—ITW, Inc. (Hartland, WI) has acquired Sherman Treaters (Thame, England), causing Pillar Technologies, a div. of ITW, to operate as an autonomous division with Sherman. —Rexam PLC (London, United Kingdom) has purchased Danapak A/S (Stilling, Denmark). —Sentinel Products (Hyannis, MA) and BC Foam (Volpiano, Italy) have created a joint marketing alliance in the PET foam sheet and board products business. —Molins PLC (Coventry, England) has acquired Rose Forgrove (Lancaster, PA) horizontal wrapping machines. —Barry-Wehmiller (St. Louis, MO) has acquired the assets of Wright Machinery (Uxbridge, England). —Tyco Intl. (Pembroke, Bermuda) and Sensormatic Electronics Corp. (Boca Raton, FL) have entered into a definitive agreement in which a subsidiary of Tyco will acquire Sensormatic in a stock-for-stock transaction.
International agreements
Avery Dennison Corp. (Pasadena, CA) and Jackstädt GmbH (Wuppertal, Germany) have signed a definitive agreement for Avery Dennison to acquire Jackstädts pressure-sensitive adhesive materials business.
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