H.B. Fuller Closing Plants After Forbo Acquisition

St. Paul, MN, April 23, 2012 -- H.B. Fuller Company said it will close six manufacturing facilities and cut 130 jobs across the North America Adhesives business segment as part of its integration of the recently acquired industrial adhesives business of Forbo Group.

The facilities scheduled for closure by mid-2013 are: Pointe-Claire, Quebec; Morris, IL; Kansas City, KS; Eugene, OR; Jackson, TN; and Dallas, TX. These facility closures will be staggered over the next 15 months and will result in approximately 90 job eliminations.

H.B. Fuller will consolidate its North America Adhesives business segment operations within its remaining U.S. facilities in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Washington.