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Polypore International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Celgard, LLC (Celgard), will purchase Yurie-Wide Corp., a developer of technology for the manufacture of polyethylene separators for lithium-ion batteries, for approximately $23 million.

Polypore, through its Celgard business, is a leading manufacturer of mono-layer polypropylene and multi-layer polypropylene/polyethylene separators used in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Yurie-Wide has developed technology for the manufacture of polyethylene separators for lithium-ion batteries. The acquisition of Yurie-Wide will bring this membrane process technology to Polypore’s expanding lithium-ion product portfolio as well as a manufacturing base in Asia.

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