Roca has made another acquisition, taking over the fifth largest water tank manufacturer in Europe.

Roca took over the fifth largest water tank manufacturer in Europe.

Al damunt de 7 Hora local de juny, el grup aliaxis, El major fabricant de líquids de plàstic del món, announced on its website that it had agreed to sell its subsidiary SANIT, que s'especialitza en sistemes muntats a la paret, inclosos els dipòsits d'aigua encastats, a Roca Espanyola. Aliaxis has indicated that it will continue to operate SANIT until the transaction is completed, que es preveu que es produeixi al tercer trimestre de 2021. The amount of the acquisition is unknown and the acquisition is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities.

Sanit es va fundar a 1945. With a turnover of €74 million in 2020, Sanit is the third-largest operator in Germany and the fifth-largest in Europe. 378 people work at three plants in Germany, in Eisenberg, Rödental, and Wittenberg, and Sanit exports its products to more than 70 països.

El mercat dels sistemes de paret, including recessed tanks, control panels, and installation frames, està creixent ràpidament, impulsat per l'augment de l'ús de lavabos de paret. Roca says that the world market for this category, liderat per Alemanya, actualment està experimentant un creixement important a tots els països. Roca plans to make Sanit a center of innovation and development in the installation sector. Amb aquesta adquisició, it has once again strengthened its position.

Al gener 2021, Cuina & Bathroom News reported that it had acquired ceramic and bathroom cabinet factories in Brazil and Spain respectively. A mitjans de l'any, Roca India said through the media that it would also invest more in the Indian market, with the possibility of building another factory in the country.