In 1947, our founder Gerhard Hertz opened a small drug distributor in Porto Alegre. A few years later, his son, Ingo, transformed the distributor into an industry. Today, after over 70 years, this father and son´s dream became a reality in constant development.

Between Gerhard's small business and Kley Hertz today, a lot has happened and even with all the changes that growth has imposed, our essence remains the same: the will to grow and look towards the future responsibly, the willingness to never stop researching and finding new solutions, the constant search for quality, the desire to always do better, and above all, the attitude to face changes.
We are proud to see that, three generations later, we are still aligned in the same direction: Collaborators, shareholders, representatives, pharmacies and consumers make Kley Hertz Farmacêutica a bigger, more solid company and increasingly better at what it does.

That was how, in 1947, Gerhard started his small company to conquer the country. That is how we became one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies with prescription-free products in Brazil.

We grew up to build a healthier future for everyone

73

YEARS OF HISTORY

200

PRODUCTS

900

COLLABORATORS

Mission

Our mission for a better world is through reliable healthcare products that help people live better and with higher quality.

Our mission is to contribute to people's quality of life, offering reliable products for health and well-being.

Values

Our values reflect everything that is important and guide all of our decisions.

People

We value people who are proactive, committed to results and who contribute to a good work environment.

Customers

We believe in long-term relationships and work to exceed our customers' expectations.

Integrity

We are an ethical company in our relations with employees, suppliers, consumers, the community and the environment.

Quality

We work to continuously improve our products and processes, with simplicity, agility and a focus on reducing costs and expenses.

Entrepreneurship

We think and act as business owners and seek new ideas with the objective of transforming them into effective solutions.

Results

We see profit as a means of growth and continuity of the company.

History

1907
Gerhard Hertz is born in Berlin, Germany.
1947
Gerhard founds Kley Hertz and starts activities by distributing drugs from pharmaceutical companies of German origin. The first Kley Hertz logo is created.
1970
Ingo Hertz assumes presidency of the company and starts the industrialization process. Kley Hertz launches its first products: Glyteol syrup and Efederm burn ointment.
1972
The industry grows and Kley Hertz acquires new facilities. The portfolio increases with the launch of important products such as Sanilin throat lozenges and the Enterofigon hepatoprotection.
1986
Kley Hertz acquires Laboratórios Galenogal, one of the most traditional pharmaceutical industries in the country.
1989
Kley Hertz´s product portfolio comprises over 60 products.
1996
Kley Hertz launches the 1st Soluble Antiflu Powder in the national market.
1999
Ingo Hertz begins to prepare the company's succession.
2002
Kley Hertz receives ISO 9001 certification.
2003
Inauguration of the Distribution Center in São Paulo.
2004
Deployment of the SAP system
2008
Kley Hertz opens a new industrial plant within international standards (GMP).
2010
Kley Hertz is now audited by PwC.
2011
Kley Hertz is elected the most profitable company in the chemical sector in the Southern Region by Revista Amanhã magazine. The company invests in expanding the development area by increasing its technical capacity.
2012
Resfenol becomes leader in the antiflu market.
2014
Revista Amanhã magazine elects Kley Hertz for the fourth consecutive year as one of the best companies to work for in RS.
2015
Entry into the ophthalmological market, with the brands Optocare and Ultrasept.
2017
70 years of Kley Hertz: year that we celebrate another decade growing in healthcare.
2018
Kley Hertz complements its portfolio by launching 36 new products.
2019
Start of the expansion of the Porto Alegre plant. Kley Hertz achieves Great Place to Work certification.
2020
Start of operation of the new solids plant, with increased capacity and technology.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

Commitment to the Community and the Environment.

We believe that the practice of social and environmental responsibility is characterized by a permanent commitment to the company's sustainable relations, both with its collaborators, customers, suppliers, the environment and with the community where we operate, which is why our performance is permeated by initiatives that have positively impact society and the environment.

Social Responsibility Certificate

Kley Hertz has the Social Responsibility Certificate, granted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Large Companies category. 

This achievement reflects the company's investment in social projects and initiatives, in the quality of the relationship with collaborators, in the possibilities of professional and personal development, in the interaction with the community and in the relationship with the environment.

Supported Projects

Centro Cultural Santa Casa [Cultural Center] is a project that transformed the Institution's historic buildings into a space of history, culture and leisure. The complex has a movie theater, library, museum, cafeteria and convention center.


Projeto Pescar [Fish Project] - Socio-professional training program developed by Fundação Projeto Pescar in partnership with its collaborative network, for low-income young people to access the world of work.

We invest annually in training young people who are part of the Santa Terezinha unit, in the 4th district of Porto Alegre, in the region surrounding our headquarters.

Programa Jovem Aprendiz [Young Apprentice Program] - An apprenticeship program from Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial [Brazilian industrial apprenticeship service]that offers theoretical training to young people between 18 and 24 years of age seeking training and the opportunity for their first job.

Assistance campaigns - Our collaborators are encouraged to participate in the collection of toys, clothes and books that are donated to Escola Infantil Marista Menino Jesus [children´s school] and Paróquia Santa Teresinha [parish], both in Porto Alegre, and Instituto Simões Lopes Neto, in Pelotas.

 We also support assistance activities through the donation of products, drugs and financial resources to needy entities such as SPAAN,Sociedade Porto- Alegrense de Auxílio aos Necessitado [assistance for the needy], Casa do Excepcional Santa Rita de Cássia [House of the exceptional], and the Asilo Padre Cacique [old folk´s home] from Porto Alegre.

We participate annually in community social events such as the Winter Clothes Campaign and Christmas without Hunger.

Environmental responsibility

Preserving the environment is also one of our concerns, which is why,
since 2016, we have used 100% renewable energy in our industrial park, which resulted in receiving the Renewable Energy Certificate, approved by International Bodies such as IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and GHG - Protocol Corporate Standard of the Gas Protocol Initiative..

New Business

Expansion of the portfolio ensuring quality of life for consumers.

Our work aims to ensure an increasingly better quality of life for our consumers with the increasing entry of products into our portfolio, thus strengthening the development of our network of national and international partners through various business modalities.

We work to overcome the growing quality standard demanded by the market through constant exchanges of knowledge and technology with our Research & Development team.

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