# Alcon breaks ground on USD70 million expansion of West Virginia medical device plant

Alcon broke ground on October 25, 2023, on a USD70 million expansion of its medical device manufacturing facility in Greenbottom, Cabell County, West Virginia. The project adds 70,000 square feet and renovates 50,000-60,000 square feet, consolidating operations under one roof and securing 500 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-25
- Where: Greenbottom, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 200,000 square feet total facility
- Products: intraocular lenses, surgical products
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Alcon Group](https://endata.com/companies/16712.md)

## Sources

- [herald-dispatch.com](https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/alcon-breaks-ground-on-70-million-expansion/article_93624772-1bde-5f87-962e-07c4bdfced2c.html), 2023-10-26: "This ensures 500 jobs that will stay in West Virginia"

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