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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.polypore.net
Employees:
1,900
Employee growth: 5.6%
Polypore International believes in separation of states -- energy states, that is. Polypore makes polypropylene and polyethylene membranes used to separate the positive and negative electrodes -- and control the flow of ions -- in lead-acid and lithium batteries. Its products are found in batteries for cars and consumer products; customers include Exide Technologies (about 14% of sales), Johnson Controls, East Penn, and Fiamm Group. Polypore also makes membranes used as filters in health care (hemodialysis, blood oxygenation) and industrial (water degasification, semiconductor manufacturing) applications. The company gets nearly two-thirds of its sales outside the US.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $610.5M
One year growth: 13.7%
Net income: ($15.2)M
Officers:
Chairman: Michael S. Graff
President, CEO, and Director: Robert B. (Bob) Toth
CFO, Treasurer, and Secretary: Lynn K. Amos
Competitors:
Asahi Kasei
Nippon Sheet Glass
Ube
