Filtration Group

Name

Filtration Group

Legal name

Filtration Group Corporation

Website

https://www.filtrationgroup.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF), Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC), Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB), Filtration & Filter Aids (Diatomaceous Earth, Perlite, Cellulose) (AFAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration solutions
• Air filtration products
• Membrane separation technology
• Gas phase filtration
• Life sciences filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. filtration Products and Solutions: Primary revenue from selling filtration products including air filters, liquid filters, membranes, and related components. Approximately 85% of sales come from the high-margin aftermarket segment including replacement filters, parts, and consumables.
2. Aftermarket/Recurring Revenue: Replacement filters, parts, and consumables generating recurring revenue from existing customer base. Represents approximately 85% of total sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Filtration Group is a global manufacturer of mission-critical filtration products and solutions, including air filters, liquid filters, track-etched and tubular membranes, gas phase filtration media, HEPA/MERV-rated filter media, sterile sampling bags, and porous polymer components. Its products serve life sciences (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics), indoor air quality (HVAC, commercial, residential), and industrial technologies (automotive, mining, chemicals, oil and gas, water treatment) end-markets. Approximately 85% of sales come from high-margin aftermarket replacement filters, parts, and consumables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Porex: Provider and developer of porous, fiber and foam material for absorption, application, diffusion, filtration, venting, and wicking solutions
• Global Filter
• Whirl-Pak
• Columbus Industries
• AFPRO Filters
• Molecular Products
• Purafil
• PCI Membranes
• AG Industries
• Facet
• Oxyphen
• FG IAQ
• Filtration Group Industrial
• Multisorb
• Zinga
• Kaydon Filtration
• Flow Dry
• Filtran
• Universal Air Filter
• Waco Filters

Products and services

• Air Filtration Products
• Membrane Filtration Products
• Gas Phase Air Filtration Systems
• Porous Polymer Solutions (Porex)
• Whirl-Pak Sterile Sampling Bags
• Industrial Process Filtration (Global Filter)
• Aviation Fuel Filtration (Facet)
• Medical Respiratory Filters (AG Industries)
• PuraShield Air Scrubbers and Filtration Units
• Breathable Gas Treatment Devices (Molecular Products)
• Automotive Filtration (Filtran, Flow Dry)
• Hydraulic Filters (Zinga)
• Fuel and Oil Conditioning (Kaydon Filtration)
• Active Packaging Technology (Multisorb)
• Custom Filters (Universal Air Filter)
• Filter Distribution (Waco Filters)

Quantifiable outcome

• PuraShield removes 99.99% of aerosols carrying viruses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Donaldson Company, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026Filtration Group entered into a definitive agreement to sell Facet, its aviation fuel filtration business, to Donaldson for $820 million. The transaction brings together two filtration businesses with strong legacies. Facet will gain access to Donaldson's global infrastructure and technical expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Entegris: Entegris provides high-purity filtration and fluid handling for semiconductor and life sciences customers, directly comparable to Filtration Group's PCI Membranes and Porex offerings in life-sciences and microelectronics applications.
• AAF Flanders: AAF Flanders is a direct competitor in commercial and industrial air filtration, providing HEPA and MERV-rated filters for HVAC, dust collection, and cleanroom applications — a strong match for Filtration Group's Industrial and IAQ segments.
• Camfil: Camfil is a pure-play air filtration competitor across HVAC, cleanroom, and dust collection markets — overlapping head-to-head with AFPRO Filters, Columbus Industries, FG IAQ, and Waco Filters within the Filtration Group portfolio.
• Koch Membrane Systems: Koch Membrane Systems manufactures polymeric and tubular membranes for water, wastewater, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical applications, directly comparable to PCI Membranes within the Filtration Group Process Technologies segment.
• Donaldson Company, Inc. Donaldson is a direct peer in industrial and air filtration, including replacement filters for industrial, dust collection, and engine applications. It is also acquiring Filtration Group's Facet aviation fuel filtration business, intensifying direct overlap in aviation and industrial segments.
• MANN+HUMMEL: Privately held German filtration specialist serving automotive, industrial, and indoor air quality applications with comparable breadth across air, liquid, and cabin filtration. Directly comparable product portfolio and global manufacturing footprint.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation: Parker's Industrial Motion/filtration segments directly overlap with Filtration Group's industrial filtration offerings, and Parker is the acquiring party in the pending $9.25B takeover. Once closed, the combined entity becomes one of the largest industrial filtration platforms globally.
• Pall Corporation (Cytiva / Danaher): Pall is a direct competitor across Filtration Group's core Life Sciences and Industrial Technologies segments — bioprocessing, food & beverage, laboratory, and industrial filtration. Filtration Group's CEO and Process Technologies EVP both previously held senior roles at Pall, underscoring the strategic overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Eaton Corporation: Eaton operates industrial filtration products within its broader Electrical and Industrial portfolio, overlapping Filtration Group's industrial and hydraulic filtration offerings (Filtran, Zinga) as one segment among many in a much larger diversified industrial parent.
• 3M (Separation and Purification Sciences): 3M's Separation and Purification Sciences division overlaps with Filtration Group's industrial, life sciences, and water filtration offerings, though 3M is a much larger diversified industrial parent and a broader incumbent rather than a pure-play filtration competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A8 records

Investments

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