Jan 25 2011
H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) is proud to announce that it will create a global center of excellence in application development for the Window and Solar industries at the Company's World Headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Application development for these important industries will be centralized and joined with global product development, substantially accelerating innovation timelines. This improvement will allow H.B. Fuller to deliver solutions to customers at an even faster pace. H.B. Fuller's technologies, including reactive hot melt adhesives, have generated significant value for our customers in the Window markets. These same technologies are rapidly gaining acceptance in applications within the solar-panel industry, providing significant advantages in the panel manufacturing process.
The center of excellence is supported by teams of locally-placed product and industry specialists around the world. This combination of global innovation and local expertise will ensure that customer needs are met, and the highest value is delivered. "H.B. Fuller's adhesive business was built upon a strong foundation of innovation. Creating a global center of excellence for Window and Solar markets will facilitate the delivery of innovative and value-added products to market at a fast pace," says Bill Magee, H.B. Fuller global director of strategy and marketing.