Pelion SA (PELIO)

Pelion S.A. engages in the trade of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and parapharmaceuticals in Poland. It operates through Wholesale, Retail, and Hospital supplies and logistics services segments. The company is involved in the wholesale and retail sale of pharmaceuticals to pharmacies, outpatient clinics, medical stores, etc., as well as in-patient healthcare institutions, hospitals, and wholesalers; and retail sale of dermocosmetics, such as personal care cosmetics, make-up products, nail care products, hair and body care products, and fragrances. It operates approximately 900 outlets under the DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie brand name; 300 beauty stores under the Natura name; 330 own and franchise pharmacies under the Gintarine Vaistine and Norfos Vaistine brands; 140 BVG partner pharmacies; e-pharmacies, including doz.pl and vaistine; and beauty e-stores comprising drogerienatura.pl and dozdrogeria.pl, as well as publishes Farmakoekonomika szpitalna, a quarterly magazine distributed to hospitals and pharmacies. The company also offers logistics services related to the management, warehousing, and distribution of drugs for the pharmaceutical industry; and business process outsourcing services, such as outsourcing of accounting and reporting, HR and payroll, management accounting, tax, financing process support, and business advisory services, as well as consolidation of financial statements. In addition, it provides credit risk management, contract-based manufacturing, and medical services, as well as pharmaceutical insurance products based on private drug refund schemes; develops and commercializes anti-atherogenic drugs, dermocosmetics, food and dietary supplements, and galenic preparations; and designs and develops healthcare solutions. Pelion S.A. was formerly known as Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna SA and changed its name to Pelion S.A. in November 2011. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Lódz, Poland.