Latest News Marcolin to Double Production With New Italian Factory By Staff Friday, October 31, 2014 12:18 AM Giovanni Zoppas. LONGARONE, Italy— Marcolin has announced the acquisition of a new 3,500 square meter manufacturing facility in the heart of the eyewear district, based here. The new site, starting operations in mid-2015, will double Marcolin's in-house Made in Italy production. "To us, Made in Italy is a vital strategic asset and finalizing this investment in Longarone, the area where Marcolin's history began, is one more reason to feel proud of it," said Giovanni Zoppas, CEO of Marcolin. According to the company, “this is the answer to good sales performance and the opening of new directly managed markets mixed with new highly recognized brands in the portfolio.” The company recently signed license agreements with Ermenegildo Zegna, Zegna Couture and Emilio Pucci, all of which, in addition to established brands in their portfolio like Tom Ford, Montblanc, Balenciaga, Roberto Cavalli, Dsquared2 and Diesel, have a policy of developing and manufacturing their products in Italy. The acquisition is in line with its mid-long term strategy of creating value leveraging on the opportunities offered by the development of high-end products and the company's employment will strongly benefit of this operation as well, the company said.