Performance apparel markets: business update, April 2017
This report provides information, analysis and valuable insight on developments relating to the performance apparel industry in the following categories: acquisitions, divestments and mergers; business developments; capacity expansions; and joint ventures, cooperation, licensing and distribution. Brands, companies and other organisations featured in this report include: Action Sports Sportartikel; Asics; Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation; Cherokee Global Brands (CGB); Directa Plus; European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); Fanatics; HeiQ; Hi-Tec Sports International Holdings (Hi-Tec); International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF); Kraig Biocraft Laboratories; Major League Baseball (MLB); Nike Swim; Novaresin; Perry Ellis International; Patagonia; Politecnico di Milano (the Polytechnic University of Milan); Proged Group; R1 Sports; Seiko; Soliani EMC; Superdeporte Plus Peru; TDK; Tennis Fashion; Toyota; Uldin; Under Armour; and Unifi.
- SUMMARY
- 3ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS
- Cherokee Global Brands (CGB) has acquired Hi-Tec Sports International Holdings
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS
- Directa Plus has been awarded a grant by the European Regional Development Fund to develop graphene-enhanced membranes
- CAPACITY EXPANSIONS
- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has expanded its capacity for producing Dragon Silk fibre
- JOINT VENTURES, COOPERATION, LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION
- Asics has entered into a multi-year partnership with the International Association of Athletics
- Federations (IAAF)
- HeiQ has entered into a research partnership with Patagonia to develop novel ways of making durable water repellent (DWR) treatments which are environmentally sustainable and breathable
- Perry Ellis International has entered into new agreements relating to the distribution of Nike
- Swim products
- Under Armour, Fanatics and Major League Baseball (MLB) have entered into a ten-year partnership to provide uniforms for MLB teams and products for MLB fans
- Unifi has collaborated with Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation in the establishment of manufacturing operations for its Repreve continuous filament yarn in Vietnam
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