International Adhesives Sales Lift H.B. Fuller's Bottom Line

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Adhesives manufacturer H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) (Vadnais Heights, Minnesota) recently reported earnings results for the third quarter of the company's 2010 fiscal year. H.B. Fuller's net revenue for the quarter was $338.6 million, an increase of 7.4% from the same quarter in 2009. The company's sales in North America were lower than expected. The company's strongest growth occurred in international markets, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. Industrial Info is tracking more than $60 million of active projects at adhesives manufacturing plants in North America and an equivalent amount throughout the rest of the world. Internationally, the largest adhesives project is 3M Company's (NYSE:MMM) (St. Paul, Minnesota) expansion of its adhesives plant in Wroclaw, Poland.