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Larox

Larox, founded in 1977 and headquartered at Lappeenranta, Finland, was a Finnish engineering company that developed, designed and manufactured industrial filters for use in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries. Outotec launched a €93 million takeover bid for the company in October 2009 and holds over 98% of its shares as of 26 February 2010. After Metso Outotec merger, completed in July 2020, Larox filtration technologies are currently part of Metso Outotec portfolio. In May 2023, Metso Outotec rebranded into Metso.

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Larox, founded in 1977 and headquartered at Lappeenranta, Finland, was a Finnish engineering company that developed, designed and manufactured industrial filters for use in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries. Outotec launched a €93 million takeover bid for the company in October 2009 and holds over 98% of its shares as of 26 February 2010. After Metso Outotec merger, completed in July 2020, Larox filtration technologies are currently part of Metso Outotec portfolio. In May 2023, Metso Outotec rebranded into Metso.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359715021

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