# Biotech Dental expands Smilers factory in Salon-de-Provence, France

Biotech Dental is expanding its Smilers factory in Salon-de-Provence to centralize production of dental aligners from the US and Pakistan. A fourth production line will be inaugurated by end of 2025, increasing daily output from 11,000 to 18,000 aligners, with a €2 million investment and 70 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-02-10
- Where: Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Value: $2.10M (2.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 18,000 aligners per day
- Products: dental aligners
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Biotech Dental](https://endata.com/companies/61095.md)
- [Henry Schein](https://endata.com/companies/25228.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [usinenouvelle.com](https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/biotech-dental-regroupe-en-france-des-productions-americaines-et-asiatiques-d-aligneurs-dentaires.N2227163), 2025-02-10: "Produire en France n’est pas une hérésie, malgré le coût de la main d’œuvre et les taxes, et notre site est très compétitif."

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