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Avon Protection to wind down body armour business

Closure will lead to an impairment charge of $46.8m
December 15, 2021
  • Management expects remaining business to generate $260m-$290m of sales
  • Adjusted cash profit margin "to recover materially"

Avon Protection (AVON) is shutting down its body armour business following its announcement last month that it had failed US military tests.

A review concluded it is in “the best interests of our stakeholders as a whole” to wind down the business.

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