Following the success of the major investment in additional capacity in 2008 at its Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK facility ENTEK International has experienced unprecedented demand for its RhinoHide® separators.

The sustained growth in the global lead-acid battery industry and the success of ENTEK International’s customer base has resulted in a strategic review of separator capacity investments.

In order for ENTEK International to continue to provide its world-leading and unsurpassed quality separators to the global lead-acid battery industry ENTEK will be investing in a significant capacity upgrade at its Oregon, USA, facility.

This investment in additional manufacturing capacity for SLI polyethylene separators. ENTEK International has designed the new state-of-the-art lines to generate an additional 60 million square meters of separator material to meet the long term growth demands of its global customer base.