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Fishing lifts Shimano H1 as bike sales stall
Mammut highlights PFAS milestone in 2025 Responsibility Report
Running keeps driving Deckers: Hoka delivers again
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ZDHC reports wider adoption of chemical management tools
Sweden plans PFAS ban from 2028
VF expands community college scholarship partnership
Lenzing restructures fiber network and plans €300m capital increase
Sorona and WGSN identify 2027 material trends
Niber strengthens ingredient-brand strategy with key appointments
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A timeline: Trump’s tariffs
In this constantly updated article, OIC and SGI Europe contributors share the news on US President Trump’s tariffs impacting the industry
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The industry’s new benchmark for excellence: ISPO Awards 2026
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Outside Days 2026 signals a shift in the US outdoor industry
Chris Goddard reports from Denver, where Outside Days 2026 highlighted how access, participation and circularity are becoming increasingly important priorities for outdoor stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fishing lifts Shimano H1 as bike sales stall
Fishing tackle growth and foreign-exchange gains offset flat bicycle-component sales, prompting Shimano to raise its full-year revenue forecast.
Running keeps driving Deckers: Hoka delivers again
Deckers has posted its strongest-ever first quarter, topping $1 billion in revenue for the first time as Hoka continues to outrun the competition.
Lenzing restructures fiber network and plans €300m capital increase
Lenzing will close fiber plants in Austria and the UK, target €120 million in savings and raise up to €300 million in new equity.
Rieter partners launch textile recycling franchise venture
Rieter, Säntis Textiles and Valvan are combining spinning, recycling and sorting expertise in a franchise model, with the first plant planned in Qatar.
Niber strengthens ingredient-brand strategy with key appointments
The performance-materials company is accelerating its ingredient-brand strategy with two senior appointments as it positions its PFAS-free electrospinning platform as a global performance brand.
Kontoor Brands appoints Tom Waldron to board
Former Kontoor COO and Wrangler brand leader Tom Waldron has joined the company’s Board of Directors following an expansion of the board to seven members.
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Big Agnes: ‘Innovation starts with getting outside’
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Short Stops Week 31, 2026
+++ Wild Country and Evolv, both part of Italy’s Oberalp Group, have expanded their US sales representation with James Loveridge, Joe Santos and Greydon Jones to strengthen coverage of specialty retailers and climbing gyms across key US regions
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