As cartridge filters are still in the vast minority compared to spin on use and there has been no studies I'm aware of regarding failure rates/issues, I'm not willing to make any leap based on guess work regarding post use failure/issue comparisons.
As noted though, been many post use cartridge filters anecdotes posted that have exhibited some type of apparent issue.
That said, and back to topic, this one looks quite good. As for who makes it, I could only speculate. Purolator uses the wrap around the pleating end cap design for many of their cartidges. But that's strictly speculation.