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Göttingen (dpa / lni) - The pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier Sartorius grew strongly in 2020 due to takeovers and the corona pandemic, among other things, and earned significantly more.

"In a very intensive and demanding environment, we were able to realize the fastest growing year in the company's recent history and at the same time several strategically important acquisitions," said CEO Joachim Kreuzburg on Wednesday in Göttingen, according to the announcement.

Last year sales increased by almost 28 percent to around 2.34 billion euros.

Adjusted for special effects, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) rose by almost 40 percent to 692 million euros.

The company thus fared slightly better than last forecast and than experts had expected.

In the current year, the MDax heavyweight, which is also a Dax candidate, expects an increase in sales of up to 25 percent with increasing profitability.

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