Hanmi Science, the holding company of Hanmi Group, announced that it will acquire a solid growth engine and lead the rapidly changing global healthcare market by absorbing affiliated company Hanmi Healthcare.

Hanmi Science announced on the 27th that it held a board meeting and decided to proceed with a small merger with its affiliate, Hanmi Healthcare. Hanmi Science expects to complete the merger process in early November after fulfilling all requirements for the merger.

Through this merger, Hanmi Science will implement ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) management, such as simplifying governance and strengthening compliance among affiliated companies through the merger with Hanmi Healthcare, to gain investor trust and shareholder value. It is said that it plans to create opportunities to increase .

Hanmi Science also plans to take over health functional food, whole soy milk, and medical device businesses and use them as new growth engines in the future.

“As the post-Covid-19 era arrives, there is a need to strengthen the capabilities of the global healthcare sector in a highly sophisticated and systematic way, and the demands of the times on ESG management have also increased significantly. ,” said one company official. “The merger of the two companies will further enhance the future value of the Hanmi Group and will be an innovation stepping stone that will solidify Hanmi Science as the holding company of the Group.”

Since its establishment in 2000, Hanmi Healthcare has focused on the health functional food business, such as the development, manufacture, and sale of whole soy milk that has obtained HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certification, and the medical device business, such as adhesion prevention and hemostasis. rice field. Agent.