Coltene Holding AG is engaged in the development, production, and sale of tools and equipment of dental consumables. The company is headquartered in Altstaetten, St. Gallen and currently employs 1,176 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-06-23. The company develops, manufactures and sells dental consumables and small equipment focusing on mechanical instruments and filling materials. The company has production facilities in Switzerland, the United States, Germany and Hungary. The firm's product range comprises six product groups: Adhesives / Restoratives; Endodontics; Prosthetics; Rotary Instruments; Treatment Auxiliaries; and Hygiene. Coltene Holding AG has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries active in production and sales of dental specialties based in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, the United States and Brazil.