Aptar Mezzovico
Aptargroup Inc. is a multinational with over 50 manufacturing plants worldwide. Its work in Mezzovico focuses on making components for medical sprays and inhalers.
Company profile
Year founded
Aptar Mezzovico Sa was founded in 1985 as Dispray SA; in 1998 it became part of the Valois Sa group (which was already owned by Aptar) and in 2012 it took on the current trading name.
Number of employees
100-250 (at the Mezzovico plant alone)
Activities
The Mezzovico factory specialises in the production of micropumps, the dispensing systems found in all nebulised medication such as nasal, oral and ear sprays, used to treat colds, sore throats and earache.
Premises in the region
The offices and industrial buildings have been situated on the main road in Mezzovico since 1988.
Links with Ticino
- Aptar Mezzovico SA began life as Dispray SA, a company founded in Lugano in 1985;
- the company has always remained in the Lugano area throughout its more than 30 years of business..
Interesting facts in numbers
- more than 10: the number of different nationalities represented by its employees;
- 1800square meters: the surface of the ‘clean rooms’, the production space that reduce the risk of environmental contamination of the products to practically zero;
- 150 million: the number of finished products which left the Mezzovico factory in 2014.
Results and achievements
Over the years the company has proven its quality and safety record at an international level, obtaining certification to distribute its products all over the world. At the same time, it has also expanded its research and development premises, and continues to hone its industrial processes. With a turnover of over 60 million Swiss francs (55 million euros) in 2014, Aptar Mezzovico SA is a major asset for its multinational parent company, which has its headquarters in Illinois in the USA.
(company profile updated in April 2015)
