The
parties have agreed not to
disclose the purchase price.
The acquisition is subject to
the approval by antitrust
authorities, and is planned to
become effective within the next
few weeks.Lenser is one of the
leading global manufacturers of
filter elements from
thermoplastic materials for
solid/liquid separation in
filter presses. The company has
annual sales of approximately
EUR 25 million and a staff of
approximately 230 people. Lenser
is headquartered in Senden,
Germany, and also has locations
in Malaysia, the USA, China,
Great Britain, France, and
Romania.
In 2004, Andritz acquired the
filtration technology from
Netzsch and from Rittershaus and
Blecher, making Andritz one of
the leading suppliers of filter
presses. The acquisition of
Lenser enables Andritz to offer
complete solutions for
dewatering according to customer
requirements.
www.andritz.com
About the Andritz Group
Publicly listed Andritz Group is
one of the global market leaders
for advanced production systems
for pulp and paper, steel, and
other specialized industries. Andritz
has a staff of approx. 5,400
employees worldwide. It
develops and manufactures these
high-tech systems at 15
production sites in Austria,
Germany, Finland, Denmark,
France, Netherlands, USA, Canada
and China. |
