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News briefsThird generation of the founding family taking the helm at Merida
Source: Merida With Vansen Tseng, the third generation of the founding Tseng family takes the helm at Merida. On Jan. 13, Taiwan’s second-largest bicycle and e-bike manufacturer Merida announced that Vansen Tseng will assume the position of president, effective Feb. 1, 2023, following approval by the board ...
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News briefsPatagonia and Samsung team up to combat microplastics
Patagonia and Samsung have partnered to develop new washing machines to help reduce the microplastics resulting from textiles and laundry that pollute the oceans. Microplastics are released from laundry when we wash synthetic textiles, even on the delicates cycle, and these end up in waterways. Add-on filters and protective laundry ...
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News briefsHuman Material Loop: Startup uses human hair for textile applications
Source: Human Material Loop Utilizing human hair waste from hair salons as a raw material, the Dutch start-up company Human Material Loop is working on three different technologies to make use of the main component human hair is made of – keratin – and process it into ...
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News briefsDue diligence SaaS provider Sourcemap joins Global Innovators community
Sourcemap, a New York-based provider of supply chain transparency and traceability software, has joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators community. The invitation-only group unites startups and scale-ups for ethical technological and business model innovation. As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community, Sourcemap wants to contribute ...
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News briefsVanessa Müller takes over as managing director of ClimatePartner Switzerland
Source: ClimatePartner Switzerland Vanessa Müller, new MD of ClimatePartner Switzerland Vanessa Müller, who joined ClimatePartner Switzerland in March 2021 and took over the team lead commercial sustainability a year later, has been promoted to the company’s new managing director. The move is part of the ongoing departure ...
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News briefsOekotex publishes new regulations, offers online webinar
Oeko-Tex has now published its new regulations, which will come into force in the first quarter of 2023 after a transition period. Part of the new standards is a general ban on the use of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS/PFC) in textiles, leather and footwear for the Oeko-Tex Standard ...
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News briefsDeuter donates €4,000 to EOCA biodiversity project
German company Deuter did not offer extra discounts during its “Green Week” (an initiative started as an alternative to Cyber Week). Instead, it started an initiative to donate 10 percent of sales from its online store to a project of the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA). Now the brand has ...
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News briefsSpecialized gets rid of 8 percent of its global workforce
Specialized CEO Scott Maguire officially announced on Jan. 11 that the company has laid off 8 percent of its employees worldwide. According to the U.S. bicycle company, the downsizing of the team is rooted in the global economy, which is changing faster than anticipated, and in rapid changes within cycling. ...
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News briefsBuff receives B Corp certification
Buff, the Barcelona-based headwear outfitter, has received the B Corp certification. B Corp certification is a private certification, provided by B Lab, of a company’s social and environmental impact. In order to achieve B Corp certification, a company must demonstrate high social and environmental performance, make a legal commitment by ...
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News briefsNorthern Italian ski resort goes eco-friendly way
Pejo 3000 in the Stelvio National Park is the world’s first plastic-free ski resort, where single-use plastic and PET bottles have been banned since 2019 and which henceforth is to serve as a model for other tourist regions. For winter sports enthusiasts, Pejo 3000 offers a total of 20 kilometers ...
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News briefsThree European brands among winners of U.S. Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards
The NPD Group today announced the winners of its third annual Outdoor Sports Retail Performance Awards. The awards recognize the fastest-growing brands in U.S. outdoor and snow sports retail, based on in-store and e-commerce sales, according to data from NPD’s Retail Tracking Service. “We are excited to kick off the ...
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News briefsCompanies of insolvent Prophete Group up for sale
Following the filing for insolvency in late 2022, the appointed preliminary insolvency administrator Manuel Sack of law firm Brinkmann & Partner (B&P) has initiated “a structured international investor process with the approval of the preliminary creditors’ committee” for the Prophete Group. This means that the operational business activities of the ...
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News briefsJebsen Group invests in Woom
Hong Kong-based Jebsen Group has invested in Austrian children’s bicycle supplier Woom. The Jebsen Group shares acquisition is via the family-run trading and logistics company’s investment arm, Jebsen Capital. While no information was given on the exact amount of the Woom minority stake Jebsen now holds, it was noted that ...
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News briefsArc’teryx drops Chinese Lunar New Year capsule
Source: Arc’Teryx Lunar New Year 2023 Alpha SV Jacket With a 2023 Lunar New Year capsule that’s “furthering Arc’teryx’s push into the perpetually profitable Chinese market”, as Hypebeast puts it, the Canadian brand splits its fan base into some that embrace collaborations and some that reject them ...
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News briefsDidriksons expands into business outerwear
Source: Didriksons Still a jacket, but clearly fashion: The Alvina w’s coat for SS2023 The Swedish brand Didriksons enters the business fashion market with a new range of women’s business-focused jackets and coats. The collection is centered around a classic trench coat and will be available end ...
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News briefsShe is Outdoors Awards Winter registration extended until Jan. 20
The #sheisoutdoors European award for women’s outdoor products announces its deadline for product entries related to the winter season 22/23 or 23/24. All submissions must be completed by Jan. 20, 2023. Samples will be needed until Jan. 25. Relevant categories for the next winter awards are outdoor professionals and expedition; ...
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News briefsNew York bans PFAS in clothing
The State of New York has banned the production and sale within the state of clothing and other textiles containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The legislation is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2023, after Governor Kathy Hochul signed off on Senate Bill S6291A earlier this month. ...
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News briefsBangladesh posts 15% increase in garment exports
Bangladesh has registered a 15.56 percent increase in ready-made garment exports for the six-month period from July to December 2022 as compared to the same half a year earlier, the Exports Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh has reported. Bangladesh boasts more than 3,500 garment factories that export goods to overall 167 ...
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News briefsRenewcell begins shipping from new plant in Sundsvall
Swedish textile recycler Renewcell has announced that it has shipped its first batch of dissolving pulp produced at its new factory in Sundsvall, Sweden, to a customer. The new facility, which started up in November, adds to the other Renewcell plant in Kristinehamn, west of Stockholm. Also in November of ...
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News briefsThe Salon de la Pêche en Mer 2023 has been canceled
The Salon de la Pêche en Mer organizers have announced that this year’s edition of the event, one of Europe’s largest and best-known fishing shows, has been canceled. The show was expected to take place in Nantes, France, on March 3-5. “The current conditions are not suitable for the organization ...
