Tetra Pak acquires DSS Silkeborg
Tetra Pak has acquired Denmark-based DSS Silkeborg A/S, a European market leader in dairy membrane filtration technology.
Established in 2000, DSS is a privately held company with 46 employees that develops, designs, sells, builds and commissions membrane filtration systems for dairy applications, using reverse osmosis, nano-filtration, ultra-filtration and micro-filtration technologies.
“Becoming an integral part of Tetra Pak, a large multinational company focused on the dairy sector, offers DSS an opportunity for a new phase of growth in the global dairy industry,” said Niels Osterland, co-founder and MD of DSS.
“The acquisition of DSS adds to Tetra Pak’sexpertise in membrane filtration technology, enabling us to provide our customers with an even wider range of processing solutions for dairy, cheese and whey as well as other beverages and prepared foods,” said Tim High, executive vice president processing systems, Tetra Pak.
DSS will remain in Silkeborg, Denmark, with its current management team as part of Tetra Pak’s cheese and powder business unit. Existing sales channels will be supplemented through Tetra Pak’s global market operations.
