HLTH sells Porex to Aurora Capital for US$142mn

Porex’s product range includes filters and filtration components for applications such as water and wastewater, paints, inks, polishing slurries, catalyst recovery and metal finishing.

The company has manufacturing operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Porex’s global sales and customer service network markets its products to customers in more than 75 countries. In 2008, Porex generated 46.3% of its revenues in the US, 39.3% in Europe, 9.0% in Asia and 5.4% in Canada and Latin America.