Air filtration - Features

- 9 January 2008 -

Mann+Hummel acquires interior filter maker

Mann+Hummel is to acquire Bavaria, Germany-based interior filter maker Helsa-Automotive from companies led by Schoeller Metternich Beteiligungen (SMB).

In 2006 Helsa-Automotive had a total of 350 staff in German and Czech locations and a recorded turnover of around €50 million.

Christian Uhlik, the former CEO of Helsa-Automotive, will continue to manage the company as a wholly-owned Mann+Hummel subsidiary.

Mann+Hummel says that this acquisition strengthens its international competitiveness and further expands its worldwide market position in interior filters. According to Mann+Hummel, in 2006 the worldwide demand for interior filters in series manufacturing exceeded 40 million units, of which Europe accounted for about half. The growth markets are the USA, South America and Asia.

www.mann-hummel.com

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