Nordson to buy Belgian manufacturer Verbruggen

Nordson Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy Belgium's Constructiewerkhuizen G. Verbruggen NV, which makes equipment for the flexible-packaging industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nordson, which makes equipment to apply adhesives and other materials to consumer and industrial products, said it expected the deal to close within several days and to have no effect on its earnings in the first full year. Verbruggen makes flat dies and coextrusion equipment used in the manufacturing of