# Carl Zeiss Meditec expands Périgny plant with €33.7M investment

Carl Zeiss Meditec is building a 14,000 m² extension to its intraocular lens production site in Périgny, France, with an investment of €33.7 million, creating over 300 jobs. Construction started in January 2023 and is expected to finish in early 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-01
- Where: Périgny, near La Rochelle, France
- Value: $36.7M (33.7M EUR)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 14,000 m² of workshops, clean rooms and offices
- Products: intraocular implants, medical consumables
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Carl Zeiss Meditec AG](https://endata.com/companies/26394.md)

## Sources

- [sudouest.fr](https://www.sudouest.fr/charente-maritime/perigny/agglo-de-la-rochelle-carl-zeiss-agrandit-son-site-de-production-pour-33-7-millions-d-euros-13898793.php), 2023-02-01: "Un investissement immobilier de 33,7 millions d’euros qui devrait se traduire, selon nos informations, par la création de plus de 300 emplois."

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