WD-40 Eyes China, India for International Growth -- Market Talk

Dow Jones01-14

1508 ET - WD-40 is setting its sights on two major economies -- China and India -- as its biggest growth opportunities, CEO Steven Brass says at an investor conference. India,the company's second largest market and where it partners with a local manufacturer, has a chance to rival the U.S. in terms of market size, Brass says, especially after growing at around 35% over the last give years. WD-40 is also looking to grow in China by expanding distribution and offering more sampling. "These high growth potential emerging markets around the world [are] where the really high percentage growth comes from," he says.(amira.mckee@wsj.com)

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