ALPHARETTA, Ga. – November 10, 2026 -- Arclin has expanded KINETIXX's worldwide exclusive rights to Kevlar® EXOTM unidirectional (UD) composite technology to cover hard luggage, bicycle structural components and footwear, building on a partnership first established in January 2025.
Footwear scope spans fashion, sport and work boots
The new agreement moves the partnership beyond sporting goods. KINETIXX's exclusivity now includes footwear applications in fashion, sport and work boots, alongside hard luggage and bicycle structural parts.
KINETIXX will combine Arclin's Kevlar® EXOTM aramid fiber with its proprietary resin matrix engineering, UD prepreg development and utility-patented hybrid composite manufacturing.
Kevlar EXO delivers about 40% more strength-to-weight than Kevlar K29
Arclin says the fiber's molecular structure provides approximately 40% greater strength-to-weight performance than traditional Kevlar® K29, plus improved flexibility and energy absorption. The target is lighter, stronger and more resilient consumer products.
KINETIXX says its resin chemistry and hybrid manufacturing processes address three known obstacles to aramid integration: resin adhesion, interlaminar shear performance and compatibility with high-modulus carbon fiber structures.
KINETIXX offers vertically integrated OEM and ODM manufacturing
KINETIXX operates a vertically integrated model with in-house UD prepreg development and supports global OEM and ODM partners. It is headquartered in the United States and Taiwan and has 37 years of operations.
Arclin CEO Bradley Bolduc said KINETIXX has shown how composite design can turn the fiber's advantages into products consumers can experience firsthand. KINETIXX CEO and CTO Jason Horodezky said the expanded rights open opportunities for manufacturers to reach performance levels that conventional materials and construction methods cannot easily deliver.