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Metso turns Tamfelt into Fabrics business line
NEWS/INBRIEF biotherapeutic products such as biopharmaceuticals and plasma derivatives. The new plant complements Asahi Kasei Medical’s plants in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, for the spinning of hollow-fiber membrane and the assembly of Planova filters. Oita is one of the Asahi Kasei Group’s main production sites for medical devices and related products, so the new plant will help to reduce location risk in Planova production.
approximately 4500 retail locations. CSS customers primarily include large retailers such as Wal-Mart, Safeway, Meijer, Sobeys, Hy-Vee, Kroger and Target. “The sale allows Culligan to sharpen our focus on expanding our water treatment and filtration offerings through our worldwide dealer channel and to enhance our global presence in the industrial water treatment business,” said Mark Seals, CEO of Culligan.
For further information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp
For further information, visit www.culligan.com and www.primowater.com
Metso turns Tamfelt into Fabrics business line
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etso Corp’s recently acquired Tamfelt Corp is now the Fabrics business line within Metso’s Paper and Fiber Technology. Tamfelt Corp has changed its name to Metso Fabrics Corp. Subsidiaries Tamfelt PMC Corp, Tamfelt Filtration Corp and Tamfelt Kiinteistöt Oy continue under their present names. Reima Kerttula, who was president and CEO of Tamfelt Corp, has been appointed president of the Fabrics business line. Tamfelt was delisted from the stock exchange on 4 May 2010 after Metso had acquired all of Tamfelt’s shares.
For further information, visit www.metso.com and www.tamfelt.com
Amiad continues to feel the effects of economic downturn
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miad Filtration Systems Ltd’s trading continues to be negatively affected by the general economic downturn, especially in the irrigation segment and in industrial projects in the US. The filtration company expects to report revenues for the first half of 2010 of approximately US$37 million, including a US$6 million contribution from the recently acquired Arkal Filtration Systems Cooperative Agricultural Society Ltd, compared with US$36.8 million for the first half of 2009. Amiad’s trading in the second half of 2010 is expected to improve. For further information, visit www.amiad.co.uk
Culligan divests Culligan Store Solutions to Primo Water
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ulligan International Co is selling its vended water business owned and operated by Culligan Store Solutions LLC (CSS), to Primo Water Corp, for US$105 million. Primo specialises in retail water exchange and retail sales of water dispensers. CSS provides self-serve retail vending of filtered drinking water, empty refillable water bottles, and store-use filtered drinking water services throughout the US and Canada at
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Porvair sees strong half year sales
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orvair plc has made a strong start to 2010 and expects to report interim results well ahead of 2009 levels. In a trading update, Porvair said that it expects revenue growth in the first six months of the current financial year to exceed 10% at constant currency rates, reflecting a strong recovery in its Metals Filtration division and continued growth in most of the Microfiltration division’s markets. Metals Filtration’s sales revenues have improved steadily on last year. Recently introduced new products for the filtration
In Brief UÊ Outotec has gained title to all the shares in Larox Corp (see Filtration Industry Analyst, November 2009). Larox shares have been delisted from the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.larox.com and www.outotec.com UÊ Biwater AEWT Inc has opened a new regional office in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The new office will mainly support Biwater AEWT’s projects in Florida and elsewhere on the East Coast. Jess Salvador, vice president of Biwater AEWT, said: “We are delighted to be opening this new office, and have a dedicated local team providing design services, procurement, water treatment chemical supply and field service.” With head offices in Monrovia, California, Biwater AEWT designs and supplies large capacity, state of the art, desalination and nanofiltration systems. Biwater AEWT has installed more than 195 million gallons per day (740 MLD) of installed treatment capacity over the last 15 years in the State of Florida alone. www.biwater-aewt.com UÊ ÌiÀÊ i`>Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Hollingsworth & Vose is planning a price increase of up to 9% for its High Efficiency & Specialty Filtration business. The new prices will be effective from 15 July 2010 or as contracts allow. The increase will vary by product, grade and region. Hollingsworth & Vose blamed rising raw material and freight costs fot the price rise. www.hollingsworth-vose.com UÊ i>À½ÃÊ Aquaporin has moved to new premises in the centre of Copenhagen close to major research institutions and universities. The newly built state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and flexible office space are designed to accommodate the company’s further expansion. www.aquaporin.dk UÊ Ã Ê vÌiÀÊ i`>Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Ahlstrom Corp is donating E500 000 to the Aalto University foundation in Finland. Ahlstrom says that it is looking forward to a mutually fruitful cooperation with the university, and regards this as a good opportunity to participate in an international network of institutions, universities and companies. www.ahlstrom.com
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approximately 4500 retail locations. CSS customers primarily include large retailers such as Wal-Mart, Safeway, Meijer, Sobeys, Hy-Vee, Kroger and Target. “The sale allows Culligan to sharpen our focus on expanding our water treatment and filtration offerings through our worldwide dealer channel and to enhance our global presence in the industrial water treatment business,” said Mark Seals, CEO of Culligan.
