Menicon acquires Fukui new site in Hokuriku area

Menicon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 21-19, Aoi 3, Naka-ku, Nagoya; President and COO: Koji Kawaura) has acquired a site in "Technoport Fukui," Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku Area. This will be a new site for the manufacturing and production of contact lenses and lens care products. A tripartite agreement was established regarding the site acquisition between Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, and Menicon Co., Ltd. on March 11, 2024.

We plan to manufacture our main products—contact lenses and lens care products—at the new site in Fukui. We are also considering the establishment of research and development functions related to production at the new Fukui site for the purpose of bridging between development and production.

The area of the new Fukui base is about 93,000 square meters, which will be the largest domestic production site of our company. Our supply chain is concentrated in the Chukyo area, especially Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. By including Fukui Prefecture, we aim to establish a strong production economy zone that includes both areas.

The Hokuriku Shinkansen will be extended to Fukui on March 16, 2024, and the Chubu-Jukan Expressway will be also open soon. Thus, access to Menicon’s existing sites in the Chukyo area and the new Fukui site will be improved, and human resource supplementation will be further reinforced at both sites. We believe this will lead to the establishment of a rapid production structure according to demand.

Through our initiatives, we will contribute to an increase in the population of Fukui Prefecture and the creation of employment.

Menicon has been developing safe and reliable products and is known to be a pioneer of contact lenses. In future, we will continue to make efforts to provide products and services to customers.

• Outline of the acquired site
  

  ・Location:  Technoport Fukui
                (Address)   65-2 Aza-Minamiwari, 28 Ishishinbo-cho, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture
                                     6-2 Aza-Ishizukawari, 37 Shirakata-cho, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture
                                     23-2 Aza-Nagatsukawari, 38 Shirakata-cho, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture
  ・Site area: About 93,000 square meters
  ・Business content: Manufacturing contact lenses and lens care products and production development site (planned)

• Technoport Fukui: This is the largest industrial park in the Kinki and Chubu areas covering Fukui City and Sakai City
  Information on techno port Fukui (industrial place) | Fukui prefecture website
  
  Menicon is a general contact lens manufacturer not only developing materials and designs for the lens but also manufacturing lens care products based on the research and development prioritizing the safety of eyes and through the original sophisticated manufacturing technology under the slogan of the company, "Broadly contribute to society through providing better vision" since the development of the first corneal contact lens in Japan in 1951.
  We have also been providing a flat-rate contact lens subscription system, MELS Plan, that supports comfortable and secure eye health for more than 20 years. We are based in Nagoya City and have deployed our businesses in more than 80 countries.
  https://www.menicon.com/corporate/