Alcon to expand manufacturing facility in West Virginia

Alcon is currently in the planning and design phase of the project and will spend more than $25 million during the first phase of development. The new 74,000sqft building will be fully functional by 2011 and will allow Alcon’s Huntington area operations to remain the world’s largest intraocular lens (IOL) manufacturing site, said Alcon. Once completed, the expansion ultimately will provide more than 350 jobs over the next 10 to 15 years.

Cary Rayment, Alcon’s chairman, president and CEO, said: “We are very excited about our expansion and what it will mean for our customers, employees and the community. With this additional capacity and growth in our skilled workforce, we will be able to meet the growing global demand for advanced cataract surgical products.”