STM publisher Elsevier has acquired UK-based publisher, Woodhead Publishing Limited. It is expected that this acquisition will expand Elsevier's books portfolio in key subject areas including materials science, engineering and food science.
The acquisition of Woodhead Publishing also includes Chandos Publishing, which is known for its strong publishing program in library information science and Asian studies.
Based in Cambridge, England and established in 1989, Woodhead Publishing is an international publishing company publishing in the areas of food science, technology and nutrition; materials and engineering; textile technology; energy and environmental technology; finance, commodities and investment; and mathematics.
The publisher was recognized for international achievement at last year's Independent Publishing Awards, sponsored by the London Book Fair, being called "active and innovative in whatever country it targets."
