, /PRNewswire/ — SKF is committed to creating a more focused and resilient company to serve its customers even better and accelerate profitable growth. As part of the decision from the Group’s strategic review of its aerospace business, communicated on 27 October 2023, to focus on core aerospace business and to exit areas that are non-strategic, SKF has signed an agreement to divest its ring and seal operation in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Hanover ring and seal operation is divested to Carco PRP Group, through its US aerospace subsidiary, PCTI, for a total enterprise value of USD 220 million, corresponding to approximately SEK 2.3 billion. The Hanover facility manufactures mechanical seals and rings, representing 2023 annual sales of approximately SEK 700 million.
“I’m pleased that we have been able to deliver on our prior promises and successfully reached an agreement to divest this successful but non-core business at accretive multiples. With a …