BVI Expands IOL Capacity with New Facility in Belgium

BVI has announced the opening of a new facility in Liège, Belgium that increases the company's IOL business capacity. BVI says the facility will unlock new growth opportunities while reinforcing the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) leadership.

The new facility was designed to optimize delivery and involved a comprehensive process review aimed at increasing yield and efficiency. BVI said it also prioritized environmental considerations and implemented various measures to minimize carbon footprint.

The facility enlarges BVI’s integrated IOL research and development (R&D) and manufacturing capabilities, and the integrated R&D and manufacturing installation aims to promote seamless collaboration, efficient product development and production, and accelerated time to market, according to BVI.

“I commend our team who drove this significant capital expansion project. Their unwavering commitment to excellence has been instrumental in tripling our IOL production capacity whilst in parallel deploying cutting-edge, proprietary precision molded optics to the highest quality standards," Shervin Korangy, BVI President and CEO, said in a company news release. "The combination of our patented, novel optical designs alongside our world-class manufacturing technology creates an elegant and unrivaled outcome. Our IOL expertise has consistently surpassed even my lofty expectations.”