# Dürr completes acquisition of Babcock & Wilcox's industrial environmental technology business

Dürr Systems AG completed the acquisition of the industrial environmental technology business of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., including MEGTEC and Universal, as of October 5, 2018. The deal strengthens Dürr's air-pollution and noise-control technologies globally.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-05
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: air-pollution control systems, noise-control technologies, solvent recovery systems, industrial dryers, coating systems for lithium-ion-battery electrodes, sound attenuation systems, air filters
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Dürr](https://endata.com/companies/3409.md) (acquirer)
- [Babcock & Wilcox Vølund](https://endata.com/companies/6430.md) (target)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/durr-closes-acquisition-in-the-industrial-environmental-technology-business/), 2018-10-09: "This new combination establishes a much wider and stronger product portfolio and includes the services of 1,500 highly skilled workforce with sales of"

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