# BD opens Advanced Molding Center in Tuas, Singapore

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) opened its first Advanced Molding Center in Asia, built within its existing facility in Tuas, Singapore. The center is part of a US$5.2 million transformation and will increase plastic component production to 75 billion units, a 50% increase.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-01-11
- Where: Tuas, Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $5.20M
- Starts operating: 11 Jan 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 75 billion units of plastic components annually
- Products: plastic molded components for medical products
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)](https://endata.com/companies/23751.md)
- [Singapore Economic Development Board](https://endata.com/companies/36641.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [biospectrumasia.com](https://biospectrumasia.com/news/28/12511/bd-opens-advanced-molding-center-in-asia.html), 2019-01-11: "The Advanced Molding Center will help to elevate competency in manufacturing, with the use of data analytics to track the manufacturing process, allowing for more accurate and consistent output of high-quality plastic components."

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