Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has announced it has completed the acquisition of American Fluoroseal Corp., according to a news release.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is a developer and manufacturer of high-performance plastics. AFC, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a manufacturer of fluoropolymer bags for medical use and sterile sampling systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. The company's products include Vuelife culture bags, KryoSure cryopreservation bags and KryoVue cryopreservation overwrap pouches.
"This acquisition of American Fluoroseal Corp. is complementary to the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics film production and single use systems for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. AFC now expands our product offering into the area of vessels or bags which are used in very specific cell culture applications. Thanks to Saint-Gobain's global reach, combining the companies will allow us to partner with our global customers wherever they operate," said Michael Cahill , vice president of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' fluid systems division in which the AFC business will be integrated, in the release.
Saint-Gobain has its North American headquarters in Valley Forge, Pa.
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