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ZENON to acquire two German companies
complement to our ongoing research in technology and product develop
ZENON Environmental has agreed unconditionally to acquire all the
Chairman and CEO of ZENON."The
ment,"
said
Andrew
Benedek,
value proposition for us is cost reduc tion in our current operations as well as the capacity to expand into new product lines. For more information
shares of each of Dresden-based
Alpha Plan GmbH and Saxonia BioTec GmbH. Scheduled to close at
year-end 2005, the purchase price will collectively be a maximum of EUR
visit www.zenon.com.
10,000,000.
Companies partner to develop automated water safety sensor units
Alpha Plan produces membraneprocessing equipment. Saxonia BioTec specializes in the develop ment of hollow fibres and the produc tion of disposable cartridges and sys tem assembly for filtration and bioprocessing. "We see these acquisitions as a
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