Wake County Economic Development Announces Munktell Filter AB Selects Raleigh for Expansion

Raleigh, NC, March 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Ken Atkins, executive director for Wake County Economic Development (WCED) (www.raleigh-wake.org), has announced that Munktell Filter AB, a Swedish-based paper filtration company, has opened its first North American sales and distribution office in Raleigh at Brier Creek. From its new Raleigh location, Munktell plans to aggressively grow its client base throughout the United States. Projected to open this spring, the Raleigh operation will consist initially of a small sales and distribution office with plans to expand operations as its market share grows.

The Munktell Group, based in Falun, Sweden, is one of the world’s leading companies specializing in filtration and separation technologies and is the first producer of filter paper for analytical purposes. The company specializes in filtration and separation technology for laboratory, industrial and environmental markets, air filter media, medical filtration technology, and archival storage products. Munktell has production sites and sales offices in Sweden and Germany.

Wayne Watkins, WCED project manager, has worked with Munktell on the expansion since August 2008. For more information about this project, contact Watkins at wwatkins@raleighchamber.org.

“We are pleased that Munktell selected Raleigh as the location for its first North American sales and distribution office,” said Atkins. “Our region’s history as a center of technology and research make us a perfect match for a company in the medical technology industry. I am confident that their investment in Wake County will be mutually beneficial.”

About Wake County Economic Development:
Wake County Economic Development (WCED), a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, is the primary economic development organization for Wake County and its 12 municipalities. WCED hosts clients evaluating Wake County for possible facility locations each year and facilitates dozens of corporate expansions, resulting in new jobs and capital investment for Raleigh and Wake County. Services available to companies that are considering relocating or expanding in Wake County include economic and demographic research, site and building inventory searches, visitation itineraries, community tours, corporate executive and employee briefings, employee relocation assistance, and post-relocation services. In both 2002 and 2003, Site Selection magazine recognized WCED as one of the top ten economic development organizations in the United States. For more information about WCED, please visit www.raleigh-wake.org.

Patty Briguglio
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