Sep 2 2008
3M announced today it has completed its acquisition of Ligacon AG, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and supplier of filtration systems and filter elements for the pharmaceutical, biotech and general industrial markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
As part of 3M CUNO Filtration, Ligacon will gain access to 3M technologies and developments, which will allow improved offerings to the market and provide an excellent base for attractive growth and opening up new market segments.
3M CUNO Filtration manufactures and markets filtration solutions for separating, clarifying and purifying fluids and gases. 3M CUNO products serve the food and beverage, residential, leisure, industrial, healthcare and food service markets. Complementary acquisitions such as this support 3M CUNO Filtration’s core business and expansion into key markets such as the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
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