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- Porvair plc (LSE: PRV; OTC: PVARF) develops, designs, and manufactures specialist filtration, laboratory, and environmental technology products. The company operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, which supplies filtration equipment for aerospace engines, energy, petrochemicals, refining, food and beverage, water treatment, microelectronics, and nuclear applications including porous metal, ceramic, and polymer filters; Laboratory, which provides instruments, consumables, and microplates for bioscience, diagnostics, sample preparation, and environmental analysis such as water testing kits and porous plastics; and Metal Melt Quality, which offers porous ceramic filters for molten metal filtration in aluminum cast houses, superalloys, and iron foundries. Porvair serves global markets with manufacturing and sales operations in the United Kingdom, United States, China, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, and India. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom, the company maintains a strong balance sheet to support organic growth and acquisitions. Recent developments include the acquisition of European Filter Corporation (EFC) in early 2024, enhancing petrochemical filtration capabilities; the 2023 purchases of Ratiolab GmbH and Ratiolab Kft., adding European laboratory consumables manufacturing and injection molding expertise with €12 million in annual revenues; and the acquisition of HRW Inc. assets in Idaho for microelectronics engineering support. In September 2025, Porvair reported satisfactory nine-month trading with a stronger second half anticipated, and appointed Lisa Anson as a Non-Executive Director effective October 2025; full-year 2024 results delivered record revenues amid mixed market conditions.