Paper Product Innovation

Location :: Westford, MA USA
Index Membership :: N/A
Sector :: Consumer Goods
Industry :: Paper & Paper Products
Employees :: 2,000

Kadant Inc.

Kadant, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of equipment and products for the papermaking and paper recycling industries. Its principal products include custom-engineered stock-preparation systems and equipment for the preparation of wastepaper for conversion into recycled paper; paper machine accessory equipment and related consumables for the efficient operation of paper machines; water-management systems for draining, purifying, and recycling process water; and fluid-handling systems used primarily in the dryer section of the papermaking process and during the production of corrugated boxboard, metals, plastics, rubber, textiles, and food.

The company also produces biodegradable, absorbent granules from papermaking byproducts for use primarily as carriers for agricultural, home lawn and garden, and professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. In addition, it manufactures and sells grey and ductile iron castings. Kadant operates primarily in the United States, China, and Europe. The company was founded in 1991. It was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. and changed its name to Kadant, Inc. in 2001. Kadant is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

Kadant Inc.

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