Carl Zeiss launches unit in Guangzhou

Construction of a production facility for eyeglass lenses and medical consumer goods has officially kicked off, after a grand groundbreaking ceremony took place in the Sino-Singapore Knowledge City in Huangpu district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Thursday.

The factory is expected to be completed and start production in June 2020, and will be the sixth facility built by German company Carl Zeiss AG in the southern metropolis.

During the groundbreaking ceremony, Matthias Metz, board member of Carl Zeiss AG, said the new site would be "the foundation" for Zeiss' growth in China and beyond.