Menicon Expands in Europe

Contact lens maker Menicon Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, is building a 4,675 square-meter facility in the Netherlands (Emmen about 140 km. northeast of Amsterdam). When the facility opens in July on its 13,000-square-meter site, it 125 staff members will work in production, distribution, R&D, marketing and management, generating made-to-order rigid gas permeable and soft lenses for European customers. Menicon researchers will look for innovative lens designs, efficient production processes, and the next generation of software to support contact lens fittersd. Read more.