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Bergans named circular company of the year in Norway
Bergans was named “Circular Company of the Year” at Den Store Sirkulærkonferansen (Great Circular Conference) in Oslo on June 7. The annual conference, organized by Cnytt.no, the Norwegian Center for Circular Economy and Circular Norway, is a place where companies, industry, organizations and policymakers come together to present and discuss ...
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The trends of the next ISPO Awards round: sustainability and low weight
Thanks to a new concept, the ISPO Awards presented the second of four annual sets of winners earlier this week. The jury selected 23 sports products from a wide range of categories in this round, most of which demonstrated convincing new solutions regarding sustainability or low weight. Many of these ...
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Thule Group with new product categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...
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Study: Germans want to continue to invest in outdoor equipment
Three-quarters of Germans want to buy outdoor equipment in the next 12 months. Albeit, the products that are of interest change slightly.
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The return of Kneissl – with e-bikes made in Italy, in collab with Fitstore24
Source: Fitstore24, Kneissl Bikes Franz Kneissl Design’s Carbon Fully (2022) Franz Kneissl III carries an extremely well-known name in Austrian sports and business history. The eponymous ski brand dates back to the first handmade wooden ski made by Franz Kneissl I in 1910, but ski manufacturing has ...
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Jornet and Camper launch NNormal; announce footwear, apparel and more for trail running and hiking
Now it’s finally out. After Kilian Jornet terminated his collaboration with Salomon, we were puzzling over who the Catalan climber and trail runner would work with in the future. Most recently, we reported that he and his partner Emelie Forsberg joined the athlete team of GPS watch brand Cronos from ...
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Industry spotlight: New target groups, supply chain challenges and retailer relationship in focus
25 brands presented their new products at the Sport & Outdoor Media Day in Munich. The event organized by Mandel PR in the ”Kohlebunker” near the MOC (Munich Order Center) was one of the first major industry gatherings in Germany since the start of the Covid crisis. We took the ...
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OrthoLite launches fully compostable midsole foam Cirql
Insole specialist OrthoLite and Vietnam-based material solutions company Cirql have launched a plant-based biopolymer foam that is EVA plastic-free, recyclable, compostable and comes with an end-of-life solution. The new OrthoLite Cirql sole offerings have their own website and claim to be the critical solution for true circularity within the footwear ...
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Rossignol Bikes celebrates global launch of completely new product range
After a rapid restructuring period at Groupe Rossignol SA that included the sale of bicycle product suppliers Time and Felt Bicycles, the French winter sports giant is now focusing entirely on its own Rossignol Bikes brand, founded in 2017, within the bike segment. On March 1, the French company announced ...
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Salewa introduces the “committed” sustainability label
Source: Salewa With the shipping of the spring 2022 collection, a new sustainability label will be marking the most conscious choices of the Salewa collection. The first pieces labeled with the “Salewa committed” seal are hitting the stores with the Lavaredo climbing collection. 243 parts of the ...
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Dalbello launches first Reboot ski boots made from recycled plastics
Green Gaia Dalbello, part of the MDV group of companies (with Marker and Völkl), is launching the Green Menace and Green Gaia for the 2022/23 winter season, two new ranges of eco-friendly ski boots built from recycled plastics as part of the brand’s Reboot project. The material ...
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Vaude prototypes circular TPU backpack with 3D printed backpanel
Source: Vaude Novum 3D prototype backpack by Vaude With the help of German 3D engineering and plastics manufacturing specialist Oechsler, Vaude has developed a prototype of a new backpack – Novum 3D – that is made from TPU with a back panel made by a 3D printer. ...
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Ortovox 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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DPS Skis and Checkerspot develop new biologically produced materials
Salt Lake City-based company DPS Skis has taken a significant step toward environmentally friendly, high-performance products with the development and commercialization of algae-based ski sidewalls derived from renewable resources used in all DPS skis manufactured in Salt Lake City beginning in 2022. The collaboration with Checkerspot, a California-based materials innovation ...
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The winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award: Footwear at the forefront
After several outdoor tests, an international jury of outdoor journalists and equipment specialists selected the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award (SOA) for the upcoming fall/winter season. Established in 2005, the SOA aims to support Scandinavian outdoor product and design innovation. Sustainability once again emerged as a key concept, and ...
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The first winners of the 2022 ISPO Awards
ISPO Group has announced the first winners of its revamped ISPO Awards. The modernized version of the award show, which – in its previous form – has been part of ISPO since 2011, will now be presented throughout the entire year and judged by a jury comprising members of the ...
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Lavalan introduces new insulation made from 100% European wool
The southern German wool specialist Lavalan, a brand of company Baur Vliesstoffe, presented its new wool insulation called Lavalan® pure made from 100 percent wool sourced in Europe at the (digital) Performance Days. Lavalan is a highly functional and natural alternative to synthetics and down. The properties of wool include ...
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Former Timberland CEO and his son unveil new “biocircular” sustainable hiking boots
Erem, a Nevada-based company founded in 2021 that calls itself “the first outdoor brand focused on desert performance,“ has unveiled a new hiking boot that is ”high on performance and low on environmental impact.” Source: Erem While most hiking boots today are made by thermo-fusing plastics and ...
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Polartec Apex Award winners 2021 range from startups to global giants
The Milliken & Company brand Polartec has just announced the winners of its 2021 Apex Design Awards for creative use of the company’s fabrics and design. Every year, a panel of expert judges selects the most outstanding products made with Polartec fabric technologies. The list of winning products represents the ...
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HeiQ unveils high-performance cellulose yarn derived from carbon-negative materials
Swiss ingredients brand HeiQ unveiled what it calls a potential game-changer for the textile industry on Oct. 26 in a digital presentation. HeiQ AeoniQ is a high-performance cellulose yarn derived from a wide range of natural, carbon-negative sources, including wood pulp and algae. The new fiber is currently advancing to ...