AURORA, Ill.—Freudenberg Household Products is acquiring the Playtex household gloves business, subject to closing conditions. Playtex, the gloves business of Edgewell Personal Care, is one of 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.