All General Outdoor articles – Page 208
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News briefsU.S. fiber company Circular Systems joins C.L.A.S.S. material hub
California-based company Circular Systems is a new C.L.A.S.S. material hub partner, promoting its circular, regenerative solutions for transforming waste into net positive fibers, yarns and fabrics through the platform based in Milan, Italy. In its own words, C.L.A.S.S. identifies fibers, yarns, fabrics that embody creativity, innovation and sustainability at the ...
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ArticleIronman Group realigns leadership structure
Florida-based The Ironman Group has announced the promotion of Stefan Petschnig to chief business development officer and Matt Wikstrom to chief partnerships officer, resulting in shifts in the management structure and several promotions. Petschnig’s successor is Thomas Veje Olsen, who has been promoted to SVP & managing director Europe, ...
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ArticleNikwax publishes first sustainability report, announces CSR roadmap to 2025
Aftercare and waterproofing specialist Nikwax used last week’s Slide & OTS exhibition in the U.K. to unveil the findings of its first sustainability report. The company provided insight into some of the 20 projects it has committed to across the company to achieve its sustainability goals by 2025. The first ...
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News briefsFinisterre launches fully circular jacket with wool insulation
British brand Finisterre goes to market with Biosmock, a fully circular insulated jacket wearable as an insulation layer or stand-alone jacket. The product was recognized with an ISPO Gold Award in 2021 and is now available for consumer purchase. Utilizing HD Wool apparel insulation from non-mulesed British wool, PrimaLoft Bio ...
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News briefsTravel and leisure show f.re.e in Munich canceled
Messe München, organizer of the travel and leisure show f.re.e, and the organizers of the Munich Auto Days, which are usually held simultaneously, have decided in consultation with the industry to cancel the events scheduled for Feb. 16-20, 2022. Messe München had held on to the event until the end, ...
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News briefsTatonka supports employees affected by flooding in Vietnam
At the end of November 2021, heavy seasonal rainfall occurred in central Vietnam. The production facility Mountech Co. Ltd. operated by the German Tatonka GmbH since 1989, was only slightly affected, but approximately 60,000 houses in the entire surrounding area, especially in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, ...
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ArticleVaude reaches climate neutrality with all its products globally
Managing director Antje von Dewitz had already announced it last fall: her outdoor company Vaude, which has been actively promoting climate protection for years, achieved the goal set in 2019 of becoming climate neutral with all products manufactured worldwide on Jan. 1, 2022. The company’s headquarters in Tettnang, Germany, (with ...
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ArticleEmerald releases first report on the North American B2B events industry for 2022
Emerald Holding, the New York-based organizer of Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade shows, among others, has released its first research report reflecting the changing expectations that are influencing and shaping the future of the business-to-business (B2B) events industry. The report will be published annually in the future, Emerald said. ...
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News briefsNew managing director at Protest Sportswear
Source: Protest Wesley van Wijnbergen Wesley van Wijnbergen is the new managing director of the Dutch boardsports and lifestyle brand Protest Sportswear. He started his career as an intern at Protest in 2001 and was subsequently responsible for the retail, marketing, sales and e-commerce departments, among others. ...
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ArticleSuccess for EOCA’s Green Friday fundraiser
Following the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA) Green Friday weekend fundraiser at the end of November 2021, the association announced that nearly €57,000 had been raised, which will help support urgent conservation projects in 2022. “In the wake of the opening of COP15 in China last October and the ...
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ArticleVF Corporation receives top score in U.S. Corporate Equality Index
VF Corp. has received a top score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the leading benchmarking survey and report in the U.S. measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace. VF joins more than 840 large U.S. companies that ...
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News briefsUnifi profits pressured despite higher-than-expected sales
Unifi, Inc., a U.S.-based producer of recycled and synthetic yarns, saw sales in the second quarter of its fiscal year grow strongly, although rising labor and input costs squeezed profit margins. In the second quarter ended Dec. 26, sales increased by 23.7 percent from the year-earlier to $201.4 million, as ...
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ArticleDometic’s top line boosted by M&A, optimistic about demand outlook
Dometic reported sales in the fourth quarter of 5,542 million Swedish kronor (€532.0m-$593.9m) , an increase of 32 percent on the previous year, as management expressed optimism on the demand outlook in coming quarters but warned about persistent clouds on the supply chain front. Sales growth at the Swedish specialist ...
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News briefsLycra launches insulation fiber made from textile waste
The Lycra Company’s Thermolite® EcoMade fiber, announced last April, which is made from 100 percent textile waste, is now available for insulation applications. The new thermal technology involves recycling textile waste from the tailoring process, which would otherwise end up in a landfill or be incinerated, and converting it into ...
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News briefsPatagonia’s Worn Wear Tour returns to the Alps
After a two-year hiatus, Patagonia is returning to the slopes of Europe with its Worn Wear repair team for the 2022 Worn Wear Snow Tour. The Worn Wear trailer, styled like a tiny home, will travel to the Alps to offer skiers and snowboarders free repairs on broken zippers, tears, ...
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ArticleOrtovox avalanche beacon wins #sheisoutdoors awards
Source: © KontraPixel / Miriam Mayer Avalanche beacon Ortovox Diract Voice is the overall winner of #she-is-outdoors winter edition In its first winter edition, the second round of the #sheisoutdoors gear awards found seven products worth being awarded for their innovative properties and women-specific design for ...
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News briefsKlean Kanteen launches industry’s first recycled stainless steel product
Klean Kanteen, the Californian climate-neutral certified, family and employee-owned specialist for sustainable drinkware, is switching to certified 18/8 stainless steel, which is made from 90 percent recycled stainless steel. The company is thus revolutionizing its production, which in the future will be based almost entirely on recycled materials. By using ...
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News briefsPolartec launches “Outdoors are for Everyone” campaign on diversity
Polartec kicks off the new year with a new digital campaign, “Outdoors are for Everyone,” showcasing the diversity of nature and outdoor enthusiasts. The fabric specialist has created a separate web page for the project. The central element of the campaign is a two-minute video scored by Grammy Award nominees ...
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ArticleChiruca broke its sales record in 2021
Chiruca, Spain’s top supplier of outdoor boots, achieved revenues of €20.5 million in 2021, 41 percent more than the €14.56 million of 2020 and 13.9 percent more than the €18 million of what until now was the company’s record year, 2010. Speaking to CMDsport, the brand’s sales director, Fernando Castiella, ...
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News briefsToray introduces 100% plant-based nylon fiber for sports and outdoor applications
Japanese fiber specialist Toray Industries announced that it has developed a nylon fiber 510 (N510) composed of 100 percent bio-based synthetic polymers, analogous to the definition in section 3.1.5 of ISO 16620-1: 2015, the international standard for the bio-based content of plastics. The product, named Ecodear™ N510, is the first ...
