09/02/2012 — MONTREAL — (BUSINESS WIRE)

Trimera Group has announced that after over a year of investments in an
owned production facility, they will be officially launching the
Montreal-based development and production center, Catalyst I, in March
2012, along with a North Carolina-based facility also focused on
domestic production and development. Both facilities will offer state of
the art design centers for on-site development, as well as the latest in
seamless knitting innovations.

Trimera Group has worked in the last year to commercialize products for
customers using both its seamless and warp knit capabilities. Product
capabilities will continue to be across innerwear and activewear, with
plans to launch the revolutionary technology into swimwear as well. One
of the foundational values of both Catalyst I and II is the concept of
co-creation and collaboration between supplier and customer or brand to
reduce time to commercialize, test and launch products.

The Montreal-based, Catalyst I, has been producing circular knits for
over ten years; primarily under its own brands and private labels. The
recent renovations and upgrades will allow this facility to support
domestic production for brands looking to deliver speed and proximity to
market, reducing greatly the time to develop seamless products and
allowing customers to work on-site to commercialize designs.

Through the North Carolina-based facility, Catalyst II, Trimera Group
will develop and produce warp knit seamless as well as a new circular
knit technology. Warp knit seamless will revolutionize seamless apparel
and performance products by increasing the opportunities to knit with
amazing intricacy and at the same time improving the performance and
greatly reducing the need for sewing. This technology offers the
benefits of circular knitting to reduce seams, chafing points and
varying levels of compression and breathability within one garment, as
well as the benefits of improved stretch, recovery and durability.

Amit Tal, President of Trimera Group commented, “Trimera Group has
dedicated a lot of time, effort and made significant investments into
both of these facilities to produce the best products and deliver on a
local for local, speed to market strategy that we know is increasingly
important to customers looking to react quicker to their customers’
needs as well as reducing their own global footprint when possible.
Co-creation and collaboration is at the heart of this project as we know
that alongside our customers we can each leverage our expertise and
knowledge to build the best products.”

About The Trimera Group

Based in Montreal, Quebec, Trimera Group is recognized as a leader in
wholesale, retail and manufacturing across the U.S., Canada and Israel,
as well as a portfolio of Company-owned brands with strong global
performance. Our business also includes:

• Multiprint Tex Manufacturing Ltd., Canada’s leading women’s, men’s and
  children’s apparel importer since 1982.
• Licensed brands including Team Canada, NHL, Sean John, Affliction,
  Sinful and Throwdown.
• SEA (Swim Expert Alliance), a collection of owned swim brands
  including Captiva, Christina, Fantasizer and Body Wrap brands.
• Gottex group of owned swim brands including Gottex, Profile and Gideon
  Oberson
• Retail franchises in Israel, including Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo
  Dutti and Bershka.
• Future Fashions, specialist in women’s contemporary brands and largest
  distributor of the Liz Claiborne brand throughout Canada

For more information about The Trimera Group, please visit www.trimeragroup.com.

CONTACT:

Media Contact – Trimera Group:
ATELIER Creative Services
Lou
Iacovelli, 212-247-9299 x13
lou@atelierpr.com
or
Bryan
Morello, 212-247-9299 x12
bryan@atelierpr.com

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