MSA has completed the sale of its passive and electronic hearing protection business - Sordin AB of Värnamo Sweden - to Wikmanshyttan Safety, also located in Sweden. Wikmanshyttan Safety is a long term partner to MSA and has supplied hearing protectors to MSA and its distributors for over 14 years.
Together, Wikmanshyttan Safety and Sordin have comprehensive experience and competence on passive and electronic/active hearing protection. The new company, which will use the brand Sordin AB, is one of the largest companies on the global market focusing on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) over the neck.