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CLARCOR Announces Acquisition of Keddeg Company


Published on 2008-12-29 10:52:57, Last Modified on 2008-12-29 10:53:15 - Market Wire
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FRANKLIN, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) today announced that it has acquired the Keddeg Company, a privately-owned manufacturer of aviation filtration products based in Lenexa, Kansas. Keddeg will operate as a member of CLARCOR's Purolator Advanced Filtration Group which is part of CLARCOR's Industrial/Environmental Filtration segment. Keddeg has operated for over 20 years as a supplier of cabin air filters, anti-microbial filters, electronic equipment cooling filters and coalescers to aircraft manufacturers and airlines. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CLARCOR is based in Franklin, Tennessee, and is a diversified marketer and manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and consumer and industrial packaging products sold in domestic and international markets. Common shares of the Company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLC.

The Keddeg Company is based in Lenexa, Kansas. Further information on the company and its products is available on the Keddeg website at [ www.keddeg.com ].