Henkel to expand adhesives in US, adds 103 jobs

15 May 2009 21:13  [Source: ICIS news]

TORONTO (ICIS news)--German adhesives and detergents producer Henkel will spend $23.7m (€17.3m) to expand an adhesives production site in the US state of North Carolina, creating 103 jobs in the next three years, the state’s government said on Friday.

The expansion at Salisbury, North Carolina, near Charlotte, would focus on electronics-related adhesives, the government said in a statement. Capacity details were not disclosed.

The state would support the investment with a $206,000 grant, it said.

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