- Business
- St.Shine Optical Co., Ltd. (1565.TWO) manufactures, sells, and trades contact lenses, optical lenses, and related products primarily for vision correction including myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism; its core offerings encompass daily disposable soft contact lenses, frequent replacement lenses, color lenses, silicone hydrogel soft contact lenses, toric lenses, aberration control lenses, cast-molded soft contact lenses, and conventional lathe-cut lenses such as rigid gas permeable and soft variants, marketed under the Ticon brand while providing OEM, ODM, private label services, and consulting. Founded in 1981 as First Optical Co., Ltd. and rebranded in 1986, the company is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan, with production facilities in Xizhi District, Keelung, and additional plants including Kang Ning, Asia-Pacific, Taiwan Science, Wudu, and Xike; it operates across Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, Japan, mainland China, Southeast Asia, and South America, holding certifications such as ISO 13485:2016, MDSAP, TFDA QMS, CE Marking, U.S. FDA 510(K), and approvals from regulatory bodies in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, and Korea. Recent developments include new equity-method investments in affiliated companies during 2024, board changes with newly elected directors and independent directors effective June 2024, acquisition of property, plant, and equipment for NT$92.9 million alongside intangible assets, expansion of right-of-use assets through long-term factory leases, and sustained revenue growth to NT$4.55 billion in 2024 from strong operating performance.