News Briefs – Page 321
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Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps...
Lenzing has developed a new fiber based on cotton scraps and wood called Refibre, which stands for “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” Refibre, which is produced in the Tencel production process, is said to be the first cellulose fiber featuring recycled material on a commercial scale. Tencel itself is an environmentally-friendly ...
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Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced...
Wild Tee, the Italian maker of running apparel, has announced that the company has joined “1% for the Planet,” the global movement of companies donating at least one percent of their annual revenues to environmental organizations worldwide.
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The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened...
The first store of Canada Goose on U.S. soil, opened last Nov. 17 on Wooster Street in New York City, has been the target of animal rights activists since the start. They protested the company's use of coyote fur and goose and duck down, notably posting signs in the area ...
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Eagle Creek has launched a campaign to help make water...
Eagle Creek has launched a campaign to help make water safer and more accessible in water-stressed regions of the world. For every piece of luggage, duffel or travel pack item purchased on its eaglecreek.com website during the month of March, the company will purchase and donate a PackH20 water backpack. ...
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Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have...
Lenzing has announced that its viscose and modal fibers have been granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. Lenzing's lyocell Tencel fiber was certified as 100 percent biobased in 2011, while its FR fiber has been certified as 99 percent biobased, with the remaining 1 percent ...
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Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to...
Patagonia has announced an exclusive research partnership with HeiQ to explore ways for a sustainable textile finishing technology to achieve high-performance breathable and durable water repellence (DWR). HeiQ, a Swiss innovator of textile technologies, already makes several fluorine-free DWR technologies, including Eco Dry, its non-PFC based repellent textile technology.
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Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor company, has launched an entity focusing...
Norrøna, the Norwegian outdoor company, has launched an entity focusing on innovation, Norrøna Q, to complement its wholesale and retail activities. Norrøna Q primarily consists of a research and development center established at the group's head office in Lysaker, near Oslo. The company explains that the entity is meant to ...
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Lyon Equipment, one of the leading distributors of outdoor products...
Lyon Equipment, one of the leading distributors of outdoor products in the U.K., has acquired Totaloption, a much smaller British distribution firm specializing in water sports products. Lyon is the employee-owned company that sells brands from Petzl to La Sportiva, Exped, Ortlieb, Julbo and more, while Totaloption has distribution agreements ...
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Hilco Vision is acquiring Croakies, a 40-year-old American specialist in...
Hilco Vision is acquiring Croakies, a 40-year-old American specialist in rather cool eyewear retainers and related accessories for outdoor lifestyle pursuits. Hilco, which has made many other acquisitions lately, will keep Croakies' manufacturing unit in Bozeman, Montana, and will try to expand the brand's presence internationally. The details of the ...
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Callaway Golf Co. is taking over Ogio International for $75.5...
Callaway Golf Co. is taking over Ogio International for $75.5 million in cash, equal to about 7.6 times projected incremental Ebitda after integration costs. Major synergies are expected in the supply chain and go-to-market strategies with Ogio, a specialist supplier of golf bags and apparel that also sells travel luggage, ...
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Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Robert Fry as its vice...
Black Diamond Equipment has appointed Robert Fry as its vice president in charge of merchandising. He is to supervise all aspects of Black Diamond's merchandising, from equipment to apparel, for the business units covering climbing, skiing and mountain products. He will also be part of the company's management team. Fry ...
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Leatherman has named Fritz Kaufmann vice president of manufacturing and...
Leatherman has named Fritz Kaufmann vice president of manufacturing and development. He started working at the company last November on the engineering, development and manufacturing of new products and to optimize the production at Leatherman's facility near Portland, Oregon. Reporting to Ben Rivera, president and chief executive of the American ...
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VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of...
VF Corp. has appointed Travis Campbell as brand president of Smartwool, effective Jan. 30. Campbell, who has 16 years of experience in the outdoor industry, most recently served as president and chief executive of Far Bank Enterprises, a maker and distributor of fly fishing products, owner of the Redington, Sage ...
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Topher Gaylord, the former executive of The North Face who...
Topher Gaylord, the former executive of The North Face who resigned as president of Mountain Hardwear two years ago, is said to be working now for Under Armour's outdoor apparel & accessories department. Based in Portland, Oregon, the unit has been run since last May by Jordan Wand, a former ...
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Oboz Footwear has boosted its marketing team and hired a...
Oboz Footwear has boosted its marketing team and hired a new creative branding agency in Denver, Cultivator Advertising & Design, to enhance the brand's presence. Christian Mason has been promoted to vice president of sales & marketing, with national responsibilities. He will be aided by Steve Lowry, sales & marketing ...
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Andreas Streitenfeld has been appointed as regional director for the...
Andreas Streitenfeld has been appointed as regional director for the Coleman group, covering the German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe. He takes over from Philipp Krauth, who left the company at the end of last year, to become managing director in Europe for the Napoleon Group of Companies, a Canadian firm ...
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Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and...
Ortlieb Sportartikel, the German company specializing in bicycle panniers and backpacks, hired Falco Schott from the start of this year as product manager for backpacks. Previously product manager for equipment at Jack Wolfskin, Schott intends to focus on integrated design, product development and production facilities at Ortlieb's head office in ...
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After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last...
After its absence from the OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen last year, Klättermusen will stay away from Ispo Munich as well, as the Swedish outdoor company is continuing to adjust its strategy. The Klättermusen brand was updated last year and the company went through some management changes, after the appointment of ...
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Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft...
Wim Neels has been appointed territory sales manager of Primaloft for the Benelux countries, the U.K. and Denmark. He will be based in Belgium and will report to Stefan Brandt, European sales manager of Primaloft. Neels was previously the sales manager of Gaastra. He has also worked for Peak Performance ...
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A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP)...
A precursor in the market for performance stand-up paddling (SUP) products and the founder of Rogue SUP in 2008, Rock Karr has been appointed as general manager of Boardworks. This surf and SUP brand from Carlsbad belongs to Confluence Outdoor, the U.S. company specializing in water sports equipment. Karr is ...
