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MANUFACTURINGLuxottica’s manufacturing system has two main platforms: Italy and China. Alongside these
facilities, there is one manufacturing facility in the United States dedicated to producing
Oakley frames and lenses located in Foothill Ranch, California, a small plant in India dedi-
cated to serving the local market and a newly acquired manufacturing facility in Campinas,
Brazil, part of the Grupo Tecnol acquisition.
Luxottica has six manufacturing facilities in Italy: five in northeastern Italy, the area in which
most of the country’s optical industry is based, and one near Turin. All of these facilities
are highly automated, which has made it possible to maintain a high level of production
without significant capital outlay.
Over the years, the Group has consolidated its manufacturing processes by utilizing a con-
sistent production technology in each of the Italian facilities. This consolidation has enabled
Luxottica to improve both the productivity and quality of its manufacturing operations.
Plastic frames are made in the Agordo, Sedico, Pederobba and Lauriano facilities, while
metal frames are produced in Agordo and Rovereto. Certain metal frame parts are pro-
duced in the Cencenighe plant. The Lauriano facility also makes crystal and polycarbonate
lenses for sunglasses.
The Dongguan plants in China’s Guangdong province make both plastic and metal frames.
During 2010, China started producing plastic sun lenses which are paired with frames
manufactured in the same Chinese facility. A newly developed state-of-the-art decoration
department is also now operational, incorporating manufacturing processes adapted from
different industries.
The Campinas plant which is located in Brazil produces both plastic and metal frames for
the Brazilian market.
In 2011, the Group’s manufacturing facilities produced a combined total of approximately
64.5 million prescription frames and sunglasses. Approximately 42 percent of the frames
manufactured by Luxottica were metal-based, and the remaining frames were plastic.
MANUFACTURING
QUALITY CONTROL
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING POLICY
2.5 Operations
2011 FRAMES
MANUFACTURED
BY MATERIAL
> PLASTIC-BASED FRAMES
> METAL-BASED FRAMES
42%
58%