Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics buys Twin Bay Medical

Published: 4-Dec-2012

Adds flexible tube retainers and single-use components for biopharmaceuticals to portfolio


Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics of Aurora, Ohio, US has completed the acquisition of Twin Bay Medical, expanding its capabilities as a full service provider to the biopharmaceutical industry.

Twin Bay Medical is a Michigan-based manufacturer of BarbLock flexible tube retainers and single-use components for biopharmaceuticals manufacturing.

The company’s production facility in Williamsburg, Michigan, its development organisation and all of its employees are included in the deal.

‘The acquisition of Twin-Bay Medical enables us to continue to bring innovative solutions to the market, especially for single-use biopharmaceutical manufacturing for which Twin Bay Medical has consistently been developing new and unique products to meet the challenges of this new industry,’ said Michael Cahill, VP of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ fluid systems division.

‘Twin Bay Medical and Saint-Gobain share the same passion for customer service, with a strong emphasis on quality and reliability.’

Twin Bay Medical's founder, Al Werth, will continue to work with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics employs 4,500 people in 16 countries. Products include films, foams, coated fabrics, bearings, seals and fluid systems.

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