# Menicon expands Kakamigahara factory to increase contact lens production

Menicon Co., Ltd. is adding second and third floors to its single-story Kakamigahara Factory to increase production capacity for daily disposable contact lenses. The expansion will add 12 production lines (from 3 to 15) and target an annual capacity of over 500 million lenses. Construction started December 2018 and is scheduled for completion in spring 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-22
- Where: Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
- Starts operating: Q2 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: over 500 million lenses per year
- Products: daily disposable contact lenses
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Menicon Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/37534.md)

## Sources

- [menicon.co.uk](https://www.menicon.co.uk/professional/news/menicon-will-expand-the-kakamigahara-factory-to-increase-production), 2019-02-22: "By increasing the production volume and product portfolio, we aim for greater sales in the daily disposable contact lens market in Japan and the rest of the world, which is expected to grow."

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