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ArticleThe winners of the French Outdoor Awards 2024
On Jan. 30, the 22 candidates for the French Outdoor Awards 2023-2024 had the opportunity to present their product or service to a jury of experts, media representatives, representatives of outdoor brands and potential future customers at the Sport Achat 2024 trade show in Grenoble. Four products stood out and ...
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ArticleNuyarn certified by Responsible Wool Standard
Nuyarn, a performance wool product whose spinning technology releases the natural performance characteristics of the Merino wool fiber twisted out by traditional spinning methods, is now fully certified to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) by Textile Exchange. According to the manufacturer, TMC Ltd in New Zealand, Nuyarn is characterized by ...
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ArticleMaloja wins German Design Award 2024
The southern German outdoor brand Maloja Clothing invited its employees’ children to the office for a workshop on a school-free day – and has now been awarded a prestigious design award for the result, the German Design Award from the German Design Council, which recognizes particularly innovative design developments on ...
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ArticleColumbia’s Omni-Heat Infinity is going to space
Omni-Heat Infinity, a heat-reflective technology developed by Columbia Sportswear, will fly into space with the upcoming launch of the Nova-C lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, a space exploration company focused on advancing the commercial use of the moon. In lab simulations leading up to this launch, Intuitive Machines researchers have ...
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ArticleSalomon presents first recyclable winter sports helmet
After four years of development, Salomon presented a ski and snowboard helmet that can be fully recycled at the end of its life. The new Brigade Index is made from polyolefins, a family of flexible and durable thermoplastics that can be recycled into plastic-based items such as flower pots or ...
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ArticleBelgian-German partnership for large-scale production of thermoplastic carbon bicycle frames
The young Belgian carbon frame expert REIN4CED N.V. has announced a closer strategic partnership with the German mechanical and plant engineering expert Dieffenbacher GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau to accelerate the large-scale production of thermoplastic carbon bicycle frames. The partnership aims to deepen the integration of product and machinery development. This ...
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ArticleOrganoTex signs retail agreement with Burdock Outdoor Group
The Swedish public green-tech company OrganoClick and the Swedish retail chain Burdock Outdoor Group have signed a cooperation agreement to introduce the OrganoTex range of waterproofing products for outdoor clothing and footwear to Burdock Outdoor’s store network. Source: OrganoClick OrganoTex Wash-In-Waterproofing Burdock Outdoor Group operates 170 hunting ...
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ArticleMaier Sports’ Circle4Future project takes shape
German outdoor apparel specialist Maier Sports has entered into a strategic partnership with Sympatex, the provider of sustainable membrane technology, to make outdoor weather protection products 100 percent circular. The aim of the “RE-innovation” concept is to create a system in which resources are not thrown away and destroyed, but ...
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ArticleAutomotive supplier SEG relies on BH for its e-bike motor debut
With SEG Automotive Germany GmbH, another leading automotive supplier is turning its attention to the bicycle segment. The first OEM customer of its e-bike motor, designed, developed and produced in Europe, is the Spanish bicycle manufacturer BH Bikes Europe S.L. The first BH e-bikes with SEG mid-mounted motors will be ...
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ArticleHövding threatened by recall and permanent sales ban, defends itself vehemently
In view of the Swedish Consumer Protection Agency’s previous decision to temporarily stop the sale of Hövding in Sweden, the company has now submitted a final statement with extensive documentation which, together with expert opinions, proves the high safety standard of the head protection. According to Hövding, RISE (formerly Statens ...
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ArticleJack Wolfskin relies on ExpeDRY hydrophobic down insulation by Allied
Source: Jack Wolfskin Jack Wolfskin Expedition Down Jacket German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin has announced that in its fall/winter 2024 hydrophobic down apparel line, it will replace current, chemical-intensive hydrophobic down with ExpeDRY down insulation by California-based Allied Feather + Down. ExpeDRY is well on its way ...
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ArticleHövding opposes sales stop, provides evidence of product meeting safety requirements
After the Swedish Consumer Protection Agency temporarily halted the sale of the Hövding 3 bicycle airbag in Sweden at the beginning of November, the manufacturer has now submitted a final statement to the agency with extensive documentation confirming the high safety standard of the head protection and the tests that ...
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ArticleUpcycling: BASF and Vaude Professional turn safety workwear into backpacks
BASF, the world’s largest chemical company headquartered in Germany, had the innovative idea of producing new work backpacks from old work clothes. Source: BASF Lotte Adriaenssens and Steven Elseviers, BASF Antwerp Around 3,500 employees work at one of BASF’s many plants in Antwerp, Belgium, and most of ...
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ArticleVaude presents the world’s first fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester
Source: Vaude Women’s Fleece Jacket made from wood-based polyester, to be presented at ISPO Munich The world’s first fleece jacket made from wood-based polyester will be presented by German biochemicals company UPM Biochemicals and German outdoor equipment supplier Vaude at the upcoming ISPO Munich. The two partners ...
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ArticleEOCA members announce Green Friday fundraiser actions
After inviting companies to participate in its antidote to Black Friday and raise money to help fund EOCA projects, the EOCA has released details of how its membership brands are marking Green Friday on Nov. 28 this year.
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ArticleMore candidates for the French Outdoor Awards 2024
The French Outdoor Awards (FOA) have unveiled the ten product innovations that have been selected in the second phase of the final selection process for the awards ceremony in January 2024. In total, the jury can now choose between 22 outdoor products that have been designed or developed in France ...
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ArticleTernua optimistic for FY23
“We expect to end [the current year] growing by double-digits with respect to 2022, even though the weather was not with us at the start of the present campaign for autumn/winter 2023/24.” So says Imanol Muñoz, Director of Marketing at Ternua Group, who has granted an interview to CMDsport. The ...
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ArticlePolartec announces Apex Award winners 2023
Polartec has announced the winners of the Polartec Apex Awards 2023. The annual design award recognizes brands and designers that embody Polartec’s Made To Go Beyond ethos. The winning garments – selected from hundreds of entries that improve the lives of those who wear them – embody ...
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ArticleConsumer protection agency enforces sales stop of Hövding 3 airbag, Hövding fights back
After the Swedish Consumer Protection Agency allegedly uncovered design flaws in some models of the popular Hövding 3 – an airbag that cyclists wear around their necks – and deemed the product “not in compliance with current health and safety requirements” (under the EU’s Personal Protective Equipment Regulation), Hövding has ...
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ArticleArc’teryx announces partnership with Aluula Composites
Arc’teryx Equipment is partnering with composite materials manufacturer Aluula Composites to further develop Arc’teryx’s product offering using new and innovative ultra-lightweight fabrics. The two Canadian brands, based in North Vancouver and Victoria, BC, respectively, are committed to developing high-performance products for outdoor athletes and are culturally very similar. The Arc’teryx ...
