Elsevier acquires Woodhead

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of STM products and services, has acquired Woodhead Publishing Limited, an award-winning, UK-based publisher known for its high-quality content in the fields of materials science, food science, engineering, energy and environmental technology, textile technology and biomedicine. The acquisition of Woodhead Publishing also includes Chandos Publishing, which is known for its strong publishing programme in library information science and Asian studies.