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Air Liquide acquires hygiene and disinfection specialist in Brazil

| By Mary Bailey

Air Liquide’s (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) subsidiary Schülke, a specialist in hygiene and disinfection, has acquired Vic Pharma, a company operating in this sector in Brazil.

Founded in 1990, Vic Pharma is the second-largest independent player in the Brazilian hygiene market and counts more than 100 employees. It offers a broad range of hygiene products for disinfecting surfaces, instruments and medical devices, as well as antiseptic solutions for pre- or post-operative care. Present mainly in the hospital and medical settings, the company generated revenue of around €8 million in 2015. It distributes its product range to hospitals through a wide distribution network that covers the entire country.

Thanks to this acquisition, made via a majority equity stake (75%), Air Liquide reinforces its position in the South American healthcare market.

Pascal Vinet, vice president Global Healthcare Operations and member of Air Liquide group’s Executive Committee, commented: “With this acquisition Air Liquide Healthcare pursues the development of its Hygiene activity, extending its geographic reach to South America. The Group thus strengthens its Healthcare business in this region.”