Freudenberg-NOK acquires LSR processor

PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Oct. 19)–Freudenberg-NOK G.P. has purchased Gloucester, Mass.-based Jenline Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of molded liquid silicone rubber goods, for an undisclosed amount to expand its health care products business.

Freudenberg-NOK, a joint partnership between Germany-headquartered Freudenberg & Co. and NOK Corp. of Japan, plans to establish its primary center for LSR products for the health care industry at the Gloucester plant, which was included in the acquisition, the company said.

The addition of Jenline–along with the purchase of Lederer GmbH recently by Freudenberg & Co.–will…