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Unifrax Announces Acquisitions
Unifrax I LLC, a manufacturer of ceramic-fi ber insulation products, acquired three U.S.-based vacuum-forming businesses: Refractory Specialties Incorporated (RSI), Specialty Ceramics Incorporated (SCI) and VacuForm Incorporated (VFI). The three businesses specialize in the development, manufacture and sale of fi ber-based, value-add shapes used in a wide variety of applications in both the industrial and hearth-products markets. RSI and VFI are located in Sebring, Ohio, and SCI is based Columbiana, Ohio. The three businesses employ approximately 140 employees, all of whom will be joining the Unifrax North American team. In addition, Unifrax entered into an agreement to acquire Super Saffi l Limited and Saffi l America, Inc. (Saffi l) from Dyson Group plc. Saffi l develops, manufactures and sells innovative, high-temperature polycrystalline wool materials to a global customer base. It has two main business units: Saffi l Automotive and Saffi l Fiber. Saffi l is headquartered in Widnes in the U.K. and has manufacturing operations in the U.K. and South Africa as well as regional offi ces in the U.S., Japan and...