# Carl Zeiss to invest INR 2,500 Cr in new lens plant in Karnataka

Carl Zeiss Group plans to invest approximately INR 2,500 crore in a new spectacle lens plant near Bengaluru, Karnataka. Construction is to start by mid-July 2024, with parallel manufacturing beginning by October 2024. The plant will create about 800 jobs initially, up to 5,000 at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-18
- Where: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Value: $3.00B (250.0B INR)
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: Oct 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 spectacle blanks per day; 60,000 prescription lenses per day
- Products: spectacle blanks, prescription lenses, medical technology, research microscopy
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Carl Zeiss AG](https://endata.com/companies/18540.md)

## Sources

- [biltraxmedia.com](https://www.biltraxmedia.com/carl-zeiss-to-invest-inr-2500-crore-in-new-karnataka-plant/), 2024-07-18: "German medical technology and lenses company Carl Zeiss Group plans to invest around INR 2,500 Crore in a new lens plant in Bengaluru, Karnataka."

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