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Filtration Group acquires Clear Edge
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amma Holding NV has sold its Clear Edge Filtration business unit to the Chicago-based Filtration Group Corp. Filtration Group, which is owned by Madison Capital Partners, is a collection of specialized filtration companies. Including Clear Edge, Filtration Group has revenues of more than US$700 million. Clear Edge will be part of Filtration Group’s Liquid Process division. Clear Edge will remain headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA and will continue to serve the mining and minerals, chemical processing, wastewater treatment and bulk food and beverage markets. Rick Von Drehle, CEO of Clear Edge, said: “We are delighted to have been acquired by Filtration Group. We look forward to working with the management team and other businesses of Filtration Group to build a truly unique filtration company. We also want to thank Gamma Holding and our departing shareholders Gilde Buy Out Partners and Parcom Capital for the support they have provided to us over the last two years as under their stewardship we have been able to aggressively grow our business.” Jan Albers, CEO of Gamma Holding, said: “Clear Edge has come a long way
implementing its business strategy over the last couple of years. It is now recognized as a global leader in its products and markets. We are pleased that the company is being acquired by Filtration Group, a pure play industrial filtration company, committed to growing the Clear Edge business and to providing exciting new opportunities to its stakeholders.” Clear Edge is in the process of moving into a newly built 175 000 sq ft world headquarters, manufacturing plant and laboratory in Tulsa. Over the next four months the company will be consolidating all of its business activities previously located in upstate New York to Tulsa. For further information, visit www.clear-edge.com and www.filtrationgroup.com
COMMENT Clear Edge is one of three acquisitions that the Filtration Group has completed in recent weeks. Jonell, a provider of filter elements to the oil and gas industry joined the Filtration Group in April 2013, while AG Industries, a manufacturer of respiratory filtration products and complimentary accessories, was acquired in May 2013. ■
Contech buys Imbrium
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est Chester, Ohio-based Contech Engineered Solutions has bought the Imbrium Systems Group from clean technology company Monteco Ltd. The acquisition includes Imbrium’s Jellyfish stormwater filtration product line. The Jellyfish filter is an engineered stormwater treatment technology featuring pretreatment and membrane filtration in a compact stand-alone treatment system that removes stormwater pollutants. Contech will continue to market its own stormwater
management products, including the Stormwater Management Stormfilter, in conjunction with the Jellyfish filter. “This is a key strategic move for Contech as we continue to strengthen our position as the market leader in the stormwater industry. The addition of the Jellyfish filter to our portfolio provides our customers with expanded solution options for their stormwater needs,” said Ron Keating, Contech’s president and CEO. For further information, visit www.ContechES.com, www.imbriumsystems.com and www.monteco.com
Contents Company Profile Alfa Laval CECO Environmental Met-Pro
6 7 8
Company Watch Ahlstrom Amiad Nederman Pentair Sartorius Xylem
9 9 10 10 11 11
Diary
15
Dividends
5
Exchange Rates
16
Financial Calendar
14
In Brief New Product Developments
4 14
News Filtration Group acquires Clear Edge 1 Contech buys Imbrium 1 BASF divests Industrial Water Management to Degrémont 2 PoroGen moves into new Woburn plant 2 H2O Innovation terminates Indian JV 2 Calgon Carbon opens reactivation facility in Arizona 2 Metso extends Tianjin service centre 3 Layne Christensen launches water transfer business 3 LiqTech agrees sales deal with Chinese membrane equipment supplier 3 Nubian and Nirosoft partner in Australia 3 M2 Renewables set to join Ridgeline Energy Services’ portfolio 4 GL Capital links up with Gherzi Textil 4 Pentair acquires rights to AquaOptima products 4 De.Mem builds its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam 5 John Crane relocates HQ to downtown Chicago 5 Pall strengthens presence in Middle East 16 Camfil APC opens UK facility 16
Orders & Contracts
13
People & Appointments
12
Stock Watch
15
