All Product articles – Page 70
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Canada Goose reopens Canadian facilities to ramp up PPE production
Canada Goose announced that it will increase the production in Canada of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers across the brand’s home country. Over the next two weeks, the company will begin to reopen all of its eight Canadian facilities and, at full capacity as many as 900 ...
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News briefsNew TNF outdoor footwear with Futurelight
The North Face (TNF) has integrated its Futurelight technology into the Activist Futurelight, the Ultra Traction Futurelight, and the Ultra Fastpack IV Futurelight. The Ultra Fastpack previously came with a Gore-Tex membrane and has now been redesigned using the Futurelight membrane. TNF’s new technology, which was launched last autumn, uses ...
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News briefsWintersteiger develops drying cabinet for disinfection of face masks
To support emergency and medical personnel in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ski service machine specialist Wintersteiger from Austria has developed a new drying cabinet: The Pure CO18 is used for the chemical-free disinfection of protective masks and hygiene-related utensils. In addition to the drying process, ozone is used ...
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News briefsLöffler produces face masks
For almost two weeks, the Austrian outdoor and sportswear supplier Löffler has been producing face masks at its headquarters in Ried im Innkreis. Using about half of its workforce, the company is producing 2,500 to 3,000 face masks a day. “With this, we want to face the emergency and make ...
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Jack Wolfskin receives Green Product Award
Jack Wolfskin has been awarded with the Green Product Award for its Tokyo Cape. The jacket is part of the autumn/winter 2020/21 edition of Wolfskin’s Tech Lab collection, a fashion and function hybrid that was presented for the first time at the 2016 Premium show in Berlin. The Green ...
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News briefsNew anti-virus treatment from Polygiene
Polygiene announced the launch of a new product called ViralOff®. According to the Swedish specialist in freshness and odor control technologies, over 99 percent of the viruses on a garment treated with ViralOff are killed within two hours. All viruses so far tested according to ISO18184:2019, from Influenza A, BirdFlu, ...
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News briefsMerrell partners with Trail Sisters on new trail runners
Merrell has partnered with Trail Sisters, a U.S.-based women’s trail running community and online journal, on the design of two trail running shoes, specifically conceived for women. The shoes are called Antora and Banshee, and feature a print designed by Sarah Uhl, the American artist and activist who uses art ...
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Outdoor Research converts Seattle facility to produce protective equipment
Outdoor Research, a U.S. outdoor brand from Washington state, is converting its onshore manufacturing facility in Seattle to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for the medical community in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Outdoor Research said it will be able to produce more than 200,000 masks per day. This commitment ...
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Care Plus provides medical centers with necessary supplies
Care Plus, a Dutch brand specializing in anti-insect, first aid, hygiene and sun protection products, is providing the German Doctors Association with K95 FFP2 Face masks. The brand that belongs to the Travel Health Group usually aims at the outdoor and travel market. Arnoud Aalbersberg, CEO of the company, told ...
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News briefsCO2-neutral Bleed x Zanier glove awarded
The BleedxZanier Eco Active glove won the Green Concept Award 2020 for its innovative glove concept. From a total of 169 nominees, an international jury awarded the 37 best in terms of design, innovation and sustainability. Developed by Bleed, a sustainable clothing brand from Germany, in collaboration with Zanier gloves ...
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Dragon Eyewear launches Upcycled
Dragon Eyewear – one of Marchon’s 25 eyewear brands – is launching Upcycled, a collection of frames made from recycled plastic water bottles. It comprises three unisex sunglass frames and three unisex ophthalmic frames, each made of five “upcycled” bottles. According to Marchon Eyewear’s senior vice president of global brands, ...
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News briefsKeen gives away free shoes to frontline workers and families in need
As part of its “Together we can help” initiative, the footwear brand Keen pledged to provide up to 100,000 pairs, about $10,000,000 in shoes, to the workers on the front lines and the families at home fighting through the Covid-19 crisis. On the website, the brand wrote: “Whether these shoes ...
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Ternua launches Latxa wool project (Video)
Ternua has launched the “Latxa Artile” (Latxa wool in Basque) project, an initiative to reuse the wool from Latxa sheep and promote circular economy. This wool, which is currently almost entirely handled as waste, will be reused as thermal insulation for high-quality outdoor jackets. The first item designed by Ternua ...
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News briefsVoluntary product recall: Vaude Cushion Frog
Vaude announces the voluntary product recall of the Cushion Frog (Cushion Frog art.no. 11861, sold with the Shuttle Premium art.no. 11778). The company determined that products sold between February 2015 and March 2020 contain a material that has elevated levels of pollutants (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH). The threshold value according ...
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ArticleHeiQ and Polygiene help defeat coronavirus
HeiQ draws attention to the fact that its Viroblock NPJ03, an antiviral and antimicrobial textile treatment, has been tested effective against coronavirus in face-mask testing, reducing virus infectivity by more than 99.99 percent. The treatment could therefore prevent textiles from becoming a host surface for the propagation of harmful viruses ...
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ArticlePolartec starts to make some more noise
Polartec wants to raise its brand awareness with a bigger marketing budget under the ownership of Milliken & Company, the big American textile group that took over the fleece fabric producer a few months ago (Compass Vol. 12 N° 11+12 of June 28, 2019). It has already changed its logo, ...
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ArticleThe North Face is exploring new territories
The North Face is reserving some interesting new surprises in its footwear range for the spring/summer 2021 season, to be presented at the OutDoor by Ispo show in Munich later this year. At the last Ispo show in Munich, the brand created a sensation with its highly technical “Advanced Mountain ...
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ArticleGrowing Hoka One One moves into apparel
Hoka One One, the fast-growing running footwear label of Deckers Brands, is launching its first apparel line for runners, walkers, fitness enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. For the moment, the 27-piece collection for men and women will only be available online at the brand’s American website, hokaoneone.com. Twenty items are also ...
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ArticleU.S. cooler manufacturer Igloo turns green
Igloo, a U.S. cooler specialist, founded in 1947, has revealed a new business category focusing on community stewardship and education through more thoughtful products and initiatives – in short: Igloo wants to become the most eco-friendly cooler maker in the world and shrink its footprint considerably. In 2019, the company ...
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News briefsSafety notice for Ortovox Avabag Cartridge Carbon
Ortovox has issued a precautionary safety notice regarding Ortovox “Avabag Cartridge Carbon” models from one production series with dark blue adapters and a quality inspection date between March 22, 2018 and Sep. 30, 2019. The cartridges can lose pressure, which could, under unfavorable conditions, impair the activation force of the ...
