Camfil has signed an agreement to acquire Handte Umwelttechnik GmbH in Germany and Handte's operations in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and China. The acquisition, pending approval from the authorities in Germany, is expected to close in the first quarter this year. Handte will be part of the Camfil Air Pollution Control business unit, which specializes in industrial dust and fume collection.
Handte is a German manufacturer and provider of environmental engineering products, filter technology processes, and air pollution control applications. With more than 120 years of experience, the company is a specialist in exhaust air purification for a wide range of manufacturing industries.