DECATHLON and Roctool sign their first development and innovation agreement

9 November 2020

DECATHLON, French leader in sports equipment, and Roctool (Euronext Growth – FR0010523167 – ALROC), specialists in molding technologies sign their first development and innovation agreement.

Roctool technology extends the possibilities of molding, thanks to the rapid heating of tools by induction for plastic injection. The DECATHLON helmet design team is launching a development project with Roctool to use their induction molding technology to meet ecoresponsible ambitions.

Jerome de Wilde, Strategic Buyer and Julien Laine, Industrialization Engineer, DECATHLON helmet design team announce: “We are committed to an eco-responsible policy and Industrial performance, the DECATHLON Helmet design teams are launching an industrial test associated with the Roctool process”.

Mathieu Boulanger, ROCTOOL’s CEO explains: “Our technology offers interesting possibilities to revisit and revolutionize eco-responsible manufacturing methods for numerous applications.

This helmet is part of that and we are very happy to be able to explore this further with a sports giant such as DECATHLON.”

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