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UL Buys S. Korean Safety Test Services Provider KBW

UL completed the acquisition of KBW, a South Korean-based provider of safety test services for consumer tech products and medical devices, said the buyer Monday: UL has been operating in South Korea more than 25 years and “continues to see…

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this market as a key hub for technological innovation." Adding KBW enables UL to broaden its safety testing capabilities within the region, speeding customers’ time to market, it said. Transaction terms weren't disclosed.