H. B. Fuller, founded in 1887, is a worldwide manufacturer of adhesives, sealants, coatings, paints and other specialty chemicals. H.B. Fuller offers technology for corporations to deter counterfeiters from distributing bogus products. The company s global adhesives operating segment produces and supplies adhesive products for application in various end-markets, including assembly, packaging, converting, nonwoven, automotive, graphic arts and footwear. Its Full-Valu and Specialty operating segment produces and supplies specialty chemical products, such as ceramic tile grouts and mortars, powder coatings, liquid paints, consumer caulks and sealants, window sealants and desiccants, and specialty packaging adhesives and consultative solutions. H. B. Fuller operates more than 225,000-square-foot research and development facility, and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. It has direct operations in more than 30 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.