Who owns Aqium?
Aqium is owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals (Australia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: History - Ego Pharmaceuticals Australia. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Hand soap & sanitiser
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Aqium
Aqium is the Ego Pharmaceuticals hand sanitiser brand. Ego says its 77% v/v alcohol formulas kill 99.99% of germs according to BS EN 1276 and have been used for over 20 years in Australia, and cites IQVIA pharmacy sales data for its claim that it is the top-selling hand sanitiser brand in Australian pharmacy.
Ownership timeline of Aqium
- Current owner Ego Pharmaceuticals [1] reported
Where Aqium sits in Ego Pharmaceuticals
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals
Ego Pharmaceuticals controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in hand soap & sanitiser, and who owns them
Ego Pharmaceuticals has more brands in hand soap & sanitiser on Brandtree than any other owner: 1 of 14.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Savlon | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Softsoap | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wet Ones | Edgewell | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dermofarm | Farmec | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Avé | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Sterillium | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Savlon | ITC | 🇮🇳 India |
| Jolly | La Fabril | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
About the owner: Ego Pharmaceuticals
Ego Pharmaceuticals is a privately held company headquartered in Australia, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Ego Pharmaceuticals is an Australian-owned skincare and dermatology products company. Its own history page says it began in 1953, when the chemist Gerald Oppenheim and his wife Rae, a nurse, developed Pine Tar Bath Solution (now Pinetarsol) in the laundry of their Melbourne home. Their son Alan Oppenheim is Managing Director, and his wife Dr Jane Oppenheim is Chief Executive Officer. Its site lists manufacturing and support centres at Braeside and Dandenong South, Victoria, and regional offices in the Middle East and Asia. The brand list below is the one on its Our Brands page; no sun-care brand is on that list.
Ego Pharmaceuticals: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 Aqium and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Aqium is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aqium?
The parent company of Aqium is Ego Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company headquartered in Australia.
Is Aqium Australian?
Yes. Aqium originated in Australia and its owner, Ego Pharmaceuticals, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Aqium still owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Aqium is still owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] History - Ego Pharmaceuticals Australia — Ego Pharmaceuticals, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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