including its PRECISION1® lenses.

The expansion is expected to create new high-value jobs in areas such as manufacturing, quality control, and distribution management.