{"id":98915,"date":"2019-07-25T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/about-us\/history\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T14:28:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:28:54","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kersia-group.com\/en-us\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kersia combines the strengths of several international players that have over several decades developed thousands of products and solutions for biosecurity in farming and food processing and is, with Medentech, a world leader in water purification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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April 2025<\/h2>

Kersia is continuing its global development by acquiring a majority stake in the family business Ikochimiki, a leading player in the Greek market for biosecurity solutions in the food industry and food service areas. This acquisition allows the group to strengthen its presence in the Balkans and to join the top 3 Greek players in this sector, thus consolidating its activities throughout the food chain. <\/p>\n

At the same time, Kersia is joining forces with Beta Procesos, a leading independent and family-owned company in the Mexican agri-food and food service. With an extensive national network, this manufacturer and distributor of detergent and disinfectant products opens up new growth prospects for Kersia on the Central American continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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January 2025<\/h2>
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The construction of our new Center of Excellence is officially underway!<\/p>\n

Located in Belgium, this state-of-the-art facility will be an innovation hub for cutting-edge research, collaboration, training and technological advancement.<\/p>\n

The end of the work is scheduled for the beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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October 2024<\/h2>

Creation of our center specialising in dietary supplements in Plaintel \u2013 France.<\/p>\n

This strategic combination of our FEED activities strengthens our production capabilities, and also our commitment to providing first-class dietary supplements to our customers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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September 2024<\/h2>

Kersia co-founded the Pioneering Safe Food association with three other major food safety players.<\/p>\n

The aim is to commit together to addressing the long-term problem of food safety due to climate change and population growth.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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September 2023<\/h2>

Kersia announces the arrival of Prodhynet within the Kersia group.<\/p>\n

An independent SME based in Brittany-France, specialist in the manufacture of detergent and cleaning solutions since 1992, Prodhynet is a recognized player at the local and national level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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September 2022<\/h2>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia<\/span> signs a joint-venture agreement with <\/span>Klenzan<\/span> #2 “pure player” in hygiene solutions on the Chinese food and beverage market. This agreement strengthens <\/span>Kersia’s<\/span> international positioning and opens the door to China.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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February 2022<\/h2>
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia<\/span> signs an exclusive agreement to <\/span>acquire<\/span> a majority stake in <\/span>Kalinisan<\/span> Chemicals Corporation, a major player in the Philippines hygiene market for fast food and food & beverages. <\/span>Kersia<\/span> makes <\/span>Kalinisan<\/span> a key pillar of its development strategy in Southeast Asia.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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October 2021<\/h2>
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia<\/span> signs an exclusive agreement to <\/span>acquire<\/span> a majority stake in <\/span>AgroChem<\/span>, and<\/span> continues its development in the U.S. dairy hygiene market, strengthening and diversifying its activities in the United States.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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July 2021<\/h2>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia pursues its development by penetrating the Scandinavian food and beverage sector with the acquisition of IWAB.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

This integration completes Kersia’s local organization with long experience in the agricultural sector, and enables us to cover the food safety sector from farm to fork in Scandinavian countries.<\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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May 2021<\/h2>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia<\/span> acquires<\/span> Bioarmor<\/span>, to strengthen its animal welfare offering. This acquisition enhances <\/span>Kersia’s<\/span> multi-species, multi-product offering and geographical coverage, particularly in Asia, the Middle <\/span>East<\/span> and South America. <\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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December 2020<\/h2>
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kersia<\/span> acquires<\/span> Sopura<\/span>, a specialist in the food and brewing industry<\/span>. <\/span>In addition to strategic geographic complementarities, notably in Asia-Pacific and Africa, this acquisition strengthens <\/span>Kersia’s<\/span> presence in the beverage market and <\/span>considerably enhances<\/span> the Group’s <\/span>expertise<\/span> in water treatment.<\/span><\/span> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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december-2020<\/h2>
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After <\/span>an initial<\/span> LBO alongside <\/span>Ardian<\/span>, the group is now attached to the investment company IK Investment Partners. Alongside IK Investment Partners, <\/span>Kersia<\/span> pursues its strategy of growth and consolidation in the fork-to-fork food safety sector.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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May 2020<\/h2>

Kersia acquires Holchem, a leading provider of hygiene and food safety solutions and technology in the UK.<\/p>\n

A large majority of Holchem\u2019s sales are directed to the food, beverage and dairy industries, with additional sales to the food service, retail, institutional and farm sectors.<\/p>\n

Holchem operates from two industrial sites located in Bury and Liphook, primarily serving the UK market.<\/p>\n

With this important milestone, Kersia becomes a leader in the UK hygiene sector and the second largest player in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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July 2019<\/h2>

Kersia acquires Choisy Laboratories a leading developer and manufacturer of chemical, biotechnological and biosecurity hygiene solutions based in Canada.<\/p>\n

This transaction grows Kersia\u2019s geographical footprint in North America, allowing the company to expand its presence in new sub-segments and to acquire new technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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June 2019<\/h2>

Inauguration of new factory in Spain (Estella)<\/p>\n

This new plant meets the highest standards of safety and quality. This is a great achievement reinforcing Kersia international manufacturing footprint.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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July 2018<\/h2>

Kilco joined Kersia Group. This company offer to Kersia a strong presence in UK \u2013 Ireland and will accelerate the P&P Development range all over the world. <\/p>\n

Kilco has been a family owned company since 1953 and has grown from a small local firm to a multi-national business, with manufacturing plants in Mallusk in Ireland and Lockerbie in Scotland exporting to 70 countries around the world. Their innovative research leads the industry, creating products that are used around the world to enhance biosecurity within the food chain, from farm to fork.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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June 2018<\/h2>
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We are now Kersia !<\/p>\n

A new name for a group mostly dedicated to food safety.<\/p>\n

After gradually coming together over the past 15 months, Hypred, Anti-Germ, Medentech, LCB Food Safety and G3 have adopted a unique name* – Kersia – and a common banner for a shared mission: inventing a food safe world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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September 2017<\/h2>

G3 joins the group. This company offer to Kersia its own capacity to produce locally in Brazil, ranges of product. <\/p>\n

G3 Qu\u00edmica, established in 2011, is a family business with 30 employees located in Lajeado, and specialized in the production and marketing of hygiene and disinfection products, mainly for dairy farms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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August 2017<\/h2>

LCB Food Safety joins the group. This acquisition marks a significant new stage in the development of the group, providing access to new markets thanks to its high value-added products based around Ultradiffusion\u00ae, an Innovative and unique technology. <\/p>\n

Created in 1963, LCB Food Safety is the world leader in Dry Aerial Surface Disinfection.<\/p>\n

LCB Food Safety acts as a food safety expert and develops solutions which reduce waste, improving animal well-being while optimizing competitiveness in the value chain, from farm to fork.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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April 2017<\/h2>

Anti-Germ joined the group in order to create the worldwide provider of disinfection, hygiene and animal supplement solutions to the food and agricultural Industry. With a strong presence in Europe (France, Germany, Poland, eastern countries), Antigerm bring also position in China for example, and know-how in P&P segment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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