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MAAG Acquires Carter Day’s Centrifugal Pellet Dryer TechnologyMAAG Acquires Carter Day’s Centrifugal Pellet Dryer Technology

The Carter Day drying technology for the global petrochemical industry will be integrated into MAAG’s product portfolio.

David Hutton

January 17, 2025

1 Min Read
Ueli Thuerig
Ueli Thuerig, president of MAAG Group. Image courtesy of MAAG Group.

MAAG Group has acquired assets from the petrochemical division of Carter Day International. The division specializes in dewatering and drying equipment for the plastics industry. 

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  

The Carter Day drying technology will be integrated into MAAG’s product portfolio, enhancing its pelletizing systems with high-capacity solutions. This addition of advanced engineering and proprietary technologies will enable MAAG to broaden its market reach, offering efficient, tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of its customers.

“This acquisition adds a highly-complementary high capacity dryer technology to our existing product portfolio, further establishing ourselves as the go-to provider for efficient and effective solutions to meet our customers' ever-growing needs.” said Ueli Thuerig, president of MAAG Group.

The MAAG Group is a manufacturer of gear pumps; pelletizing, pulverizing, and filtration systems; and automation solutions. The company offers equipment for polymer applications as well as for the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and food industry.

With production facilities and service centers strategically located across the United States, Europe, and Asia, MAAG’s global presence ensures improved product availability and exceptional service for customers around the world.

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Headquartered in Oberglatt, Switzerland, the MAAG Group has five production, sales, and service locations in North America. It also has one site in Brazil, as well as European production, sales, and service locations in Germany, France, and Italy. The MAAG Group has seven locations serving the Asian market. 

About the Author

David Hutton

David Hutton is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience as an editor and writer with daily newspapers and trade publications. 

A Kent State University graduate, he was born in Canton, Ohio, and is a lifelong writer. David started his professional career as a reporter and page designer with the Parkersburg Sentinel in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He returned to his hometown, taking a role with the Massillon Independent, where he rose to the position of managing editor.

David’s career next took him to October Research Corp., where he worked for trade publications in the real estate settlement services industry before returning to daily newspapers as news editor for The Times-Reporter in Dover-New Philadelphia, Ohio. While there, he oversaw design of the newspaper and won an Associated Press award for Best Page 1 Design. 

In 2012, David joined the staff of Plastics News as research analyst. He was responsible for the production of data research reports providing analysis of various segments and end markets of the plastics industry. He also produced content for the publication. 

In 2019, David joined Ophthalmology Times, serving as managing editor of the publication covering the latest advancements in the ophthalmology industry for physicians and clinicians. 

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