# Sioen Industries acquires James Dewhurst Group for £44M

Sioen Industries NV has acquired 100% of the shares of James Dewhurst Group, a leading manufacturer of technical textiles and Europe's largest producer of open construction laid scrims, for £44 million. The acquisition was announced on 2017-05-23.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-05-23
- Where: Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Value: $57.0M (44.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: open construction laid scrims, woven scrims, laid scrims, laminate scrims, fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Sioen Industries](https://endata.com/companies/20573.md) (acquirer)
- [James Dewhurst Group](https://endata.com/companies/24450.md) (target)

## Sources

- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/sioen-industries-acquires-james-dewhurst/), 2017-05-23: "With the global textiles industry set for continued growth, this complementary acquisition brings together two of the most well-regarded names in the reinforcement textiles industry."
- [apparelresources.com](https://apparelresources.com/business-news/sourcing/sioen-industries-buys-technical-textile-manufacturer-james-dewhurst-group/), 2017-05-29: "With the global textiles industry set for continued growth, this complementary acquisition brings together two of the most well-regarded names in the reinforcement textiles industry."

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