Amerityre Licenses Korean Firm to Produce Flat-free Products
Amerityre Corporation has announced that it has entered into a manufacturing and distribution license agreement with Joon “James” Won Lee, doing business as Flatfree, Inc., a South Korean corporation (“Flatfree- Korea”). Under the terms of the agreement, Flatfree-Korea will pay an annual license fee, purchase manufacturing equipment and purchase chemical systems.
The agreement grants Flatfree-Korea a license to manufacture and market the products for distribution in South Korea and other Asian markets. The license to market the products in South Korea is exclusive provided Flatfree-Korea makes minimum license payments to Amerityre of $100,000 per year over an initial term of 10 years.
Under the agreement, Amerityre will sell Flatfree-Korea a $1 million equipment package and will assist Flatfree-Korea with equipment installation and setup, training and manufacturing support. Amerityre will also sell Flatfree-Korea the proprietary chemical systems necessary for the production of Amerityre’s closed-cell polyurethane foam bicycle, wheelchair, wheel-barrow, hand-truck and other lawn and garden tyre products once the installation of the manufacturing equipment is completed and production commences, which is expected to occur in early 2007.
Richard A. Steinke, Amerityre’s founder, chairman, CEO and president, commented: “We are pleased to gain this exposure for our closed-cell polyurethane foam technology outside the United States. It is proven technology and we look forward to working with Flatfree, Inc. as it introduces closed-cell polyurethane foam tyre products to the Korean and other Asian markets.”
“We believe this transaction to be the first of many anticipated transactions where Amerityre can supply both the manufacturing technology and the polyurethane chemical systems needed to produce the products,” Mr. Steinke added.
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