As a core member of the Mativ family of brands, we are delighted to share that we can now provide even more end-to-end filtration solutions to solve your complex challenges and meet your customers’ needs. Our extended portfolio of filtration products now includes synthetic and glass filter media, nonwovens, nettings, tubes, films, and engineered specialty papers - a one stop shop for your filtration applications.
With production sites located all around the world, Gessner can develop and locally produce a wide range of materials to suit a variety of highly demanding applications. With continuous product development in close cooperation with our partners, we deliver tailor-made solutions suited for a variety of challenging end-user needs.
It is our goal to serve as your global filtration solutions provider. With our diverse material and technology portfolio for Transportation Filtration, Water Filtration, HVAC & Air Pollution Control, Industrial Processes, and Life Science, you can count on us.
With an experience of more than 60 years GESSNER has a huge knowhow in many filtration applications.
Starting with the automotive and transportation filter media business as Steinbeis Gessner in Germany, with solutions for membrane casting substrates as Crane in the USA, and with nettings as Delstar & Conwed in the the USA, GESSNER is now our overall common brand and a one stop shop with an extended application portfolio for filtration applications. After the merger of Neenah & SWM in June 2022, we now produce our filtration materials on our sites in the US, Europe and Asia.
With a lot of passion and expertise we focus on common developments, trusting customer relationships and continuous innovations.
To achieve our goal of top-line growth, we recognize the importance of innovation in meeting our customers' evolving needs. At GESSNER we are committed to staying ahead of the curve when it comes to filtration technology, leveraging our expertise in transportation, water, air & liquid, industrial processes, and life science to develop new and innovative solutions that provide a consistent and advantaged offering to our global customer base.
At the same time, we are committed to expanding our filtration portfolio, and tapping into new and emerging markets to continue driving growth and diversification. We understand the importance of staying nimble and flexible in an ever-changing business landscape, which is why we are constantly seeking out new opportunities that align with our core competencies and values.
At GESSNER we focus on quality, reliability, and efficiency, we are dedicated to delivering top-tier products and services that meet the highest standards of excellence. By remaining true to our core mission and values, and by continuously striving to innovate and evolve, we are confident in our ability to achieve sustained growth and success in the coming years and beyond.
The merger between Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. ("SWM") and Neenah, Inc. ("Neenah"), two leading manufacturers of specialty materials, was successfully completed on July 6, 2022, forming a new entity known as Mativ Holdings, Inc. The merger brought together both companies' strengths in specialty materials, creating an organization with a broader portfolio and a stronger global footprint.
Alpharetta, Georgia-based Mativ Holdings, Inc. stands as an international authority in specialty materials, providing critical components and engineered solutions to tackle the most intricate challenges faced by our customers. As part of Mativ, the GESSNER brand caters to the Business Unit Filtration, expanding the solutions portfolio.
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