Italy is already home to a wealth of global champions. These include Gruppo Sapio, a leading producer and supplier of industrial and medical gases as well as home-care and integrated support services. The global medical gas equipment market exceeded $2.4 billion in 2020, and is forecast to grow by around 6.4% a year until 2027.
Over the years Gruppo Sapio has produced, developed and distributed gases and other services for sectors including chemical, petrochemical, farming and foods, surgical, electronics, welding gas and medical gases. Now approaching its centenary, it has more than 40 subsidiaries, production sites and commercial offices, and over 2200 employees. In 2020 the group recorded a turnover of €629.1 million.