ボスティックが日本での接着剤事業展開を強化

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Colombes, 2018年5月17日

アルケマグループの一員であるボスティックが、その合弁子会社であるボスティック･ニッタ社による新田ゼラチン社の工業用接着剤事業の買収提案、および日本における世界規模の新工場建設を発表いたします。

これらの経営判断は、成長市場である衛材業界において活躍する日本の顧客への更なる積極的な貢献が期待されるだけでなく、包装用途、ラベル用途、輸送用途（自動車、航空機、鉄道車両、船舶）、そして電子機器などの工業用途分野にも本格的に事業拡大してまいります。

ボスティックが過半数所有する合弁会社ボスティック･ニッタ社は、２つのプロジェクトを推し進め、日本市場における接着剤事業をより強化いたします。   

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・ボスティック・ニッタ社による新田ゼラチン社の工業用接着剤事業買収提案

今回の3000万ユーロの売上規模を誇る接着剤事業の買収により、エレクトロニクスや自動車など急速に成長している市場への参入が可能となります。

この買収は独占禁止法規制当局の承認を条件として、今夏に完了予定です。

・ボスティック・ニッタ社による奈良における接着剤新工場建設

ボスティック・ニッタ社は、衛材用接着剤と工業用接着剤に特化した最新鋭設備を備えた世界規模の新工場建設に投資を行います。日本の奈良に建設する新工場は2020年始めに操業開始を予定としています。

これにより、日本の衛材用品市場における顧客の更なる成長をサポートし、工業用接着剤の生産も強化してまいります。

今回の決定により、アルケマは長期的な成長の原動力の一つとなる接着剤事業の拡大戦略を積極的に推し進めてまいります。

A designer of materials and innovative solutions, Arkema shapes materials and creates new uses that accelerate customer performance. Our balanced business portfolio spans high-performance materials, industrial specialties and coating solutions. Our globally recognized brands are ranked among the leaders in the markets we serve. Reporting annual sales of €8.3 billion in 2017, we employ approximately 20,000 people worldwide and operate in close to 55 countries. We are committed to active engagement with all our stakeholders. Our research centers in North America, France and Asia concentrate on advances in bio-based products, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight materials and design, home efficiency and insulation. www.arkema.com

（日本語リリース：クライアント提供）

Bostik Steps Up Its Development in Adhesives in Japan

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PARIS, May 17, 2018, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Arkema has announced the proposed acquisition by the Bostik-Nitta joint-venture

of the industrial adhesives of Nitta-Gelatin Inc., as well as the construction

of a new world-scale adhesives plant in Japan. These operations will enable

Bostik to supply its Japanese customers in the buoyant nonwoven markets for

hygiene applications and in the packaging, labelling, transportation and

electronics industrial markets.

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The Bostik-Nitta JV, majority-owned by Bostik, will strengthen its adhesives

business in the Japanese market with two projects:      

The proposed acquisition by the Bostik-Nitta JV of Nitta-Gelatin Inc.'s

industrial adhesives

This acquisition, representing sales of some (EUR)30 million, will help step up

the development of these activities in fast-growing markets such as electronics

and automotive. The acquisition is due to be completed this summer subject to

approval by anti-trust authorities.

The construction by the Bostik-Nitta JV of a new adhesives plant in Nara

The Bostik-Nitta JV will also invest in the construction of a new world-scale

plant that will include several production lines dedicated on the one hand to

adhesives for the nonwoven market for hygiene applications, and on the other to

the industrial adhesives markets. The new facility, to be located in Nara,

Japan, should come on stream early 2020. It will enable the Bostik-Nitta JV to

support the strong growth of its customers in the Japanese hygiene market and

to reinforce the production of some industrial adhesives product lines.

With this operation, Arkema is actively pursuing its strategy to develop its

adhesives, which represent one of the major drivers of its long-term growth.

About Bostik, an Arkema company

Bostik is a leading global adhesive specialist in industrial, construction and

consumer markets. For more than a century, it has been developing innovative

adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape

daily lives. From cradle to grave, from home to office, Bostik's smart

adhesives can be found everywhere. With annual sales of (EUR)2 billion, the

company employs 6,000 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries. For

the latest information, visit http://www.bostik.com .

About Arkema

A designer of materials and innovative solutions, Arkema shapes materials and

creates new uses that accelerate customer performance. Our balanced business

portfolio spans high-performance materials, industrial specialties and coating

solutions. Our globally recognized brands are ranked among the leaders in the

markets we serve. Reporting annual sales of (EUR)8.3 billion in 2017, we employ

approximately 20,000 people worldwide and operate in close to 55 countries. We

are committed to active engagement with all our stakeholders. Our research

centers in North America, France and Asia concentrate on advances in bio-based

products, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight

materials and design, home efficiency and insulation. http://www.arkema.com

Source: Bostik