Alfresa Holdings Corp

Alfresa Holdings Corporation is a Japan-based holding company primarily engaged in the wholesale of drugs. The Company operates in four business segments. The Pharmaceutical Wholesale segment is engaged in the wholesale of medical products, test reagents, and medical equipment and materials, as well as the supply processing and distribution (SPD) business. The Self Medication Wholesale segment is engaged in the wholesale of general drugs. The Pharmaceutical Manufacture segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, test reagents, medical equipment and implements, as well as pharmaceutical powders. The Others segment is engaged in the transportation business, the warehousing business, the insurance agency business, the manpower dispatching business, the real estate management business, the information system business, the sale of miscellaneous goods, as well as the operation of pharmacies, among others. On April 1, 2014, the Company acquired a Kochi-based company. Source: Reuters