PITTSBURGH--Intercast Europe, S.r.l, a business of PPG Industries, has named X-Cel Optical, a Sauk Rapids, Minn.-based manufacturer and supplier of ophthalmic lenses, as the first U.S. lens company to distribute NXT Rx sunlenses with Trivex material.

NXT with Trivex is a new premium product that combines the optical clarity, impact resistance and comfortable, lightweight qualities of Trivex material with Intercast’s unique Light Management Technology, which offers the latest advances in color formulation and light filtration, according to Intercast.

The addition of NXT Rx sunlenses completes X-Cel’s Trivex offering, which also includes Aris Trivex clear, Transitions Trivex and Aris NXT.

“Today’s consumers are demanding the best in their prescription sunwear, making NXT Rx sunlenses the ideal addition to the Trivex material product family,” according to Christine Camsuzou, general manager, optical materials for PPG.

“By combining the benefits of Trivex material with the sun protection features of NXT technology, these lenses provide consumers with a prescription sun lens that can meet all the demands of an active, full lifestyle.”

Connie Achman, vice president of sales and marketing for X-Cel Optical Company said, “These quality sunlenses are a strong addition to our line of Trivex products, reinforcing our commitment to providing the widest possible range of lens options to meet consumers’ ever-changing needs.”

“Today, consumers’ lifestyles are busier than ever, which is why it’s so important for us to be able to offer them a prescription sun lens that can address all of those needs in a single product,” Achman said.

First introduced in late 2007 in Europe, NXT Rx sunlenses are currently available in three fixed tints and four photochromic colors, including mirror-coating options, all providing 100 percent UV protection.  ■