About Coats Group plc

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE250 company and a FTSE4Good Index constituent. Revenue in 2024 was $1.5 billion.

Trusted by the world’s leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, Coats provides value-adding products including apparel, accessory and footwear threads, structural footwear components, fabrics, yarns and software applications. Customer partners include companies from the apparel, footwear, automotive, telecoms, personal protection, and outdoor goods industries.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, Coats has operations across some 50 countries with a permanent workforce of more than 16,000, serving its customers worldwide.

Coats connects talent, textiles, and technology, to make a better and more sustainable world. Worldwide, there are four dedicated Coats Innovation Hubs, where experts collaborate with partners to create the materials and products of tomorrow. It participates in the UN Global Compact and is committed to validated Science Based sustainability targets for 2030 and beyond, with an aspiration of achieving net-zero by 2050. Coats is also committed to achieving its goals in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, workplace health & safety, employee & community wellbeing, and supplier social performance.

About OrthoLite^®

Founded in 1997, OrthoLite is the world’s leading supplier of open-cell foam technology. OrthoLite’s innovative footwear solutions are available to brands that share a vision for the future of sustainable footwear. OrthoLite is found in more than 550 footwear brands across all categories of footwear and in more than 600 million pairs of footwear a year. OrthoLite is a U.S.-owned and operated company and has owned production facilities in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Spain, India, ensuring its global team can work locally with brand partners wherever they manufacture shoes. OrthoLite has a stalwart commitment to improvement on its ongoing journey toward producing excellence with less-impactful manufacturing practices. OrthoLite also is the innovator and creator of Cirql^®. The Cirql team develops scalable and less impactful finished component and material solutions for the global footwear industry. Cirql products are either industrially compostable/biodegradable or fully recyclable, GRS-certified and patent protected. With Cirql’s innovative materials solutions, footwear brands and their factory partners have more material optionality to reach their own climate goals. Learn more about Cirql at Cirqlinnovations.com.

OrthoLite has a long-standing history of meaningful partnerships and sponsorships that demonstrate a dedicated commitment to supporting its customers, consumers, brand partners and the footwear industry. OrthoLite is the Official Insole sponsor of the New York Yankees, and is a founding supporter of the Two Ten Foundation. To learn more about the benefits of OrthoLite, visit www.ortholite.com.