Share ownership Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and chemical groups. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - solutions and products for scientific and biotechnological research (42.6%); - pharmaceutical products (40.8%): prescription drugs for the treatment of diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, inflammatory disorders, etc.; - performance materials for the electronics industry (16.6%): semiconductor materials, liquid crystals, pigments and additives, carbon-based organic materials, etc. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (4.8%), Switzerland (1.9%), Europe (23.7%), the United States (24.8%), North America (1.3%), China (13.7%), Asia/Pacific (19.2%), Latin America (6.9%), Middle East and Africa (3.7%).