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News briefsThe North Face launches Retro Climb collection
The North Face has launched the Retro Climb collection, a capsule inspired by the Californian climbing culture of the 1980s. The collection includes a selection of retro pieces that have been reinterpreted for the streets and colorfully overhauled. The collection is already available for purchase on the brand’s website.
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JanSport launches first 100% recycled backpack
JanSport, a subsidiary of VF Corp., has announced the launch of the Recycled SuperBreak, its first backpack made with 100 percent recycled fabric. Each Recycled SuperBreak is said to contain the equivalent of 20 plastic water bottles worth of recycled plastic, based on a 6-ounce (around 170 grams) bottle, as ...
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Sanitized fights viruses
Sanitized, the Swiss-based specialist in antibacterial finishings, has said that treating polyester with its additives can reduce viral load by up to 99 percent. The Sanitized T99-19 and T11-15 have been tested by independent laboratories, which have found them “verifiably effective” against viruses in accordance with the ISO18184:2019 standard. This ...
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ArticlePolygiene benefits from antiviral technologies
Polygiene said its revenues grew in the first quarter of 2020, despite production being halted across Asia due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to preliminary estimates, the Swedish company’s sales rose by 4.3 percent from the year-ago quarter, which the management partly attributed to the group being able to deliver ...
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News briefsDynafit continues to count on Aquafil’s Dryarn
Dynafit has again used the Dryarn fiber in its spring/summer 2020 collection. Dryarn, a registered trademark of Aquafil, is a high-performance yarn specially developed for athletes who sweat a lot and may be exposed to frequent and sudden changes in temperature during their activities. A garment made with Dryarn is ...
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Dynafit postpones 2021 summer collection
Dynafit has announced that 80 percent of its current 2020 summer collection of apparel, footwear and equipment will be carried over to 2021. The decision was made in connection with the difficulties generated by the coronavirus crisis, and notably the company’s willingness to support its retail partners, as the 2020 ...
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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 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 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 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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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 ...
