Camfil Farr, one of the world's largest and leading manufacturer of filters and clean air solutions, has established a new company in India - Camfil Farr Air Filtration India Limited - through a joint venture agreement with the Anand Automotive Systems Group, which Camfil Farr has collaborated with for many years.

The new company has acquired the business of the Anand company, Anfilco Limited., and the Camfil Farr Group holds a substantial majority in it. "ANFILCO has been a Camfil Farr licensee for gas turbine air filters and filtration equipment for locomotive diesel engines for a number of years. As Camfil Farr Air Filtration India, the new subsidiary will serve as a bridgehead for the Camfil Farr Group to expand into the local Indian market," comments Johan Ryrberg, Executive Vice President and CFO of the Camfil Farr Group.

Initially, Camfil Farr Air Filtration India Limited will be integrated within Camfil Farr Power Systems, representing 17% of Group sales, reveals the company’s press release. Camfil Farr Air Filtration India's production plant and offices are based in Gurgaon, close to Delhi.