Leoni completes acquisition of specialty optical fiber maker j-fiber

Feb. 2, 2012

Nuremberg, Germany--Leoni, a provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has acquired the remainder of j-fiber, completing its 2007 acquistion of 51% of the specialty fiber maker.

Conard Holton

Nuremberg, Germany--Leoni, a provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has acquired the remainder of j-fiber (Jena, Germany), completing its 2007 acquistion of 51% of the specialty fiber maker. j-fiber manufactures glass fibers, preforms, and quartz glass materials for telecommunication and data communication applications and special industrial fields.

“The product and service portfolios of the two enterprises perfectly complement each other," says Andreas Weinert, vice president of the business unit for fiber optics at Leoni. "Together we will further pursue our strategy to provide sustainable solutions to our customer’s problems using innovative technologies.”

Leoni operates worldwide, providing wires, optical fibers, cables, and cable systems, as well as related services for the automotive sector and other industries. The group of companies are listed in the German MDAX index and employs more than 59,000 people in 33 countries, generating consolidated sales of EUR 2.96 billion in 2010.

SOURCE: Leoni

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Conard Holton | Editor at Large

Conard Holton has 25 years of science and technology editing and writing experience. He was formerly a staff member and consultant for government agencies such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and engineering companies such as Bechtel. He joined Laser Focus World in 1997 as senior editor, becoming editor in chief of WDM Solutions, which he founded in 1999. In 2003 he joined Vision Systems Design as editor in chief, while continuing as contributing editor at Laser Focus World. Conard became editor in chief of Laser Focus World in August 2011, a role in which he served through August 2018. He then served as Editor at Large for Laser Focus World and Co-Chair of the Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar from August 2018 through January 2022. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, with additional studies at the Colorado School of Mines and Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.