PLEASANTON, Calif., July 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) said today that its CooperVision contact lens unit has established a direct sales presence in China by opening an office in Shanghai.
Recognizing the growing importance of the Asia Pacific contact lens market, CooperVision has also opened direct sales offices in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan over the past four years.
CooperVision estimates the size of the contact lens market in China at about $85 million in manufacturers' dollars growing at about 9% per year.
Corporate Information
The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Corporate offices are in Pleasanton and Lake Forest, Calif. The World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data.
CooperVision manufactures and markets contact lenses. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire England, and Madrid, Spain. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com.
CooperSurgical manufactures and markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the women's healthcare market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull and Orange, Conn., and in Pasadena, Calif., Houston, Texas, North Normandy, Ill., Williston, Vt., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Montreal and Berlin. Its Web address is www.coopersurgical.com
The information provided on Cooper's Web sites and its interactive telephone system are not part of this announcement.