Norton Completes Furon Acquisition

Norton Co. (Valley Forge, PA), the parent company of N/A, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Furon Co. (Laguna Niguel, CA), a manufacturer of engineered products made from high-performance polymer materials.

Under terms of the agreement, Furon merged with Norton subsidiary FCY Acquisition Corp. and is now wholly owned by Norton. The merger follows the successful completion of a tender offer for the outstanding shares of Furon, under which Norton acquired approximately 96% of Furon common stock.

To learn more about the merger and the events leading to its completion, read Norton And Furon Pass Merger Milestones and Norton To Acquire Furon For More Than $600 Million.

A worldwide manufacturer serving a broad range of industries, Norton Co. is a leading manufacturer of abrasives, and produces technologically advanced ceramics, plastics, and chemical process products. Norton's performance plastics business unit processes high-performance plastics which are formed into labware fittings, flexible foams, bearings, flexible tubing, radomes, pressure-sensitive tapes, sealants, and films.

Furon designs, develops, and manufactures highly engineered products made primarily from specially formulated high-performance polymer materials.

For more information, call Dorothy Wackerman of Norton Co. at 610-341-7428.

Edited by Jim Pomager