FLSmidth has signed an agreement to acquire the privately owned company Decanter Machine, a US-based manufacturer and supplier of centrifugal technology to the global minerals industries. Decanter is recognised as a global leader in the manufacture of screen bowl, solid bowl and hyperbaric centrifuges for minerals applications. The company has over 550 centrifuges installed across 11 countries. Decanter’s product and service range further includes rotor unit repairs, spare parts, field service and preventative maintenance. The company is primarily active within the coal industry and in the processing of potash. With the acquisition of Decanter, FLSmidth said it had complemented the coarse particle centrifuge technology it recently acquired with the Australian company Ludowici.
The statement said: “With these two acquisitions, FLSmidth will have the complete range of centrifuge technology used for coal preparation, as well as in other FLSmidth priority industries, like fertiliser. Decanter’s extensive experience and strong knowhow
in the area of repair services, rotor unit rebuilding, field service and preventative maintenance will also enable FLSmidth to further strengthen this
service offering within its minerals customer base.”
“This is an important step in our strategic efforts to grow within our six focus industries; coal, iron ore, fertiliser minerals, copper, gold and cement. Combined, the acquisitions of the Australian company Ludowici in July and now Decanter, have strengthened our minerals offerings, making a perfect basis for us to become our customers’ preferred full service provider within both fertiliser minerals and the coal industry,” said Group CEO Jorgen Huno Rasmussen.
Decanter Machine was founded in 1983 as Decanter Services and has developed into a global leader in centrifugal technology. The company is headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee with other offices in South Carolina as well as New South Wales, Australia. Today, the company has approximately 150 employees in total. In 2011 Decanter Machine delivered a turnover of approximately $50 million.