says Jim Owens, H.B. Fuller president
and chief executive officer. “Today, we
mark an important milestone in our com-
mitment to deliver value to our customers
in Asia, enhance our competitive posi-
tion, and continue making investments in
the capabilities necessary to support our
long-term growth strategy.”
The company anticipates production
of hot melt and water-based adhesives
products to begin in the second quarter
of 2016. This increased capacity in the
region will enable the company to consis-
tently meet local customers’ requirements
and grow significantly in Southeast Asia,
particularly Indonesia.
From this new site, H.B. Fuller will
provide adhesive solutions to customers
in the hygiene, packaging, woodworking,
filter, product assembly, container labeling and other durable assembly industries.
Polycoat Products Acquires
Crown Polymers
Polycoat Products, a division of American
Polymers Corp., has acquired Crown
Polymers, LLC., a privately held floor
coatings company based in Huntley, IL.
Crown Polymers’ wide range of high-performance epoxy resin flooring systems and concrete restoration systems are
sold to applicators, contractors and end
users under the “Crown” brand name.
The newly reorganized corporate entity,
Crown Polymers Corp., will operate autonomously as an independent business
under American Polymers Corp., with
new management.
Crown Polymers brand name and
comprehensive line of proprietary epoxy
resin floor coating systems will strengthen
American Polymers Corp.’s robust product offerings in the floor coatings industry. Crown Polymers Corp. is one of the
leading global polymer manufacturers,
formulator and marketer of advanced,
epoxy resin floor coatings and concrete
repair systems for commercial, industrial,
food processing, manufacturing, hospitality, pharmaceutical, aerospace, retail, and
residential applications.
Crown Polymers Corp. specialty
flooring products include Electrostatic
Dissipative Flooring (ESD), low tem-
perature cure, high acid resistance, high
temperature resistance, and underwater
curable epoxy paste for structural repairs.
“Crown Polymers has a strong
reputation for providing excellent
product quality, technology, training,
and customer support,” stated Ashish
Dhuldhoya, executive vice president of
American Polymers Corp. “Their exten-
sive line of advanced epoxy resin floor
coating systems and concrete
repair systems not only fit ex-
tremely well with our fam-
ily of polyurethane, polyurea,
and polyaspartic flooring systems, but
Crown Polymers’ best-in-class product
line will enhance our overall ability to
further expand our strong initiative into
the industrial floor coatings marketplace.
