ContiTech purchases conveyor belt manufacture

ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Northeim, is expanding its North American business by acquiring the conveyor belt manufacturer Legg Company Inc. based in Halstead, Kansas. Founded in 1964, the company owns modern production facilities and employs approximately 100 people. Production focuses on conveyor belts for industrial applications – e.g. in cement plants, paper mills, the food processing industry, and storage warehouses – as well as special-purpose belts for agricultural machinery.

“This acquisition means that in the future we will have our own production facilities for agricultural and industrial belts in the USA as well as an established sales network in the USA and Canada,” says Hans-Jürgen Duensing, head of the ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group business unit. “This supports our expansion in the NAFTA region and supplements our production site in Mexico.” With this acquisition, ContiTech is widening its product range particularly in the fields of harvesters, straw cutters, silicone belts, flat belts, and – in particular – lightweight belts. Closing of the transaction took place on July 1, 2013. Both parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

x

Related articles:

Issue 10/2013

ContiTech Expands Business with Industrial Conveyor Belts

The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Northeim, is strengthening its conveyor belts business for industrial ­applications with the acquisition of Metso’s industrial conveyor belt operations based in...

more
Issue 01-02/2017

ContiTech Strategically Reorganizes Conveyor Belt Business for Industrial Applications

ContiTech has strategically reorganized its conveyor belt business to focus more on its industrial applications business in the future. For this purpose, the conveyor belt specialist has created the...

more

Continental Concludes Veyance Acquisition

Continental has concluded its acquisition of the U.S. rubber company Veyance Technologies Inc, of Fairlawn, Ohio, on January 30. On January 29, the Brazilian antitrust authority CADE (Council for...

more
Issue 05/2013

Enhanced conveyor belt safety

Longitudinal slitting in conveyor belts can be costly. Sharp objects are always ending up on the conveyor belt together with the materials conveyed, especially in the mining industry, in wood...

more
Issue 07-08/2012

ContiTech buys special‑purpose belt company

ContiTech has strengthened its industrial business in specialized conveyor belts by purchasing Specialised Belting Supplies Ltd, Thetford. This British company has been in the market since 1984 and,...

more