the 21st century




High tech and strategic alliances

 

Over 80% of our sales and our workforce are located outside France: the process of internationalization has been a success.

A global presence

Essilor in more than 100 countries

 

With 215 million eyeglass lenses produced in 2006, Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic optics in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
One out of every two progressive lenses sold worldwide is an Essilor lens. In the organic lenses segment, the share is one in three.

 

29,000 employees, a single business

Improving people’s eyesight

 

Essilor is a multinational corporation based in France, with Europe and the Americas accounting for equal shares of its workforce. The Essilor community in Asia represents 26% of our total workforce and is growing very rapidly.
This wealth of human resources is a vital asset in responding to local needs – for both consumers and eyecare professionals.

 

World-renowned products

Recognized quality

 

Essilor is also a company known for high quality brands:

  • Varilux® (progressive lenses)
  • Crizal® (multiple-coating lenses)
  • Airwear®

and strong partnerships:

  • Transitions® (variable tint lenses)
  • Nikon® (high-technology lenses)

 

Success for all

One employee in 4 is a shareholder of the Group

 

The Group is constantly working to foster dialogue and employee participation.
Worldwide, nearly one employee in four is a shareholder of the Group.

 

Essilor’s commitment for the future

Seeing still further ahead

 

Innovation
Almost 50 years after the creation of its first progressive lens, Essilor launched a major innovation: Varilux Physio®. This lens derives its unique performance from a patented innovation, Twin Rx Technology™. This technology combines 2 elements:

  • wavefront management, a revolutionary system for calculating lens optics
  • advanced digital surfacing, a high-precision production technique

 

Each day, Essilor innovates, and every day, we set out to capture new markets. A single watchword: to improve eyesight around the world.

 

Expansion
Essilor continues to acquire laboratories around the world, especially in the US where we now have more than a hundred such units.

 

The Group is also pursuing its policy of establishing subsidiaries in Asia, especially in India, and in the emerging countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which are real levers of growth. Not to mention Russia, where Essilor is also beginning to market its products.


 
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