Hollingsworth & Vose has announced plans to add NanoWave Filtration Media production capability at its plant in Hatzfeld, Germany to support the rapid growth in demand for high performance filter media.

NanoWave, which won the IDEA13 Achievement Award for rolled goods, is said to achieve higher levels of filtration efficiency at reduced pressure drops. The Hatzfeld production line is expected to start operations by mid 2015 and will serve European customers. H&V currently manufactures NanoWave media in the United States, in Floyd, Virginia.

“In addition to the European capacity expansion, further performance improvements and next generation product developments will result in increased service levels for our European Customers”, comments Jochem Hofstetter, Vice President & Managing Director EMEA.

Hollingsworth & Vose is a leader in the supply of technically advanced engine, high efficiency and liquid filtration media, battery separator materials and industrial nonwovens. The company operates manufacturing sites and research centres in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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