# Oerlikon sells tape and monofilament technologies to Starlinger

Oerlikon divested its tape and monofilament technologies, including the Barmag Spinnzwirn business unit in Chemnitz, to Austrian group Starlinger.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-07-26
- Where: Chemnitz, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: tape and monofilament technologies, high-speed winders, precision winders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Oerlikon Textile](https://endata.com/companies/33346.md)
- [Starlinger](https://endata.com/companies/6461.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [specialtyfabricsreview.com](https://specialtyfabricsreview.com/2018/07/26/oerlikon-sells-technology-to-starlinger/), 2018-07-26: "Putting greater focus on their core business of filament, staple fiber and nonwovens, Oerlikon will divest its tape and monofilament technologies to the Austrian group, Starlinger."

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