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industryANALYST ISSN 1365-6937 May 2013
www.filtrationindustryanalyst.com
Filtration Group acquires Clear Edge
G
amma Holding NV has sold its Clear Edge Filtration business unit to the Chicago-based Filtration Group Corp. Filtration Group, which is owned by Madison Capital Partners, is a collection of specialized filtration companies. Including Clear Edge, Filtration Group has revenues of more than US$700 million. Clear Edge will be part of Filtration Group’s Liquid Process division. Clear Edge will remain headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA and will continue to serve the mining and minerals, chemical processing, wastewater treatment and bulk food and beverage markets. Rick Von Drehle, CEO of Clear Edge, said: “We are delighted to have been acquired by Filtration Group. We look forward to working with the management team and other businesses of Filtration Group to build a truly unique filtration company. We also want to thank Gamma Holding and our departing shareholders Gilde Buy Out Partners and Parcom Capital for the support they have provided to us over the last two years as under their stewardship we have been able to aggressively grow our business.” Jan Albers, CEO of Gamma Holding, said: “Clear Edge has come a long way
implementing its business strategy over the last couple of years. It is now recognized as a global leader in its products and markets. We are pleased that the company is being acquired by Filtration Group, a pure play industrial filtration company, committed to growing the Clear Edge business and to providing exciting new opportunities to its stakeholders.” Clear Edge is in the process of moving into a newly built 175 000 sq ft world headquarters, manufacturing plant and laboratory in Tulsa. Over the next four months the company will be consolidating all of its business activities previously located in upstate New York to Tulsa. For further information, visit www.clear-edge.com and www.filtrationgroup.com
COMMENT Clear Edge is one of three acquisitions that the Filtration Group has completed in recent weeks. Jonell, a provider of filter elements to the oil and gas industry joined the Filtration Group in April 2013, while AG Industries, a manufacturer of respiratory filtration products and complimentary accessories, was acquired in May 2013. ■
Contech buys Imbrium
W
est Chester, Ohio-based Contech Engineered Solutions has bought the Imbrium Systems Group from clean technology company Monteco Ltd. The acquisition includes Imbrium’s Jellyfish stormwater filtration product line. The Jellyfish filter is an engineered stormwater treatment technology featuring pretreatment and membrane filtration in a compact stand-alone treatment system that removes stormwater pollutants. Contech will continue to market its own stormwater
management products, including the Stormwater Management Stormfilter, in conjunction with the Jellyfish filter. “This is a key strategic move for Contech as we continue to strengthen our position as the market leader in the stormwater industry. The addition of the Jellyfish filter to our portfolio provides our customers with expanded solution options for their stormwater needs,” said Ron Keating, Contech’s president and CEO. For further information, visit www.ContechES.com, www.imbriumsystems.com and www.monteco.com
Contents Company Profile Alfa Laval CECO Environmental Met-Pro
6 7 8
Company Watch Ahlstrom Amiad Nederman Pentair Sartorius Xylem
9 9 10 10 11 11
Diary
15
Dividends
5
Exchange Rates
16
Financial Calendar
14
In Brief New Product Developments
4 14
News Filtration Group acquires Clear Edge 1 Contech buys Imbrium 1 BASF divests Industrial Water Management to Degrémont 2 PoroGen moves into new Woburn plant 2 H2O Innovation terminates Indian JV 2 Calgon Carbon opens reactivation facility in Arizona 2 Metso extends Tianjin service centre 3 Layne Christensen launches water transfer business 3 LiqTech agrees sales deal with Chinese membrane equipment supplier 3 Nubian and Nirosoft partner in Australia 3 M2 Renewables set to join Ridgeline Energy Services’ portfolio 4 GL Capital links up with Gherzi Textil 4 Pentair acquires rights to AquaOptima products 4 De.Mem builds its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam 5 John Crane relocates HQ to downtown Chicago 5 Pall strengthens presence in Middle East 16 Camfil APC opens UK facility 16
Orders & Contracts
13
People & Appointments
12
Stock Watch
15
ISSN 1365-6937/13 © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.