All Outdoor Industry Compass articles in Volume 12, Issue 11-12 – Page 4
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Eastman Chemical Company has announced the release of Avra, a...
Eastman Chemical Company has announced the release of Avra, a family of recycled performance fibers, made with 100 percent post-consumer recycled PET bottles. The new recycled Avra is said to offer quick drying times – up to 50 percent faster than conventional polyester fabrics – as well as the same ...
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The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced...
The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation has announced five new companies that have joined its list of contributors, bringing the overall number to nearly 150. They are all in the “value chain affiliate” category. The new contributors are: LVMH, Colourtex Industries, Samia, Covolan Têxtil and Ratti.
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Toray has announced the creation of a new nylon fiber...
Toray has announced the creation of a new nylon fiber that could help reduce the toxicity problem of durable water-repellent (DWR) treatments in outdoor gear. The new nylon is said to offer high water repellency despite using a DWR treatment with a lower environmental cost than those based on traditional ...
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Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy,...
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French-based association based in Annecy, has appointed Benjamin Thaller as its new managing director. He replaces Anne Schott, who has left the organization to pursue other professional opportunities after 30 months in the role. Thaller was previously marketing director at Julbo and, prior to that, ...
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Pierantonio Regeni, a former official of Ernst & Young who...
Pierantonio Regeni, a former official of Ernst & Young who has served as chief financial officer of Lumberjack for the past five years, is leaving to take a similar post at Calzaturificio Scarpa, reporting to Diego Bolzonello, the former chief executive of Geox who became the CEO of this Italian ...
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American Outdoor Brands’ profits soar
The parent company of Smith & Wesson and other operations saw its net income jump by 28 percent to $9.8 million in its fourth fiscal quarter ended on April 30, on sales that were up by 2.2 percent to $175.7 million. The gross margin expanded by 2.7 percentage points during ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated containers, made a...
Hydro Flask, the American brand of insulated containers, made a number of pledges to donate reusable, stainless-steel products during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, which took place on June 18-20 in Denver. The initiatives were in support of the Plastic Impact Alliance, a consortium of about 200 outdoor brands aiming ...
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Altitude Sports has inaugurated its marketplace, an extension of the...
Altitude Sports has inaugurated its marketplace, an extension of the Montreal-based company's website that opens its e-commerce infrastructure to other brands, allowing them to display their full catalog of products. The Canadian marketplace is starting with the offerings of Osprey Packs and Garneau, the Canadian brand of cycling products. As ...
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Along with the VF Foundation and Wrangler, Timberland has invested...
Along with the VF Foundation and Wrangler, Timberland has invested $150,000 into regenerative ranching. The research project, run by seven U.S. universities, will run over several years, examining 12 points including soil carbon, greenhouse-gas emissions and the wellbeing and resilience of livestock. The intent is for ranches to mimic the ...
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The Conservation Alliance has appointed Conor McElyea, previously at Cairn,...
The Conservation Alliance has appointed Conor McElyea, previously at Cairn, to replace Serena Bishop Gordon as the new membership and development program manager of the organization
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Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine...
Aigle's owner, Maus Frères, has announced the appointment of Sandrine Conseiller as the new president of the Aigle brand. Conseiller spent 20 years at Unilever, where she held evolving roles, from brand manager up to vice president. Most recently, she was marketing and brand director of Lacoste, which is also ...
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Polygiene has appointed Pamela Ravasio to its advisory board, showing...
Polygiene has appointed Pamela Ravasio to its advisory board, showing the company's increasing focus on sustainability issues. Ravasio has long-standing experience in the sustainability, textile, sports and outdoor sectors. She was recently appointed global stakeholder manager at Hohenstein. Previously, she served as head of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at ...
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Ispo partners with Adventure Travel Trade Association
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) entered a partnership with Ispo last February, leading to new joint initiatives around the new OutDoor by Ispo show. Founded in 1990, ATTA is a global organization with more than 1,300 members in over 100 countries, including national and regional tourism boards, tour operators, ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new...
Sherpa Adventure Gear has named Maria Vlahos as its new director of design. Prior to joining the company, based in Modesto, California, Vlahos served for nearly 20 years as women's design director at Prana, the activewear brand bought by Columbia Sportswear in 2014.
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Oberalp acquires Evolv
Oberalp has announced the acquisition of Evolv, described as the first fully-fledged American brand of climbing shoes, from BRS Outdoor Holdings, an investment platform of BRS & Co. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. The brand, which generated sales of about $8 million last year, will fit neatly ...
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Milliken acquires Polartec
While no figures have been given – not even for the turnover of the two companies – Versa Capital Management is probably going to make a nice capital gain from its sale of Polartec to Milliken & Company, a large and diversified U.S.-based textile group. The strategic investment contract is ...
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ArticleThe global outdoor footwear market grew by 6.8%
The world’s rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent to €5.15 billion in 2018 in terms of dollars, according to an annual survey of key vendors conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence. It rose by an estimated 6.1 percent in the U.S. and ...
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Pili, a French start-up, has raised $4 million in funding...
Pili, a French start-up, has raised $4 million in funding to boost the development of its biobased dyes and pigments, which are made from microbial fermentation
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Prana has announced that its entire spring/summer 2020 swimwear collection...
Prana has announced that its entire spring/summer 2020 swimwear collection features 100 percent sustainable products. For the women's swimsuit line, Prana has partnered with a company specializing in sustainable fiber regeneration to offer products that feature a fabric blend using Econyl Recycled Nylon combined with Lycra Xtra Life Elastane. The ...
