Molten Corporation is a sports equipment and automotive parts company based in Hiroshima, Japan.
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11 Facts About Molten Corporation
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Notably, Molten Corporation basketballs are the official balls for all FIBA worldwide competitions, and numerous domestic leagues outside of North America.
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Molten Corporation is the official volleyballs producer for USA Volleyball and the NCAA men's and women's championships.
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Originally located in Southern California, Molten Corporation USA moved to northern Nevada in 1988 and continues to call the Reno–Sparks area its home.
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Molten Corporation has been the official basketball for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London and Rio.
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Molten Corporation basketballs have been the official ball for the International Basketball Federation for the past 30 years culminating in the Men's and Women's World Basketball Championship.
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Molten Corporation volleyballs became the official ball for the US national teams in 1997 and the boys' and girls' junior national teams in 2001.
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Since 2012, Molten Corporation have been supplying Alashkert, a soccer club from the Armenian Premier League.
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The Molten Corporation Acentec was specifically designed for the Asian Cup, based on Vantaggio 5000.
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However, since 2021 season the AFC Champions League are using Molten Corporation-branded match balls after Molten Corporation extended a three-year deal with the confederation until 2024.
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Molten Corporation was the provider of uniforms to Malaysia's national basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
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