Kemira strengthens its growing water and environment business by acquiring Galvatek
Kemira has acquired Oy Galvatek Ab, based in Lahti, southern Finland, as part of its strategy of reinforcing Kemira's overall services focusing on wastewater treatment and the treatment, recycling, and recovery of industrial side streams. Galvatek is a company that has mainly focused on planning industrial waste water treatment plants, project management and providing of maintenance services. Its revenue during the current financial period will be approx. EUR 10 million and it has a staff of 34. Galvatek has subsidiaries in Sweden and Poland.
Galvatek's products include surface treatment and waste water treatment plants. The company has delivered some 600 treatment plants to 30 countries. Its clientele includes several globally-operating aluminium and steel companies plus significant food-processing and energy companies.
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