Freudenberg said Playtex occupies about 8.5 percent of the total U.S. glove market—which also includes work and medical gloves in addition to the household segment. Molek said the acquisition will ...

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2006--The Playtex Cares Tour, featuring the Playtex(R) Living(R) Gloves Van, recently began its 26-city, 150-retail location journey providing consumers with ...

Playtex Products Inc. Tuesday said it would cut more than 300 jobs, or about 20 percent of its work force, and outsource some production as part of a move to improve its focus on core products ...

Playtex Products Inc. <PYX.N>, which makes Banana Boat sunscreen, said on Thursday it has acquired the owner of the Hawaiian Tropic sun care line, Tiki Hut Holding Co. Inc., expanding its sun care ...

WESTPORT, Ct. Consumer products company Playtex is encouraging women to purchase and use Playtex gloves through its new “Free Manicure” promotion. "Exposure to household chemicals and hot ...

Playtex, whose products include infant feeding products, Diaper Genie, disposable gloves and its namesake tampons, said net income rose to $10.3 million, or 16 cents a share, from $6.2 million, or ...

AURORA, Ill., Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Freudenberg, the global technology company is further expanding its household products business area. Freudenberg Household Products LP, known in the US ...

ST. LOUIS Energizer Holdings has completed its acquisition of Playtex Products, a move that expands its presence in the personal care segment.. The deal was for $18.30 per share in cash plus the ...

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.

Energizer Holdings Inc., best known for the drumming bunny in its battery advertisements, is buying Playtex Products Inc. in a $1.2 billion US friendly deal. If all goes as planned, Missouri-based ...

During the 2000 New Hampshire primary, longshot presidential candidate Jim Taylor never imagined that yellow Playtex gloves, a bottle of Lysol and his signature political prop would be considered ...

BCI Holdings Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell its Playtex intimate apparel and other businesses of its personal products division to an investor group for $1.25 billion and a 20 percent equity ...