Key products
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Mobility: Products to strengthen the joints and relieve pain, including the brands SEVEN SEAS®, FLEXAGIL® and KYTTA®
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Everyday health protection: Probiotic multivitamin products from the BION® and MULTIBIONTA® ranges; vitamins and minerals sold under brand names such as CEBION® and DIABION®
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Women’s and children’s health: FEMIBION®, products with folic acid and METAFOLIN® for pregnant and nursing women; KIDABION® (HALIBORANGE®), a vitamin product range for children
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Cough and cold: Cold treatment NASIVIN® (ILIADIN®)
Key developments in 2011
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Growth course significantly expanded; particularly strong growth in Germany, France and Belgium as well as in key future markets such as Russia, Brazil and India. Sales decline in the United Kingdom, Poland, Mexico, and Indonesia; sales grow in all regions
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Total revenues increase by 5.1%, operating result more than triples following one-time effects in 2010
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Improved cost structure and profitability lead to an ROS of 9.3%
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Brands strengthen further; double-digit sales growth for BION®, KYTTA® and CEBION®
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Innovative business models such as Intelligent Healthcare Solutions® in Germany and Lamberts Healthcare in the United Kingdom post sales growth of 76% and 6.8%, respectively