About Us

Filtrona Porous Technologies is a division of Filtrona plc - a UK listed, FTSE support services company.

Filtrona plc is a leading international supplier of speciality plastic and fiber products with four operating divisions.  Filtrona is a well invested global business headquartered in the UK, with 29 manufacturing facilities, 41 sales & distribution operations and six research & development facilities spread across 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.  Filtrona employs some 3,160 people across the world. 

Filtrona Porous Technologies, one of the four Filtrona plc operating divisions, develops and manufactures liquid handling components that control and manipulate small quantities of fluids and vapor within consumer and industrial products. Our products are found in end-use devices that require the precise absorption, retention, transfer, or release of liquids or vapors. Filtrona Porous Technologies incorporates the fiber technology of Filtrona Fibertec and the hydrophilic foam technology of Lendell Manufacturing, Inc. Current product applications include

• healthcare, medical diagnostics, and life science devices
• cleaning, cosmetics, and personal care products
• inkjet cartridge reservoirs and printer components
• writing instruments, including all types of pens, markers, and highlighters
• specialty filtration and other industrial applications

All Filtrona Porous Technologies products are custom and engineered to the specific needs and performance demands of our customers. Filtrona Porous Technologies has extensive research and development and manufacturing facilities and is recognized as a leading innovator in the continuous bonding of fibers and hydrophilic foam technology. This emphasis on the customer and precise customization permits Filtrona Porous Technologies to provide component solutions for both current fluid handling needs and next generation products and innovation.

Manufacturing facilities are located in

• Richmond, Virginia, USA
• St. Charles, Michigan, USA
• Reinbek (Hamburg), Germany
• Ningbo, China

Filtrona Porous Technologies draws from a vast portfolio of materials, processes and chemistries to engineer or even invent the fluid- or vapor-handling solution for your next generation products.