Search CONTACT US English TECHNOLOGIES CUSTOM SOLUTIONS MARKETS NEWS AND EVENTS ABOUT POREX > About Porex > Global Locations AMERICAS ATLANTA, GEORGIA – USA Founded in 1961, Porex Corporation’s global headquarters are located in Fairburn, Georgia, approximately 20 miles south of Atlanta. Initially housed inside a single small building, Porex headquarters now encompasses over 200,000 square feet of research, manufacturing and administrative space dedicated to driving industry-leading advancements in porous polymers science and solutions. State-of-the-art in-house tooling and equipment engineering ensure responsiveness, quality and reduced overall costs for our customers and support rapid prototyping. Substantial investments in research and development, technology, and quality assurance are closely aligned with our design engineering and product innovation to deliver fast, effective solutions focused on specific application needs. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Corporation RICHMOND, VA – USA The Porex manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia, holds a 60-year history of experience in production, development and distribution of fiber reservoirs for writing instruments and special fiber reservoirs for medical, household, diagnostics and cosmetics markets around the world. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Filtration Group ST. CHARLES, MI – USA Acquired in March 2017, Porex’s ISO-13485 certified facility in St. Charles, Michigan is the world’s premier, independent medical and cosmetic grade polyurethanes foam-products producer in service of diverse global markets. Customized foam products include personal care and cosmetic foams, which feature hydrophilic, biocompatible, latex-free and medically-accepted properties per customer specifications. Encompassing 70,000 square feet of research and development, manufacturing, engineering and administrative space, the facility focuses on the development and improvement of foam products and technologies. State-of-the-art technology, engineering, tooling and equipment ensure delivery of the highest quality, responsive product solutions at efficient costs and rapid prototype development per request to exacting specifications. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies Corporation ISO 13485 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies Corporation ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies Corporation EUROPE BAUTZEN – GERMANY For more than 20 years, Porex’s manufacturing facility in Bautzen, Germany, has specialized in design, development, production and distribution of porous polymer components. In-house tooling and material technology as well as product development and quality are prioritized by 300 employees on a daily basis. Serving our partners both in Europe and around the world and delivering the best solutions through project management and customer service is a key focus, augmented by our close collaboration with all other Porex locations worldwide. Bautzen is located between the cosmopolitan cities Dresden and Berlin and connects to all major logistic hubs. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies GmbH REINBEK – GERMANY With more than 60 years of experience in fiber production, development and distribution, the Porex manufacturing facility in Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany serves markets across the globe. The facility produces fiber reservoirs for writing instruments and special fiber reservoirs for the medical, household, diagnostics and cosmetics markets. ISO 9001 Certification, Porex Technologies GmbH: ENGLISH GERMAN ISO 14001 Certification, Porex Technologies GmbH: ENGLISH GERMAN ISO 50001 Certification, Porex Technologies GmbH: ENGLISH GERMAN ISO 45001 Certification, Porex Technologies GmbH: GERMAN ALNESS, SCOTLAND – UK Facilities located in Alness, Scotland serve global markets with over 20 years of experience in design, development, production and distribution of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) porous plastic components, including in-house capability for die-cutting, print and parts lamination. Our Alness location boasts two clean room facilities with a 10,000-square-foot clean room manufacturing area: 8,500 square feet at Class 10,000 and 1,500 square feet at Class 1,000. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies, Ltd. ISO 45001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies, Ltd. ASIA PACIFIC NINGBO, CHINA Founded in 2003, Porex’s Center of Excellence in Ningbo, China develops reservoirs used in the writing instruments and cosmetics market. The facility also produces porous components widely used in IVD, printing system, household products, medical and biosciences applications. In-house engineers dedicated for research and development supplement the facility’s forward advancement. With 15 years manufacturing experience on fiber production, our Ningbo site has relocated to a new double size facility of 8,799 sqm in 2019 to expand capacity to better serve the Asia customers with closely interaction with Porex locations worldwide to develop the most effective porous fiber solutions. ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. OHSAS 45001 CERTIFICATION: Porex Technologies (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR – MALAYSIA Porex’s Asia headquarters in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia hold more than 18 years of manufacturing history. The facilities provide in-house product development and component tooling experience. A class 100K biomed room is dedicated to sophisticated healthcare industry requirements. This facility has become Porex’s global Center of Excellence for writing instrument nibs, having expanded by 50% in 2018 to support the growth of the polyester fiber nib business in addition to sintered particle nibs. Boasting 18 years of leadership, best practices, quality improvement, support and training in writing instrument nib manufacturing and development, over 2 billion nibs were produced in Malaysia in 2018. In addition to serving the specific needs of our customers and partners based in Asia, the Malaysia facilities work closely with Porex locations worldwide to develop the most effective design engineering solutions for all industries. 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