▁do . ▁ ▁The ▁gran ule ▁business ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁F iber gen , ▁helped ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁en zym ologist ▁An ato le ▁K ly os ov . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁Black ▁Cla w son ▁for ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Th ermo ▁Electron ▁fully ▁sp un ▁out ▁Th ermo ▁F ib rote k , ▁which ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁K ad ant ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ; ▁ ▁the ▁F ib ro gen ▁division ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁K ad ant ▁Compos ites ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁gran ule ▁business ▁of ▁K ad ant ▁Compos ites ▁took ▁off ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁started ▁using ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁fill er ▁in ▁composite ▁pl ast ics ▁products ▁for ▁deck ing , ▁with ▁sales ▁growing ▁from ▁under ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁Car man ah ▁Design ▁and ▁Man ufact uring ▁ ▁Inc . ▁for ▁Canadian ▁dollars ▁( C AD ) ▁ 5 4 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash , ▁or ▁approximately ▁US $ 5 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁K ad ant ▁eng ages ▁in ▁mainly ▁four ▁ ▁segments : ▁stock ▁prepar ation ▁systems , ▁fluid ▁handling ▁systems , ▁roll ▁doctor ing , ▁clean ing ▁and ▁fil tr ation , ▁and ▁fi ber - based ▁gran ules . ▁K ad