The Cost of Skates and Full Composite Outsoles?

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It is an interesting discussion. Bauer for one have offices in 3 Asian countries that I know of. Things in Asia are also evolving, it is not only a one way street with the designer telling the manufacturer how to get the job done. The locals with every passing year are gaining experience and adding vaue to the end product with new processes or manufacuring techinques etc. In the clothing industry they are even designing and showing off whole lines of clothes in a bid to get the manufacturing business!

It may also be a factor that a wider range of materials are more readily available now in bulk and at better prices in Asia than in NA.

Good points. It'll probably end up that the concentration of knowledge of manufacturing of everything, including hockey, in Asia far exceeds anything NA ever had within 25 years.