Last week, CooperVision announced it had opened a new 10,000 square-foot, high-volume contact lens manufacturing facility at Coyol Industrial Park in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
The new plant is reportedly the company's second site for clariti® 1-day silicone hydrogel lens manufacturing. It currently employs 250 local residents, with the potential to add up to 300 more employees in the next three to five years.
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CooperVision also announced the new Costa Rica facility is energy efficient thanks to the use of energy-efficient utilities and materials in its design. Additionally, up to 90 percent of solid waste and 100 percent of plastic components generated by the manufacturing process will be recycled, and over 90 percent of electricity consumed at the plant will be generated from renewable sources.
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