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Align Technology Opens Its First EMEA Regional Manufacturing Facility in Wroclaw, Poland
TEMPE, Ariz. & WROCLAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Align Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company that designs,
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[{"type":"text","content":" TEMPE, Ariz. & WROCLAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAlign Technology, Inc. (“Align”) (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® system of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM services for orthodontic and restorative dentistry, today announced the official opening of the first Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) regional manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland. The new plant is Align’s third regional manufacturing facility worldwide, after Juarez, Mexico and Ziyang, China.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220915005728/en/Align Technology's first Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) regional manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe state-of-the-art facility in Wroclaw, Poland, will serve as an operations site for Align’s EMEA business and be part of the global manufacturing of almost 1 million unique clear aligner parts per day. The grand opening ceremony took place in Wroclaw on September 15 with the vice-president of the city of Wroclaw, Jakub Mazur, in attendance, together with the Align leadership team and Wroclaw employees. The new Align manufacturing facility is expected to add more than 2,500 jobs by the end of 2025, making it the company’s largest investment in the region to date. The new building has an 80,000m2 surface and follows Align sustainability norms, including LEED and ISO14001 certificates.\n\nThe new EMEA facility began operations in Q2 2022 as part of Align’s strategy to bring its operational facilities closer to its customers. The EMEA region represents over 7 million annual orthodontic case starts, as well as the more than 150 million consumers who could benefit from a healthy, beautiful smile. Align works directly with doctors to provide them with the Invisalign system of clear aligners to prescribe to their patients to straighten their teeth and transform their smiles.\n\n“I’m excited to announce that our first aligner manufacturing facility in the EMEA region and the third one globally has opened in Wroclaw, Poland. This significant investment underscores our commitment to Invisalign trained doctors and their patients in the region and globally and extends our regional operations that include treatment planni...