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> > > Mentor opens world's largest breast implant factory in

> Leinden,

> > > Netherlands

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> > > > World's Largest Breast Implant Manufacturing Facility Opens in

> Leiden,

> > > > Netherlands -- Mentor Corp. Launches " Giant Breast Plant " --

> Responsible

> > > > for Producing 150,000 Implants Per Year

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> > > > Story Filed: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 6:25 AM EST

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> > > > LEIDEN, Netherlands, Sept 4, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On

> September 6,

> > > > 2002, Mentor Corp., the world's leading manufacturer of breast

> implants,

> > > > makes official the

> > > > opening of its new plant facility in Leiden, The Netherlands --

> the

> > > > biggest of its kind in the world.

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> > > > Sitting on nearly 6,000 square meters, the new plant is four

> times

> the

> > > > size of its predecessor and was built to help Mentor meet the

> growing

> > > > demands of women and their

> > > > surgeons (in Europe and around the world) seeking implants for

> > > > augmentation or reconstruction. Currently that demand requires

> that

> the

> > > > new plant produce more than 150,000

> > > > Mentor breast implants, distributed to 60 different nations, per

> year.

> > > >

> > > > The state-of-the-art facility, which employs 100 workers,

> features

> many

> > > > automation, cleaning, utility and process engineering advances

> new

> to

> > > > the industry.

> > > >

> > > > Adri Hoogwerf, Mentor's Managing Director for the Leiden

> Operation,

> > > > reports that among the 150,000 implants manufactured at the

> plant

> will

> > > > be the company's latest

> > > > offerings to the European market, including the popular Contour

> > > > Profile® Gel, the new Cohesive Gel implant, the High Profile

> Gel

> and

> > > > the Classic and Becker 50 implants

> > > > (which enable patient-friendly single-stage procedures without

> > > > Expanders). In addition, the plant will manufacture Mentor's

> line of

> gel

> > > > testicular implants for men.

> > > >

> > > > " Obviously at Mentor, we believe bigger can be better, " said

> Hoogwerf.

> > > > " We're very proud of the new facility and the fact that it will

> enable

> > > > us to better meet the ever-growing

> > > > needs of this unique market here and abroad. "

> > > >

> > > > Mentor conducts research & development and manufacturing at a

> number

> of

> > > > facilities in Europe and the United States, and has sales

> distribution

> > > > throughout the world. The

> > > > Company has about 2,000 employees and has operated continuously

> since

> > > > 1969. In 1995, Mentor became the first breast implant

> manufacturer

> to

> > > > achieve CE-marking for its

> > > > products.

> > > >

> > > > Note to media: to arrange interviews or receive additional

> background

> > > > materials and/or photo illustrations of the Leiden Plant or

> Mentor

> > > > breast implant products, please contact

> > > > at MediaLine Communications in California

> (310/937-2009 or

> > > > medialine2@...).

> > > >

> > > > Mentor Corp.

> > > >

> > > > CONTACT: MediaLine Communications

> > > > , 310/937-2009

> > > > Medialine2@...

> > > >

> > > > © 2002 Business Wire. All reproduction, other than for an

> individual

> > > > user`s reference, is prohibited without prior written

> permission.

> > > >

> > > > Source:

> > > > Business Wire

> > > > Date:

> > > > 09/04/2002 06:25

> > > > Price:

> > > > Free

> > > > Document Size:

> > > > Very Short (374 words)

> > > > Document ID:

> > > > FB20020904850000118

> > > > Subject(s):

> > > > California; Communications; Engineering; Europe;

> > > > Manufacturer; Manufacturing; Market; Media; Men; Netherlands;

> Note;

> > > > Plant; Products; Research; Sales;

> > > > Utilities; Women

> > > > Document Type:

> > > > Press releases

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Copyright © 2002, Business Wire, all rights reserved.

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