All Portugal articles
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ArticleCiclo Fapril expands cargo bike frame production
To be at the forefront of the current cargo bike trend, the traditional Portuguese bicycle component manufacturer Ciclo Fapril, Industrias Metalurgicas, S.A., is expanding its production facility. The new space is expected to be completed in April 2024 and fully operational within a year. The manufacturer will start the production ...
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ArticlePortugal’s two-wheeler export volume grows 38 percent in the first 7 months
According to the Portuguese Bicycle Industry Association ABIMOTA, Portugal has achieved a production growth of 38 percent in the first seven months of the current year 2022 (and compared to the same period in 2021). These figures, which have also been confirmed by the European Union’s statistical office Eurostat, make ...
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News briefsHelly Hansen to enter Portugal next year
Helly Hansen Iberia is planning a proper entry into Portugal next year, its country manager, Oriol Mercadal, has informed CMDsport. To this end, the outdoor brand has signed a deal with the Portuguese commercial agency Mercadal. At present, all of Helly Hansen’s Portuguese sales flow through two stores near the ...
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News briefsPortugal adopts new and stricter rules for the labeling of leather substitutes
The Portuguese government adopted new regulations (Decreto-Lei n.o 3/2022) at the end of January 2022 to label all textile products that are man-made to replace genuine leather and also established fines for companies that do not comply. The new law defines the term leather and specifies its use. Accordingly, the ...
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ArticlePortugal Bike Value achieves double-digit increase in bicycle exports in 2021
During the visit of a delegation from the National Agency for Innovation (ANI) to the headquarters of the Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA in Borralha, secretary general Gil Nadais revealed some interesting export figures for 2021. The main focus of the visit was the expansion of laboratories at ABIMOTA’s headquarters, ...
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News briefsConebi elects João Miranda as VP of the board
Source: Conebi New vice president of the Conebi board: João Miranda Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s general assembly of Conebi, the European umbrella organization of the national bicycle and bicycle parts industry, took place on Nov. 23 exclusively in digital form. On this occasion, João ...
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ArticleMajor investment in Portuguese bicycle production for the EU market
The Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA has unveiled a major project with a planned total investment volume of over €258 million, through which Europe’s leading bicycle production intends not only to strengthen but also to expand its role. Plans also call for creating a technology center as a hub for ...
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ArticleSRAM Group opens Time pedal factory in Portugal
On June 30, bicycle component manufacturer SRAM Group ( Rockshox , SRAM , Time , Truvativ and Zipp brands) celebrated opening a new production facility for Time pedals in Portugal. Annual production capacity is to be ramped up to 200,000 pairs of high-quality pedals, the company said. ...
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News briefsPortugal is the largest bicycle producer in the EU for the second consecutive year
According to 2020 data released by Eurostat on July 20, Portugal is the largest bicycle producer in Europe for the second year in a row, with a total production of 2.6 million units. In 2019, the country had risen to the number one position in Europe for the first ...
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ArticlePortugal Bike Value goes digital
On July 20, the very first digital platform to promote the Portuguese conscious mobility sector will be launched. With this tool, the national bicycle industry association ABIMOTA aims to promote, on behalf of its members, the path taken to internationalize the domestic bicycle production sector. Source: ...
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ArticleEuropean carbon bike frame factory opened in Portugal
Together with German carbon forge All Ahead Composites as a technology partner and Taiwanese supplier Art Collection Corporation as a design partner, the Portuguese companies Ciclo Fapril , Miranda Bike Parts and Rodi Rims Wheels have established a European carbon frame factory under the ...
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Saucony takes over its Iberian distribution
Saucony is taking charge of its own distribution on the Iberian Peninsula through a new subsidiary. For the past couple of decades, the Wolverine -owned brand has relied on a company called Deerfoot Sport for its business in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The new subsidiary will be headed ...
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Berghaus with new distributors for the Iberian Peninsula and Italy
British outdoor brand Berghaus , a Pentland Brands business, has appointed Dicaltex Internacional as distributor for Iberia and Out Lab Distribution as sales agency for Italy. Both companies are already representing other Pentland companies, including Endura, Ellesse and Speedo, and will focus on building Berghaus sales through ...
