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H.B. Fuller to Acquire Adhesives Manufacturer in Malaysia

March 12, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint venture of Yule Catto (Harlow, U.K.) and Johor Corporation (Johor Bahru...

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