# HOYA Vision Care agrees to acquire 3M's safety prescription eyewear business

HOYA Vision Care has announced an agreement to acquire the safety prescription eyewear business from 3M. The announcement was made on December 7, 2016.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-12-07
- Status: announced
- Products: safety prescription eyewear
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [3M](https://endata.com/companies/3594.md) (target)
- [HOYA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20501.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [hoya.com](https://www.hoya.com/en/news/hoya-vision-care-announces-agreement-to-acquire-safety-prescription-eyewear-business-from-3m/), 2016-12-07: "HOYA Vision Care announces agreement to acquire safety prescription eyewear business from 3M."

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