# Bausch & Lomb to invest €90M in Waterford contact lens plant

Bausch & Lomb will invest €90 million in its Waterford, Ireland plant to increase capacity for Biotrue ONEday contact lenses, creating 130 new jobs. New production lines are expected to come on stream in 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-21
- Where: Waterford, Ireland
- Value: $106.0M (90.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 130
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: Biotrue ONEday contact lenses
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Bausch and Lomb](https://endata.com/companies/20382.md)

## Sources

- [irishtimes.com](https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/bausch-lomb-to-invest-90m-and-create-130-jobs-at-waterford-plant-1.4626507), 2021-07-21: "Contact lens manufacturer Bausch & Lomb has announced plans to invest €90 million in its Waterford plant, creating 130 new jobs in the process."

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