Salsnes Filter AS joins Trojan Technologies Group of Businesses

Trojan Technologies is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated December 27, 2011, Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway has joined the Trojan Technologies group of businesses. Following the regulatory review period, the acquisition closed on January 19, 2012.

“Salsnes delivers a technology that fits well into our municipal business,” says Marv DeVries, president, Trojan Technologies. “A leader in the market, their product brings added value to our global customers and aligns with Trojan's goals for providing sustainable technologies and smaller footprint solutions.”

Salsnes Filter’s patented filter technology removes particles from municipal and industrial process water. Industries such as food, paper, cruise lines and aquaculture use the fully-automated treatment technology to treat effluent, improve the quality of influent or enhance the utilization of raw materials. Salsnes Filter is also an alternative to a primary settling stage for a traditional chemical/biological treatment facility or preventing membrane bioreactor (MBR) fouling. Salsnes Filter will operate as one of the Trojan Technologies group of businesses.

“This partnership will allow us to achieve a higher level of performance,” says Ivar Solvi, managing director, Salsnes Filter AS. “We are now positioned for growth in a way that was not previously possible.”

Founded in 1991, Salsnes Filter is represented in many countries and will continue to operate out of Namsos with production facilities in Salsnes, Norway.

This acquisition will allow the Trojan Technologies group of businesses to continue to create and build on a foundation of offering sustainable, effective solutions that ensure greater water confidence and environmental stewardship for industry and global municipalities.