Artsana

Artsana Group is an Italian company that was founded in 1946 by Pietro Catelli as a commercial business specialised in venipuncture and medication, and is still active today in the distribution of healthcare and infant care products.
Since 1958, it has produced infant care products under the Chicco brand.
Other products include "Pic Solution" hypodermic syringes, and "Control" prophylactics. Another brand that belongs to the Group is Prénatal (acquired in 1996).
Artsana Group is present in the principle countries of the world, often with companies set up locally.
Since 2018, the brand Recaro Kids is used by Artsana under license.
Distribution policy.
The headquarters are in Grandate (Como), Italy, where the main manufacturing plants are located. Artsana Group has 21 branches (12 in Europe) that are active throughout the world. There are six production units present in the European Union territory.
Taking into account all of the dealerships and distributors, the Artsana Group trades its brand in over 100 countries, while the points of sales, direct and franchising, for Chicco and Prénatal total approximately 400.
There are two business areas for the Group, Baby and Health Care, which gave a return of 87% and 13% respectively out of the 1,421 million Euros in turnover registered in 2015.
Sponsorships.
In 2012, the Artsana Group launched its Corporate Social Responsibility project under the PiC Solution brand. “Help with Pic."
In Italy Chicco supports Ai.Bi. Association – Amici dei Bambini - through "Seeds of Happiness for special children" project and on an international level, since 2013, the Mission Bambini Foundation has gotten the main branches of the Group (F – UK – B – CH – D – AR – RU – USA – ES ) involved in the “Happiness goes from heart to heart” project.
Area served.
As a tribute to its founder, Cavaliere del Lavoro Pietro Catelli, the company has sponsored the establishment of: