All Polygiene articles
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News briefsPolygiene’s recovery appears underway
Polygiene, which forecasted a recovery in business conditions in mid-February, reported a 25 percent rise in Q1 sales to 35.1 million Swedish kronor (€3.02m) for the period ended March 31. Ebitda improved to SEK 4.8 million from negative SEK 1.4 million. The group generates an estimated 30 percent of its ...
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News briefsPolygiene says recovery in sight after difficult year
Polygiene, which suspended its long-term financial guidance in December, reported a Q4 operating loss of 302.4 million Swedish kronor (€26.7m) for the three months ended Dec. 31. Total sales fell by 23 percent to SEK 30.9 million (€2.7m) from SEK 40.0 million but gross margin expanded by 570 basis points ...
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News briefsPolygiene launches plant-based StayFreshBIO
The Polygiene Group will launch a plant-based antimicrobial technology for the textile market at ISPO Munich 2023. The technology is based on a 100 percent bio-based active ingredient derived from plant substances. It complements Polygiene’s current silver-based solution and is in line with the movement in certain regions looking for ...
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News briefsPolygiene with operating loss in Q3 due to lower sales
Despite a 30 percent decline in third-quarter revenues to 28.7 million Swedish kroner (€2.4m) and a corresponding operating loss of SEK 2.4 million, Polygiene is optimistic about Q4 results as early orders have exceeded expectations. The group, which said Q3 results showed signs of a slow recovery, has shifted its ...
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News briefsPolygiene sees market recovery by end of 2023
Polygiene Group, while admitting “the pace of the market recovery has taken longer than expected,” suggests current “market signals” point to a recovery by the end of the year. In Q2, the group reported a 46 percent drop in net sales to 25.4 million Swedish kroner (€2.3m) and an operating ...
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News briefsGregory partners with Polygiene
Backpack specialist Gregory has partnered with Swedish ingredient brand Polygiene to bring Polygiene StayFresh™ technology to backpack carrying systems. It is applied to the Baltoro/Deva and Katmai/Kalmia trekking as well as the lightweight Focal/Facet and the Border Traveller travel backpacks. Polygiene StayFresh inhibits the growth of odor-causing ...
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News briefsThree new members including ingredient brand join EOG
The Polygiene Group has been announced as the latest member of the European Outdoor Group (EOG). Polygiene now joins a select group of other ingredients brands including Gore-Tex, Sympatex, Primaloft, responsible performance leather manufacturers Terracare, Pertex, the Sustainable Down Source, and Nikwax. Markus Hefter, global category director of sport & ...
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SponsoredStorm Care & Polygiene launch the new Storm x Polygiene Odorcrunch™ Spray
Polygiene and Storm Care have collaborated to develop an odor control spray, that works on a number of different odors including body odors, cooking fumes, smoke and other environmental fumes and odors.
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News briefsChange in Polygiene’s board of directors
Rajesh Varma, a board member at the Polygiene Group since 2022, has announced his resignation from the company’s board due to changed employment conditions. Varma has announced his immediate resignation from the company’s board of directors, after leaving his position at DNCA. He will not be replaced. Håkan Lagerberg, representing ...
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News briefsPolygiene with new distributor in China
To accelerate growth in China, the Polygiene Group has signed an agreement with Suzhou Standing TextileTechnologies Ltd (SST), a Jiangsu province-based textile supplier and distributor for national and global brands. Increasing sales by working closely with distributors as sales partners is a key component of Polygiene’s growth strategy in China, ...
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News briefsPolygiene completes LCA with encouraging results
Chemical technology specialist Polygiene has completed a life cycle assessment (LCA) to achieve a precise database for the environmental impact of washing, comparing non-treated garments with those treated with its StayFresh textile treatment. For the evaluation, Polygiene teamed up with engineering firm Sweco to study the benefits of skipping just ...
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News briefsPolygiene Group acquires former distributor Biomaster US
As part of its U.S. expansion strategy, the Swedish Polygiene Group has acquired Biomaster US LLC, former distributor and customer of its subsidiary Addmaster Ltd. This acquisition gives the company a foothold in the U.S. and Central and South America, while BioMaster US CEO Charlie Matthews becomes part of the ...
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SponsoredLIVE WEBINAR: Polygiene brings mindful living to life
Join us for the next EDM Expert Talks webinar (Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. CET), with special guests Polygiene CMO Sean Tindale and Jason “Germ Guy” Tetro.
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Polygiene to host ISPO stage talk about mindful living
At the coming ISPO Munich, Polygiene will launch its new mission For Mindful Living. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 12.00 am on the main stage of the show, Sean Tindale, CMO and head of business development at Polygiene, and microbiologist Jason Tetro, host of the Super Awesome Science Show, will ...
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SponsoredPolygiene: Washing half as much reduces environmental impact by a third
“So simple – so positive”: How Polygiene is extending the life of clothing.
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Sponsored“For Mindful Living”: The new Polygiene claim and what it means
Polygiene has a new range of technologies that can be used to give products SuperPowers! We take a closer look at them with Polygiene CMO Sean Tindale.
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ArticlePatagonia and Gellert’s reactions to allegations of tax evasion
We summarize what Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and competitors have to say about Chouinard’s move to donate Patagonia to fight climate change.
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News briefsPolygiene benefits from currency gains in Q2
Swedish antimicrobial textile treatments manufacturer Polygiene reports that its Q2 (ended June 30) net income more than doubled to 17.2 million Swedish kroner (€1.7 million) from SEK 8.3 million, while sales rose 1.3 percent to SEK 47.5 million (€4.6 million) from SEK 46.9 million. Sales in the Americas, including merchandise ...
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News briefsNew French sales agent for Polygiene
Source: Polygiene Jean Charles Marchionni, new Polygiene sales Agent France Polygiene is expanding its Central European team. From July 1, French sports and outdoor industry veteran Jean Charles Marchionni will start as a new sales agent for the Swedish group. Marchionni is well-known in the industry as ...
