This investment will more than double Hollingsworth & Vose’s European microglass filtration and microglass battery separator manufacturing capability. Hollingsworth & Vose currently manufactures microglass media in the US, Europe and Asia.
Hollingsworth & Vose sees strong growth opportunities for its microglass media used in battery, air filtration, hydraulic and coalescer applications.
“Customers in the EMEA region will benefit from increased microglass capacity resulting in increased service while continuing to receive the highest quality materials,” said Jochem Hofstetter, Hollingsworth & Vose vice president and general manager, EMEA.