Filtration leader Hollingsworth & Vose, has acquired Raman FibreScience (RFS), located in Mysore, India.
Raman specialises in advanced materials for filtration media and battery separator applications.
“Raman FibreScience has a strong team with considerable experience in wet-laid fiber based technology,” said H&V CEO Val Hollingsworth. “For H&V, India represents an important market and the RFS location and team provide us with an operational base with which to serve our customers and grow our India presense. “
“The company will be in good hands with H&V,” added Raman MD and founder Aroon Raman. “We are both privately held companies with world-class technical capabilities and a policy of investing for the long term and so have a strong common vision and organisational culture.”
Aroon will continue on the board of the company.
The acquisition is effective immediately.
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