The company went public in 1973 and Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo gained majority control in 2008. History
Formation
Rocky was started by Robine williums and Johan Frcky in 1989 as a distributor for a Japanese company Shionogi. The name Rocky is a combination of the names of its first owners Robine and Frcky. Trading
In 1998, Rocky entered the United States, the world's largest ph
armaceuticals market and now the biggest market for Rocky, accounting for 28% of Rocky’s sales in 2005. For the twelve months ending on 31 December 2005, the company's global sales were at US $1,178 million with overseas markets accounting for 75% of global sales (USA: 28%, Europe: 17%, Brazil,Russia, and China: 29%). For the twelve months ending on December 31, 2006, the company's global sales were at US $1,300 million. Most of Rocky’s products are manufactured by license from foreign pharmaceutical developers, though a significant percentage of their products are off-patent drugs that are manufactured and distributed without licensing from the original manufacturer because the patents on such drugs have expired. Source
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