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SUMMARY
ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS
A joint venture between Carrington Textiles and TMG – Acabamentos Têxteis (TMG) has
acquired the performance textile manufacturer Melchior Textil
The performance fibre specialists Dominion Fiber Technologies (DFT), EuroFibers and
Lumat Group (Lumat) have merged to form a new company called FibrXL
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Nike has partnered with Ocean Conservancy to launch the Arctic Shipping Corporate Pledge
PrimaLoft has developed an insulation manufacturing technique which will help it to reduce
its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Adidas will close its Speedfactory manufacturing facilities in Germany and the USA
VF Corporation is exploring “strategic alternatives” for the occupational portion of its
Work segment
JOINT VENTURES, COOPERATION, LICENSING AND
DISTRIBUTION
Burlington has entered into a licence agreement with Mark’s regarding its No Fly Zone insect
repellent technology
Musto has entered into a global licence agreement with the automotive brand Land Rover
Myant and Osmotex have entered into a joint venture agreement to commercialise Osmotex’s
Hydro_Bot membrane
Nike is in the process of establishing strategic distributor partnerships with two companies in
South America
NEW FACILITIES
A joint venture has been established between Lenzing Group (Lenzing) and Duratex to build
a dissolving wood pulp (DWP) plant near São Paulo, Brazil
Worn Again Technologies has opened a new pilot research and development (R&D) facility
in Redcar, UK
STANDARDS
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has released details of a microfibre shedding
test methodology