HANGZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. will spend up to 250 million yuan (36 million U.S. dollars) to buy GlaxoSmithKline's Suzhou pharmaceutical factory in east China, according to a Fosun statement released Tuesday.
The deal will allow YaoPharma Co., Ltd., Fosun's Chongqing unit, to acquire all production facilities and authorizations for the GSK plant's chronic hepatitis B drug lamivudine.
The factory achieved a revenue of 656.1 million yuan, with a net profit of 73.98 million yuan in 2018, according to the statement.
Fosun Pharmaceutical's shares closed 0.58 percent higher at 26.24 yuan on Tuesday.
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