Sola International, Inc. - SOL- Profile

Sola International, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to design, manufacture and distribute a broad range of spectacle lenses. The products manufactured by the Group include progressive lenses, photochromic lenses, coated lenses and high-index specialty plastic lenses. The primary categories of spectacle lens include Single-vision lenses, Multifocal lenses and Plano lenses. The Group's brands include SOLA and American Optical. Its customers include Wal-Mart, Alain Afflelou, Specsavers, LensCrafters, U.S. Vision, Kaiser Permanents and Vision Service Plan. At 31-03-2004, the Group operates nine facilities, three primary and six specialised manufacturing sites worldwide and also has sales offices in 27 countries. The products are marketed in North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, China and South America. On 06-Feb-2004, the Group acquired Great Lakes Coating Laboratory. On 30-Nov-2004, the Group acquired certain net assets of Vision Systems Inc. Designs, manufactures and distributes a broad range of spectacle lenses