For further information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp
For further information, visit www.culligan.com and www.primowater.com
Metso turns Tamfelt into Fabrics business line
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etso Corp’s recently acquired Tamfelt Corp is now the Fabrics business line within Metso’s Paper and Fiber Technology. Tamfelt Corp has changed its name to Metso Fabrics Corp. Subsidiaries Tamfelt PMC Corp, Tamfelt Filtration Corp and Tamfelt Kiinteistöt Oy continue under their present names. Reima Kerttula, who was president and CEO of Tamfelt Corp, has been appointed president of the Fabrics business line. Tamfelt was delisted from the stock exchange on 4 May 2010 after Metso had acquired all of Tamfelt’s shares.
For further information, visit www.metso.com and www.tamfelt.com
Amiad continues to feel the effects of economic downturn
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miad Filtration Systems Ltd’s trading continues to be negatively affected by the general economic downturn, especially in the irrigation segment and in industrial projects in the US. The filtration company expects to report revenues for the first half of 2010 of approximately US$37 million, including a US$6 million contribution from the recently acquired Arkal Filtration Systems Cooperative Agricultural Society Ltd, compared with US$36.8 million for the first half of 2009. Amiad’s trading in the second half of 2010 is expected to improve. For further information, visit www.amiad.co.uk
Culligan divests Culligan Store Solutions to Primo Water
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ulligan International Co is selling its vended water business owned and operated by Culligan Store Solutions LLC (CSS), to Primo Water Corp, for US$105 million. Primo specialises in retail water exchange and retail sales of water dispensers. CSS provides self-serve retail vending of filtered drinking water, empty refillable water bottles, and store-use filtered drinking water services throughout the US and Canada at
June 2010
Porvair sees strong half year sales
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orvair plc has made a strong start to 2010 and expects to report interim results well ahead of 2009 levels. In a trading update, Porvair said that it expects revenue growth in the first six months of the current financial year to exceed 10% at constant currency rates, reflecting a strong recovery in its Metals Filtration division and continued growth in most of the Microfiltration division’s markets. Metals Filtration’s sales revenues have improved steadily on last year. Recently introduced new products for the filtration
In Brief UÊ Outotec has gained title to all the shares in Larox Corp (see Filtration Industry Analyst, November 2009). Larox shares have been delisted from the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.larox.com and www.outotec.com UÊ Biwater AEWT Inc has opened a new regional office in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The new office will mainly support Biwater AEWT’s projects in Florida and elsewhere on the East Coast. Jess Salvador, vice president of Biwater AEWT, said: “We are delighted to be opening this new office, and have a dedicated local team providing design services, procurement, water treatment chemical supply and field service.” With head offices in Monrovia, California, Biwater AEWT designs and supplies large capacity, state of the art, desalination and nanofiltration systems. Biwater AEWT has installed more than 195 million gallons per day (740 MLD) of installed treatment capacity over the last 15 years in the State of Florida alone. www.biwater-aewt.com UÊ ÌiÀÊ i`>Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Hollingsworth & Vose is planning a price increase of up to 9% for its High Efficiency & Specialty Filtration business. The new prices will be effective from 15 July 2010 or as contracts allow. The increase will vary by product, grade and region. Hollingsworth & Vose blamed rising raw material and freight costs fot the price rise. www.hollingsworth-vose.com UÊ i>À½ÃÊ Aquaporin has moved to new premises in the centre of Copenhagen close to major research institutions and universities. The newly built state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and flexible office space are designed to accommodate the company’s further expansion. www.aquaporin.dk UÊ Ã Ê vÌiÀÊ i`>Ê >Õv>VÌÕÀiÀÊ Ahlstrom Corp is donating E500 000 to the Aalto University foundation in Finland. Ahlstrom says that it is looking forward to a mutually fruitful cooperation with the university, and regards this as a good opportunity to participate in an international network of institutions, universities and companies. www.ahlstrom.com
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