Essilor

Also known as Essilor International

Essilor International is a French multinational corporation specialized in the design, manufacture and sale of ophthalmic lenses, optical equipment and instruments. It is the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses. Founded in 1972 out of the merger of two French companies operating in the sector, Essel and Silor, it is headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, near Paris. Since October 2018, it is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica which arose out of a merger between Essilor and the Italian eyewear corporation Luxottica.

Key facts

Company.name: Essilor International
Company.logo: Essilor eye logo.png
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.traded_as: Euronext Paris: ESS
Company.foundation: 1849 (as Essel)1 January 1972 (as Essilor)
Company.location: Charenton-le-Pont
Company.footnotes: Brands - Citation: https://www.essilor.com/en/our-brand-sites/ ; Retrieved: 19 August 2020.
Company.location_country: France
Company.key_people: Anatole TemkineRené GrandperretBernard MaitenazXavier FontanetHubert Sagnières
Company.industry: Medical equipment
Company.products: Corrective lenses; sun and readers eyeglasses; GOGGLES4U UK ophthalmic equipment and instruments
Company.brands: Varilux, Clearly, Eyebuydirect, Foster Grant, Vision Source, Xiamen Yarui Optical (50%)
Company.num_employees: 69,000 (2020)
Company.parent: EssilorLuxottica (2018–present)

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company
Founded: 1972
Location: Charenton-le-Pont, France
Status: Active

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GRID grid.471069.d · ISNI 0000 0004 0647 6608

Official website

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