# Zuiko subsidiary signs basic agreement to acquire spunlace nonwoven fabric business

Zuiko Corporation announced that its subsidiary has signed a basic agreement to acquire a spunlace nonwoven fabric business. The announcement was made on June 25, 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-06-25
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: spunlace nonwoven fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Zuiko](https://endata.com/companies/76018.md)
- [Unitika](https://endata.com/companies/31564.md) (target)
- [Zuiko](https://endata.com/companies/76018.md) (acquirer)
- [COTEX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/85612.md) (acquirer)
- [COTEX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/85612.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [zuiko.co.jp](https://www.zuiko.co.jp/news/notice-regarding-the-basic-agreement-on-the-acquisition-of-the-spunlace-nonwoven-fabric-business-by-the-subsidiary/), 2025-06-25: "Notice Regarding the basic agreement on the acquisition of the spunlace nonwoven fabric business by the subsidiary"
- [metissue.com](https://www.metissue.com/news/zuiko-expands-into-spunlace-nonwovens-with-unitika-acquisition), 2025-06-27: "The acquisition aligns with ZUIKO’s Fourth Medium-Term Business Plan, which emphasizes accelerating new business development and leveraging synergies with the company’s established expertise in hygiene products manufacturing machinery."
- [paper.com.cn](https://paper.com.cn/news/daynews/2025/250710105902537415.htm), 2025-07-10: "日本瑞光公司通过其全资子公司 COTEX 公司，就收购UNITIKA的水刺非织造布业务达成基本协议。"

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