Healthcare: Air Liquide Extends Its Hygiene Business in Asia-Pacific
02 June 2015 - 1:35AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News :
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) announces the acquisition by its
subsidiary Schülke, which specializes in hygiene and hospital
disinfection products, of Healthcare Antisepsis Solutions (HAS).
HAS is the skin disinfection and hygiene business unit for Advanced
Sterilization Products, a Division of Ethicon, Inc.
The HAS hygiene product line offers a broad range of solutions
for skin disinfection, particularly in hospital settings,
which generated revenue of nearly 40 million euros in
2014. The products are distributed in numerous countries in
the Asia-Pacific region, under the renowned
MICROSHIELD® brand name.
Air Liquide is acquiring all of the assets related to the HAS
business in this region, which will be progressively transferred to
Air Liquide, starting May 2015. The Group will call on the existing
teams to pursue the development and distribution of the HAS
products.
In addition to complementing Schülke’s products, this
acquisition represents a major geographic development of
Air Liquide’s Hygiene activity.
Pascal Vinet, Vice-President Healthcare Global Operations
and member of Air Liquide group’s Executive Committee, commented:
“This acquisition is in line with the development strategy for
Air Liquide’s Hygiene activity. It will allow us to develop
our business in Asia, which has significant potential for growth
and to gain a foothold in new geographic markets.”
Air Liquide
Healthcaresupplies medical gases, home healthcare
services, hygiene products, medical equipment and specialty
ingredients.In 2014, it served over 7,500 hospitals and
1.2 million patients at home throughout the world.The
Group’s Healthcare business reached € 2,570 million in revenues
in 2014, with the support of its 12,000 employees.
Schülke in briefSubsidiary
of the Air Liquide group within the Healthcare activity and
expert in hospital disinfection, Schülke designs and
supplies since more than 125 years a wide range of disinfectants
and antiseptics mainly for medical environment to actively
contribute to patient safety. Present in 80 countries
through its affiliates and network of distributors, Schülke employs
over 800 people around the world, including 70
researchers. www.schuelke.com
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with more than
50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and
patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of
the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term
performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core
of the company’s development are the commitment and constant
inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests
locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its
customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations,
targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver
profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to € 15.4 billion in 2014, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext
stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
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Air LiquideCorporate CommunicationsCaroline
Philips, +33 (0)1 40 62 50 84orAnne Michaud, +33 (0)1 40 62 50
59orInvestor RelationsAude Rodriguez, +33 (0)1 40 62 57
08orLouis Laffont, +33 (0)1 40 62 57 18orAir Liquide Healthcare
CommunicationsMuriel Doucet, +33(01) 49 69 46 46orIlja Koenig
(Schülke), +49 4052 100 267orAir Liquide Asia-Pacific
CommunicationsLaurie Underwood, +86 21 6091 5883
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