Christeyns Acquires Majority Stake in German Pliwa

Gent – 23 March 2020 – Hygiene expert Christeyns expands its activities in the Life Science Division with the acquisition of Pliwa, German producer of disinfection products for hospitals and dental care. Although negotiated and signed before the corona crisis, the transaction - which was closed last Friday - will allow Christeyns to increase its production capacity of disinfectants for medical applications. As such the company hopes to provide even better support to the medical sector in these challenging times.

After the acquisitions of Laboratoire Phagogène and Ecolab’s Life Science Division in France, Christeyns now adds a third company to its European Life Science Portfolio. With the acquisition of Pliwa, Christeyns fortifies its position in this market and takes a step forward in the geographical expansion.

Established in Malsfeld (Germany) in 1991 , Pliwa produces a wide range of hand, instrument and surface disinfection products. In 2020 the company aims to reach a turnover of over 5 million euros.

New Managing director Mrs. Olivera Mautner, daughter of the former owner, will hold a minority share in the new company Pliwa Hygiene Gmbh. With this acquisition, Christeyns increases its group capacity in the production of disinfectants and cleaning products for medical devices. All jobs in the factory in Malsfeld are retained. The plant is GMP certified, has a special medicinal manufacturing permission and is certified for ISO 13485:2016 and MDD 93/42/EEC (for medical devices).

For more information, please contact Alain Bostoen, CEO of Christeyns, at +32 (0)9 223 38 71 or via e-mail alain.bostoen@christeyns.com.

Christeyns is a fast-growing Belgian hygiene expert in the B2B segment with its head office in Ghent. In just over 70 years, the company evolved from a local family business into a reputed global player in the international chemicals and detergents market with satisfied customers in over 50 countries. The various domains of the business activities include professional textile care, the food and beverage industry, professional cleaning and life sciences. Christeyns mainly discerns itself with a permanent focus on customer intimacy, innovation and development. Its 1000 + employees are spread over more than 30 subsidiaries on all continents, contributing to the consolidated sales (together with sister company GOVI) amounting to over 375 million euros in 2019.