Hollingsworth & Vose Announces European Investment in Meltblown Filter Media Production

Online, November 17, 2009 (Newswire.com) - East Walpole, Massachusetts, USA - November 17, 2009 - Hollingsworth & Vose ("H&V") today announces plans to install an additional meltblown production line in Hatzfeld, Germany. This investment is an expansion of its meltblown media technology platform operating in Hatzfeld, Germany and Floyd, Virginia.

As a recognized technology leader in meltblown filter media composites, H&V sees a growing demand for its technically advanced products used in air filtration, automotive air and fuel filters, specialty liquid applications, as well as facemasks and respirators. H&V expects the new meltblown production line to be operational in mid 2010.

Mike Clark, Vice President & General Manager of H&V's High Efficiency & Specialty Filtration Business Unit comments, "We see a growing market need in all segments of our air and liquid filtration markets. As a market leader, H&V is investing in meltblown capacity to support the growth of our existing customers and to expand the availability of breakthrough composite technologies such as our recently introduced NanoWave® technology platform".

For further information, please contact:
Jochem Hofstetter, Vice President & General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa
[email protected]
+49 (0) 6101 981 6719

Hollingsworth & Vose Company (http://www.hovo.com), established in 1843, is a global leader in the supply of technically advanced filtration media, battery separator materials and industrial nonwovens. The company operates manufacturing sites and research centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.