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Essilor International
Company type
Société Anonyme
Industry
Medical equipment
Founded
1849 (as Essel) 1 January 1972 (as Essilor)
Headquarters
Charenton-le-Pont,
France
Key people
Anatole Temkine René Grandperret Bernard Maitenaz Xavier Fontanet Hubert Sagnières
Products
Corrective lenses; sun and readers eyeglasses; GOGGLES4U UK ophthalmic equipment and instruments
Essilor International is an international ophthalmic optics company that designs, manufactures and markets lenses to correct or protect eyesight.[1] Its headquarters is in Charenton-le-Pont (near Paris), France.
It is the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses.[2] The firm is responsible for creating Varilux, the world's first progressive lens, which corrects presbyopia and allows clear vision in the wearer's near, intermediate and far vision.[1][3] The company formed from the merger of ophthalmic firms Essel and Silor in 1972.[4]
In January 2017 Essilor announced a merger with Italian eyewear giant Luxottica, in which Essilor would acquire the Italian eyewear company while Luxottica executive chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio would become co-executive chairman of the company.[1][5] On 1 October 2018, the new holding company EssilorLuxottica was born, resulting in combined market capitalization of approximately €57 billion.[6]
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