OFS and Heraeus Comvance Acquire Manufacturing Draw Towers
Heraeus Comvance has acquired part of the OFS Fitel Denmark ApS plant in Brøndby near Copenhagen. Heraeus will manufacture standard optical telecommunication fibres based on a European value chain and will provide these fibres to the EMEA market.
OFS will continue providing its customers outside of EMEA as well as its cable factories a full range of fibre types from world class draw towers in the US. OFS will also continue to produce and market specialty fibre in Brøndby. The two companies will be operating independently. Furukawa Electric, OFS’ parent company, will continue serving the global market with a full portfolio of telecommunication fibres from draw towers in Japan.
“The OFS focus at its Denmark site remains the production of world class, unsurpassed attenuation sub-sea fibres and other specialty communications fibres,” explained Holly Hulse, President and CEO of OFS. “The divesture of telecommunications equipment and manufacturing space will not adversely impact OFS’ production and supply of specialty fibres and is in line with the company’s strategy for long-term growth and profitability.”
“Heraeus Comvance is one of the largest manufacturers of synthetic quartz glass which will remain our main business focus globally. To cater specifically to the EMEA market, we have now taken the next step along the value chain with the production of bend insensitive and standard optical fibres at our facility in Denmark. They will be made in the European Union from glass to fibre. With this engagement we will better serve our global glass customers." explains Dr. Jan Vydra, President of Heraeus Comvance.
