WEINHEIM, Germany—Freudenberg Household Products L.P., part of Freudenberg Group, is acquiring U.S.-based household gloves business Playtex. In a Oct. 5 statement, the group said it was aiming to ...
WESTPORT, Conn. (Feb. 11)—Playtex Products Inc. plans to outsource production of latex gloves to Malaysia and cut more than 300 jobs, or 20 percent of its work force, as part of a realignment program.