All General Outdoor articles – Page 294
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Kupilka joins charity campaign to save the Baltic Sea
Kupilka, a Finnish manufacturer of ecological dishware and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), has become partner of #Oursea, a charity campaign launched in 2020 with the aim of increasing awareness for the condition of the Baltic Sea and to raise €1m for John Nurminen Foundation’s work to protect ...
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New chairman for Morakniv
Source: KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB Pierre Bengtsson At its annual general meeting, the Swedish group KJ Eriksson Förvaltning AB elected a new board of directors for the group and its subsidiary Morakniv AB, manufacturer of outdoor knives and member of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG). Pierre ...
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100th redblue order show started in Heilbronn
Intersport Germany’s order show redblue opened its doors on Sunday for the 100th time in Heilbronn. Six times a year about 80 exhibitors and 600 to 800 members meet for 5 days per show to order the new collections. Despite the anniversary, the corona pandemic made it impossible to celebrate ...
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News briefsSalomon sets up recycling network with release of first recyclable sneaker
After three years of research and development, the French outdoor brand Salomon has presented the recyclable Index.01 running shoe, which will be on the market from February 2021.The company used recycled polyester to create the shoe’s upper, while a nitrogen-infused, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based foam called Infiniride was employed for ...
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ClimatePartner starts climate protection initiative for private individuals
The consulting firm ClimatePartner, previously active in consulting companies in the field of climate protection, has founded the non-profit organization ClimatePartner Foundation based in Berlin, whose goal is to offer private individuals a simple and effective solution to become active against climate change. Therefore it has developed the climate protection ...
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ISO test confirms effect of Polygiene ViralOff
In the first test according to the ISO method (ISO 18184:2019 Textiles – “determination of antiviral activity of textile products”) using the SARS CoV-2 virus on textiles, Polygiene ViralOff® was confirmed to reduce the virus by more than 99 percent within two hours. The result did not surprise the Swedish ...
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ArticleHyosung provides environmentally friendly yarn for Osprey's Talon and Tempest series
Hyosung TNC, the South Korean supplier of textile technology, is accelerating its entry into the global market for environmentally friendly fibers by working with Colorado-based backpack specialist Osprey. According to the manufacturer, Mipan®regen robic, developed by Hyosung, is the world’s first environmentally friendly, high-strength nylon yarn. The material is produced ...
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ArticleRussian online retailers report record-breaking outdoor sales
According to the largest online stores, the continuing Covid-19 pandemic spurs on the demand for outdoor goods in Russia. During the past several years, the demand for outdoor goods has always been high during the summer season. However, this year was truly exceptional, said Maria Salnikova, director of the sporting ...
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News briefsIntersport International has a new chairman
(SGI) Held online in a virtual format, the annual general assembly of Intersport International Corp. (IIC) elected today a Canadian industry veteran, Rick White, as its new chairman. White, who is known for his operational efficiency, takes the place of Jussi Mikkola from Finland, who retired as general manager of ...
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Frasteya and Lafreto are merging
Frasteya and Lafreto have announced they are merging, with immediate effect. The new joint company that results from the merger of the two French physical players, specializing in outdoor and board sports, is called 113Outdoor. As reported by sport-guide.com, Frasteya will be the majority shareholder while Lafreto will hold a ...
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Group CEO of Calida Group is stepping down
Reiner Pichler, group chief executive of the Calida Group since April 2016, which includes the Lafuma Group with the outdoor brands Millet and Lafuma, is stepping down to take on new tasks that will give him more flexibility and no longer require a full-time presence, which is most likely an ...
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Arc’teryx teams up with Canadian university on non-toxic repellent
New research conducted at the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Okanagan Campus, in partnership with Arc’teryx, has resulted in the development of a non-toxic replacement for conventional water-repellent chemicals. The study was recently published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability. Fabric finishes typically use perfluoro compounds (PFCs) for oil and ...
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NGOs team up as Fashion Conveners
Fashion Conveners is the name of a new global coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have teamed up to “accelerate collective action through connected partnership for all actors within the apparel and accessories value chain, building greater social, economic and environmental prosperity.” The partner organizations include: Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), ...
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Snow Peak opens U.S. headquarters in Portland
Snow Peak, an outdoor gear and apparel company originally from Japan and sold all over Asia, in the U.S. and the UK, reported that it has opened its U.S. headquarters and a retail flagship store at 404 NW 23rd Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The brand, founded in 1958, has grown ...
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ArticleTimberland announces ambitious sustainability goals
Timberland has not only announced that it wants to plant 50 million trees around the world over the next 5 years, but also to create a net positive impact on the environment by 2030. The latter, most ambitious goal includes that the VF Corp.-owned brand wants all of its products ...
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Rumpl signs UK distributor
Rumpl, a U.S. manufacturer of technical blankets, has signed a distribution agreement with Unify Brand Partnerships, a distributor in the UK that represents a number of important sports and outdoor brands including Teva, Reef, Cotopaxi, Moonboot, Hoka One One, Under Armour Golf and Kask. Wylie Robinson, CEO and founder of ...
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ArticleIcebreaker plans to be plastic free by 2023
While Icebreaker of New Zealand celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the brand, which has been part of VF Corp. since early 2018, has published its third annual Transparency Report as a result of a complete audit of its supply chain. From its very beginning, the brand has challenged the ...
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ArticleLloyds Fonds acquires 2.4% of Polygiene AB
As we reported earlier, the Swedish fabric technology brand Polygiene, which was founded in 2006 as a spin-off of the Swedish chemical company Perstorp, was among the winners in the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to its new antiviral treatment, ViralOff®, which was launched in April. This success also aroused the interest ...
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Arc’teryx opens new brand store in Calgary
Arc’teryx opened its first North American brand store in 2020 in Calgary’s largest retail center, the Chinook Centre, on Aug. 29. The new 130 square-meter store is the brand’s third store in the Canadian province of Alberta, and the second one in the city of Calgary. The design incorporates a ...
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ArticleGrowth of 7.0% for branded outdoor shoes in 2019
As they do every year, many brands gave us their numbers or indications of their performance in the outdoor footwear market to help establish its growth in the wholesale channel and to benchmark themselves against one another. The result of this joint study by The Outdoor Industry Compass and the ...
