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Five Italian suppliers create new consortium
Five Italian suppliers of optical products and services have joined forces in a new consortium aimed at “promoting the sector and safeguarding opticians”. Called OTTIMI, for Ottica Made in Italy, the organization regroups Eurocrom 4 (press, graphics, packaging), Filab (ophthalmic lenses), Safilens (contact lens technology), TutorNET (software and tools for ...
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ArticleSafilo boosts profitability as sales top pre-pandemic level
Safilo reported a strong improvement in profitability in 2021, with sales exceeding their pre-pandemic level despite faltering in the fourth quarter and as an overhaul of its brand portfolio bore fruit. The Italian eyewear manufacturer’s Ebitda margin jumped to 8.7 percent of sales from breakeven the year earlier and a ...
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Safilens’ new contacts medicate the eye
Safilens ’ new contact lenses, called Delivery Tyro , dose the eye with synthesized versions of substances found in plants and microbes to effect a “normalization” of the eye’s development, especially in children and young adults. The company is calling these substances lachryceuticals: literally, tear drugs. In particular, Delivery Tyro ...
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Safilens reinforcing partnership with Oté Optics
Safilens , the Italian contact lens producer, is reinforcing its partnership with Oté Optics , the Dutch supplier of contact lens solutions. The companies’ research and development teams have been collaborating for 10 years, and the partnership will now expand to comprise manufacturing and sales. The companies will jointly develop ...
