VETOQUINOL Corporate brochure 2009 (year 2008)

4 HERE ARE TWO ECONOMIC REASONS FOR SETTING UP OVERSEAS „ TO OBTAIN A RETURN ON EXPENSIVE PRODUCTS PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF RESEARCH OVER A WIDER AREA „ TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOST BUOYANT MARKETS IN TERMS OF THE 'ROUP´S SECTORS ¯ COMPANION ANIMALS SUCH AS DOGS AND CATS VERSUS LIVESTOCK SUCH AS CATTLE AND PIGS &IRMLY ESTABLISHED IN %UROPE THE 'ROUP HAS OPENED UP THE .ORTH !MERICAN MARKET ¯ RANKED RD IN #ANADA AND MORE RECENTLY THE !SIAN MARKET ¯ 3OUTH +OREA IN )NMOST COUNTRIES THE SALESNETWORKS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES AND DEAL WITH SPECI½C MARKET FEATURES IN EACH MARKET 0RODUCING NEAR THE MARKETS !S 6mTOQUINOL DEVELOPS INTERNATIONALLY IT ENSURES THAT THE MARKETS ARE WELL SUPPLIED 4HE PRODUCTION STRATEGYRELIESON½VESITES THEYTENDTOBESPECIALIZED BY PHARMACEUTICAL FORM 4O OPTIMISE LOGISTICS COSTS AND IMPROVE REACTIVITY EACH SITE SERVES THE MARKETS LOCATED IN ITS CONTINENT AS A PRIORITY BUT MAY ALSO DELIVER TO ALL THE WORLDWIDE MARKETS %XPANDING WHILST ADHERING TO ITS VALUES 4HE MAIN METHOD OF INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION IS BY ACQUISITION -AKING THE MOST OF ITS PARTNERS´ EXPERTISE ¯ AN IMPORTANT SELECTION CRITERION FOR 6mTOQUINOL ¯ THE 'ROUP´S POLICY IS TO RETAIN EXISTING TEAMS 6mTOQUINOL GRANTS THEM AUTONOMY AND RESOURCES IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE PARTICULAR ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL MARKET 6mTOQUINOL POSITIONS ITS WORKFORCE AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO ITS CUSTOMERS BOTH GEOGRAPHICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY 6mTOQUINOL WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH FURTHER ACQUISITIONS FAVOURING COLLABO RATION WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND STEPPING UP ITS PRESENCE IN AREAS OF HIGH CONSUMPTION PARTICULARLY IN !SIA 4ODAY 6mTOQUINOL REMAINS RECEPTIVE TO PARTNERS WHO ARE RESOURCEFUL WHETHER THEY BE EXISTING PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENTS OR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE ITS AREAS OF STRENGTH AND STEP UP ITS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -ANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION SUBSIDIARY $ISTRIBUTION SUBSIDIARY 3ALES OF½CES (EAD OF½CE ,52% &RANCE 0RODUCTS ESSENTIALLY PHARMACEUTICAL &ORMS STERILE LIQUIDS NON STERILE LIQUIDS AND CREAMS TABLETS GRANULES POWDERS -ARKET WORLDWIDE '/2:Í7 0OLAND 0RODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL AND NON PHARMACEUTICAL &ORMS GRANULES POWDERS STERILE FOR INJECTION AND NON STERILE LIQUIDS INSECTICIDES LIQUIDS TABLETS -ARKET #ENTRAL AND %ASTERN %UROPE 02).#%6),,% #ANADA 0RODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL AND NON PHARMACEUTICAL &ORMS LIQUIDS AND PASTES POWDERS AND SOLUTIONS PENICILLIN POWDERS AND SOLUTIONS -ARKET ESSENTIALLY .ORTH !MERICA 4!2!2% &RANCE 0RODUCTS NON PHARMACEUTICAL &ORMS POWDERS GRANULES LIQUIDS AND PASTES -ARKET ESSENTIALLY %UROPE MARGINALLY !MERICA &/2,) )TALY 0RODUCTS PHARMACEUTICAL AND NON PHARMACEUTICAL &ORMS POWDERS LIQUIDS SPECIALISING ON PREMIXES AND MICRO ENCAPSULATION -ARKET )TALY AND EXPORT 4HE MANUFACTURING SITES