Dentsply sells injectable anaesthetic facility

In a sequel to the previously reported shortages of Citanest and the decision to sell its manufacturing facility (see postings dated 6 December 2005 and 10 February 2006), DENTSPLY International Inc. has announced that it has now sold its dental injectable anaesthetic facility and equipment located near Chicago to PIERREL S.p.A., of Milan, Italy.

PIERREL is a pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and drug development company listed on the Expandi Market in Milan. PIERREL is currently a supplier of dental injectable anesthetics to DENTSPLY in certain regions of the world. DENTSPLY has also strengthened its relationship for supply of dental injectable anesthetics from PIERREL through a separate supply agreement.