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Essilor

Essilor International is a French multinational corporation specialized in the design, manufacture and sale of ophthalmic lenses, optical equipment and instruments. It is the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses. Founded in 1972 out of the merger of two French companies operating in the sector, Essel and Silor, it is headquartered in…

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Founded
1849 (as Essel) 1 January 1972 (as Essilor)
Industry
Medical equipment
Headquarters
Charenton-le-Pont, France
Brands
Varilux, Clearly, Eyebuydirect, Foster Grant, Vision Source, Xiamen Yarui Optical (50%)
Key people
Anatole Temkine René Grandperret Bernard Maitenaz Xavier Fontanet Hubert Sagnières
Number of employees
69,000 (2020)

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Online retail stores

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Brands

Corporate social responsibility

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Essilor

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples226
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
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Essilor

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related to 2010–2016: Diversification · 47
Essilor → Add, American, As, Best Value, Best Value Enhancer, Brazos Equity Partners LLC, By, Canadian, Chinese, Clearly, Coastal, Essel, Essilor International's, Essilor's, Eyebuydirect, FGX International, First Edition, Foster Grant, FramesDirect, In
related to 1980–1989: International growth · 24
Essilor → America, Asia, Brazil, Burma, Europe, In, In France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Many, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, The, This
related to Eyewear and lens brands · 24
Essilor → American, Bolon, Brand, Chinese, CR-39, Crizal, Digitally, Eastman Kodak, Essilor's, EssilorVarilux, FGX, Fog, Formerly, Foster Grant, Industry-leading, Lens, Less, Mid-range, MolsionKodak Lens, Orma
related to Scientific and technical heritage · 19
Essilor → Arctic Inuit, Contemporary Scientific, Courrèges Slit, France, French, In, It, Le CNAM/PATSTEC, Louis XV's, Marly, Mission, Musée, National Mission, Pierre Marly, Safeguarding, Sarah Bernhardt's, Technological Heritage, The, Victoire
related to 1972–1979: Creation of Essilor · 18
Essilor → After, BBGR, Benoist-Bethiot, Essel, French, Guilbert-Routit, In, Ireland, Its, January, Many, Philippines, Silor, The, United Kingdom, United States, Valoptec, Varilux Orma's
related to Innovation · 16
Essilor → Asia, China, Créteil, Dallas, Essilor Companion, Europe, France, In, Innovation, Ireland, Lab, Shopper Labs, Singapore, Technologies Centers, The, United States
related to Research and development · 12
Essilor → Centre, Forbes's, French, In, In Singapore, Innovation, International Vision Academy, It, Kallang Bahru, Marie Curie University, Pierre, Technology
related to 2018: Merger with Luxottica · 9
Essilor → Commission, EssilorLuxottica, European Trade Commission, In January, In March, Luxottica, October, Throughout, United States Federal Trade
related to Initiatives · 9
Essilor → Bridging, EYElliance, In, Institute, One, The Essilor Vision Foundation, United States, Vision Impact Institute, World Economic Forum
related to Transitions · 9
Essilor → Essilor International, In, In April, Inc, PPG, PPG Industries, Transitions, Transitions Optical, Transitions XTRActive

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lenses vision optical lens 2018 transitions company varilux research international essel ophthalmic luxottica new merger needed acquired essilor's first progressive

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EssilorBrandsVarilux, Clearly, Eyebuydirect, Foster Grant, Vision Source, Xiamen Yarui Optical (50%)1.00infobox
EssilorFounded1849 (as Essel) 1 January 1972 (as Essilor)1.00infobox
EssilorHeadquartersCharenton-le-Pont, France1.00infobox
EssilorIndustryMedical equipment1.00infobox
EssilorKey peopleAnatole Temkine René Grandperret Bernard Maitenaz Xavier Fontanet Hubert Sagnières1.00infobox
EssilorNumber of employees69,000 (2020)1.00infobox
EssilorParentEssilorLuxottica (2018–present)1.00infobox
EssilorProductsCorrective lenses; sun and readers eyeglasses; GOGGLES4U UK ophthalmic equipment and instruments1.00infobox
EssilorTraded asEuronext Paris: ESS1.00infobox
EssilorTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
EssilorWebsiteessilor.com1.00infobox
Essiloris apartner in the fund0.90text

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