Company is expected to expand business abroad As part of its efforts to build out its network infrastructure business, ADC Telecommunications Inc. will purchase the Krone communications division of GenTek Inc. for approximately $350 million, the companies announced Thursday.The acquisition is the first major step in ADC’s plans to grow its global network infrastructure products and services business, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota, company said in a statement. The Krone group supplies cable as well as copper and fiber-based connectivity products that are used in public access and enterprise networks.The addition of Krone will boost ADC’s global scale in supplying global network infrastructure gear and is expected to speed ADC’s entry into such emerging markets as China, India, Russia, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, ADC said. According to ADC and GenTek, Krone employs more than 2,000 people, that are primarily located in the U.S, Mexico, Germany, the U.K. and Australia, and has eight factories and five research and development centers around the world. Last year, it had sales of $316 million and operating income of $13 million before one-time items, the companies said.The sale is part of GenTek’s current restructuring plans. GenTek, in Parsippany, New Jersey, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on Oct. 11, 2002, from which the company emerged on Nov. 10, 2003.The transaction is expected to close during ADC’s third quarter which ends July 31, the company said. Representatives from ADC and GenTek could not immediately be reached for comment. Technology Industry