NEUSS, Germany (April 10, 2012) – Verder acquired the company Eltra GmbH in Neuss, Germany and its manufacturing facility ASAL sarl in Bucharest, Romania.
Eltra is a manufacturer of elemental analyzers. The equipment is partly manufactured in its own factory Asal but the design, final assembly and testing is done in the Neuss facility. The products are distributed through a worldwide network of laboratory dealers with a customer base predominantly in the steel and ceramics industry.
Eltra’s founder and General Manager, Mr. Polemitis will stay with the group for the next years and is motivated to make the company grow into the next phase. Eltra will remain based in Neuss (20km from Retsch Headquarters in Haan, Germany) and is part of the Retsch Laboratory Division within the Verder Group.