FAIRFIELD, Conn., Feb 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that net sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 were $14.9 million compared to $12.1 million in the same period in 2006, an increase of 23% . Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2007

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Feb 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) announced today that it has named David Farnworth as Vice President of Marketing - Westcott Brand. Mr. Farnworth will be responsible for all aspects of the Westcott Brand including Strategy and Innovation. Mr.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2008--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) announced today that it has named Michael Peterson as Vice President of Global Marketing. Mr. Peterson will be responsible for all Brand Strategy, Innovation, Category Management and Customer Marketing on a global

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2008--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) will release its financial results for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EST. A conference call to discuss these results will be broadcast over the Internet at 12:00 p.m. EST.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2008--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced an exclusive agreement with Microban International, Ltd. for the use of its Microban antimicrobial technology in hardware, industrial, office and school tools.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2008--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program of up to 150,000 common shares. The Company also may repurchase up to 47,800 shares under its repurchase program previously

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2007--The Board of Directors of Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) declared a cash dividend of 4 cents per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on January 29, 2008 to stockholders of record on the close of business on January 8,

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Dec 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that it has won a GOOD DESIGN award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Musuem of Architecture and Design for its Clauss(R) Brand SpeedPak(TM) Utility Knife. SpeedPak is a highly innovative cartridge-based

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2007--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 were $17.1 million compared to $15.5 million in the same period in 2006, an increase of 10% . Net sales for the nine months ended September

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2007--Forbes announced that Acme United Corporation ACU has been ranked 113th on the annual Forbes list of the 200 best small companies in America. Acme United returns to the list for a second time. The list which is comprised of public companies appears