Skip to main content
Sister Publication Links
  • Rubber & Plastics News
Subscribe
  • My Account
  • LogIn
  • News
  • Technology Focus
    • Features
    • Technical Papers
    • Analysis: Rubber mixing plants of the future
      Analysis: US probes dumping by ESBR suppliers
      Opinion: Tire labels stuck in a rut
      Analysis: NR pricing takes one step forward, two steps back
    • Technical paper: Varying Si-substituents for rubber silanes
      White paper: Role of tire innerliners in improving 'in-use rolling resistance'
      White paper: Why tire air retention matters now more than ever
      Nippon Soda: Use of 1,2-polybutadiene in CSM rubber applications
  • Events
    • ERJ Events
    • ERJ Livestreams & Webinars
    • Industry Events
    • Journey to Automation Awards 2020
      Sustainability: Top 10 E4S projects table
  • Maps & Reports
  • People
  • Directory
  • Digital Edition
  • Brainiac
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
April 05, 2017 12:00 AM

Sumitomo Rubber completes acquisition of Dunlop brand from Sports Direct

Shahrzad Pourriahi
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Print

    Shirebrook, UK - Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has completed the acquisition of the Dunlop brand from the UK-based Sports Direct International plc (SDI).

    The company announced in December 2016 the €132-million agreement to acquire trademark rights to the Dunlop brand in various countries and territories, as well as SDI's Dunlop sporting goods and licensing business.

    With the acquisition, a new company Dunlop International Company was set up on 1 Feb, headquartered in Kobe, Japan. The company is a joint-venture between SRI – 66.7% - and its sports business subsidiary, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.(DSP) – 33.3%.

    Dunlop International Co. Ltd. will operate and manage the newly acquired sporting goods and licensing business. SRI, as a whole, will work to create strategies to enhance the global value of the Dunlop brand and improve “profitability of our entire group, including this new business venture.”

    Among the products affected are Dunlop-brand tennis, squash, badminton, golf, racket and table tennis balls and racquets and clothing.

    SRI is now the owner and licensor of Dunlop trademark rights globally, except in Europe, North America, India, Australia and a few other, unnamed countries. Goodyear controls, with some exceptions, the rights to the Dunlop brand for tires in North America and Europe as part of the dissolution in 2015 of the SRI-Goodyear global alliance.

    In the sports and industrial products businesses, the acquisition enables SRI to produce and sell Dunlop-branded products globally. SRI already controls the brand rights in these areas in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

    As part of the transaction, SRI will grant SDI a royalty-free license to continue to use the Dunlop brand for premium workwear and safety wear for SDI’s own retail purposes, SDI said.

    RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
    Calender maker Comerio Ercole on a roll
    Calender maker Comerio Ercole on a roll
    Bridgestone unveils major upgrade at off-road tire plant 
    Bridgestone unveils major upgrade at off-road tire plant 
    Michelin, ProovStation join hands in automated vehicle inspections
    Michelin, ProovStation join hands in automated vehicle inspections
    Free Newsletters

    Breaking news and in-depth coverage of essential topics delivered straight to your inbox.

    Subscribe today

    Get the latest news impacting the European rubber industry, from breaking news to razor-sharp analysis, in print and online.

    Subscribe now
    Connect with Us
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Youtube

    Logo
    Contact Us

    @ 2019 European Rubber Journal. 
    European Rubber Journal is published bi-monthly by NUERJ Ltd.

    Registered Office: Castle House, 89 High Street,
    Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2DF, United Kingdom. 

    Tel. + 44 (0)203 196 0141 

    Registered No. 13104613 England

    Email: [email protected]

    Website www.european-rubber-journal.com

    Customer service 

    Tel. + 44 (0)203 196 0141 

     

    Resources
    • About us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Media Kit
    • Ad Choices Ad Choices
    • Sitemap
    Legal
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Request
    Copyright © 2021. NUERJ LTD. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
    • Technology Focus
      • Features
      • Technical Papers
    • Events
      • ERJ Events
      • ERJ Livestreams & Webinars
      • Industry Events
    • Maps & Reports
    • People
    • Directory
    • Digital Edition
    • Brainiac