# Bostik completes acquisition of Nitta Gelatin's industrial adhesives business

Bostik, an Arkema company, completed the acquisition of the industrial adhesives business of Nitta Gelatin Inc. through the Bostik-Nitta joint venture in Japan on August 1, 2018. The acquisition will be complemented by the construction of a new adhesives plant in Japan.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-08-01
- Where: Japan, Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial adhesives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Bostik](https://endata.com/companies/7030.md) (acquirer)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (investor)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (partner)
- [Nitta Gelatin](https://endata.com/companies/29198.md) (partner)
- [Nitta Gelatin](https://endata.com/companies/29198.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bostik.com](https://www.bostik.com/global/en/newslist/news/global/20180801-bostik-completes-/), 2018-08-01: "Bostik completed the acquisition of the industrial adhesives of Nitta Gelatin Inc. by the Bostik-Nitta joint-venture in Japan, on 1st August 2018."
- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/corporate/2018/20180801-bostik-finalise-a/), 2018-08-01: "This acquisition, which will be complemented by the construction of a new adhesives plant in Japan, will help Bostik to step up its development particularly in the fast-growing nonwoven markets for hygiene applications and in the packaging, labelling, transportation and electronics industrial market"
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/bostik-steps-up-its-development-in-nonwovens-markets/), 2018-08-09: "Bostik has completed the acquisition of the industrial adhesives of Nitta Gelatin by the Bostik-Nitta joint-venture in Japan."

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