News Briefs – Page 440
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The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of the...
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion of the Indian government has issued a formal notification to implement the reform of the country's legislation on foreign direct investment, in spite of strong opposition. As previously reported, the reform allows foreign companies to own a share of 51 percent in ...
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Rocky Brands is to launch its new S2V range of...
Rocky Brands is to launch its new S2V range of shoes for spring 2013. This new athletic-inspired collection, which targets 25- to 35-year old consumers, includes a range of hiking and trail-running footwear, as well as apparel and accessories. In order to develop the new product line, the Ohio-based firm ...
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Norrøna has launched its first line of garments entirely made...
Norrøna has launched its first line of garments entirely made from recycled bottles. They are made with Polartec's Wind Pro fleece, which is in fact made with Repreve yarns of Unifi, which in turn makes polyester and nylon fibers made out of recycle bottles.
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Hestra, one of Scandinavia's top brands of winter gloves, is...
Hestra, one of Scandinavia's top brands of winter gloves, is investing in the summer sporting goods market. The company has been making cycling gloves for the past few seasons and results have been good. According to Sportfack, the focus of Hestra's summer collection will comprise sports such as golf, horseback ...
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Apparently as the first company within the outdoor industry,...
Apparently as the first company within the outdoor industry, Jack Wolfskin has agreed to join the “Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals” project. In the framework of the program, a member company is required to follow a special collective roadmap for sustainability from now until the year 2020. The to-do list ...
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Acting on behalf of its members from the outdoor industry,...
Acting on behalf of its members from the outdoor industry, BSI, the German federation of sporting goods manufacturers, has given the solemn pledge that in the future they will no longer market textile products containing PFC. This ingredient, which is based on fluor, is used in many types of textiles ...
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Vibram USA has joined the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as...
Vibram USA has joined the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner. Grassroots is a group of independent outdoor retailers operating over 70 independent specialty outdoor stores throughout North America. As the catalyst of the minimalist movement in footwear, Vibram shares with Grassroots an interest in educating and supporting ...
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India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The...
India has introduced national standards for organic textiles. The new Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT) cover the lifecycle of the cotton fiber from crops to clothing. The ISOT will be introduced in the National Standards for Organic Production, which includes norms of organic production and processing of agriculture ...
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Black Diamond has supported the climbing festival which was held...
Black Diamond has supported the climbing festival which was held on Oct. 10-14 in San Vito lo Capo, Sicily. The participants in the “Black Diamond Night Trail” were equipped with headlamps from the U.S. brand. Additionally, Adam Ondra, the top climber sponsored by Black Diamond, was expected to show his ...
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DAV, the German Alpine Club, has managed to increase the...
DAV, the German Alpine Club, has managed to increase the total number of members from 648,000 to currently more than 940,000 over the past ten years. These figures have been given by Vaude as it celebrates the tenth annniversary of its partnership with the alpine club. The cooperation began in ...
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Bridgedale, the British brand of sport socks, is supporting an...
Bridgedale, the British brand of sport socks, is supporting an incredible expedition with its products: Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his team will try to be the first ones to cross Antarctica on foot during the southern winter. For the nice hike of 3,200 kilometers during six months and under temperatures ...
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The BioLite stove, an innovative camping stove that can power...
The BioLite stove, an innovative camping stove that can power a USB port by transforming the thermal energy of a wood-burning fire, has won a best product award from the Outdoor Writers' Guild in the U.K. Produced by an American company that showed at at the Outdoor Retailer fair last ...
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Last month's Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park, which is...
Last month's Outdoor Trade Show at Stoneleigh Park, which is regarded as the major B2B trade fair for the outdoor sector in the U.K., reported a total of 1,294 daily visits, spread over the three days of the event. This compares with a total of 1,427 visits reported by the ...
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More than 220 delegates are expected to attend the third...
More than 220 delegates are expected to attend the third European Outdoor Forum organized by the Outdoor Sports Valley in Annecy over the next two days. It looks like a good score in comparison with the much older OIA Rendez-Vous, held in Boston last Oct. 3-5, which pulled more than ...
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At its tenth edition, the Nuremberg-based canoe and kayak show,...
At its tenth edition, the Nuremberg-based canoe and kayak show, now named PADDLEexpo, hosted 173 brands and companies from 26 countries between Sept. 18 and 20. The number of exhibitors increased by one percent, and 86 percent of them came from outside Germany, led by the U.S. with a share ...
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After a long illness, Odd Roar Lofterød, the son of...
After a long illness, Odd Roar Lofterød, the son of Odlo's founder, Odd Lofterød, passed away in Norway, his home country. He was 65 years old. Lofterød took over Odlo from his father in 1979 and built up the international business of the brand, specialized in base layers, with particular ...
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Jarden Corporation is going to issue $450 million in...
Jarden Corporation is going to issue $450 million in debt and buy back its own stock with up to $125 million of the proceeds. The debt will be offered, subject to market and other conditions, as senior subordinated convertible notes due in 2018 in a private offering to qualified ...
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For the first six month of its financial year from...
For the first six month of its financial year from January to July, Mammut Sports Group achieved an increase in net sales of 7.5 percent to 91.8 million Swiss francs (75.5m-$98.9m). On a currency-neutral basis and not counting the acquisition of the Snowpulse brand, the rate of increase was 7.6 ...
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AustriAlpin, the Austrian manufacturer of climbing gear, has inaugurated its...
AustriAlpin, the Austrian manufacturer of climbing gear, has inaugurated its new headquarters in the town of Fulpmes. The new building has a surface of 900 square meters and the construction, lasting 10 months, cost some €1.2 million. Reportedly, last year's total sales of AustriAlpin amounted to €5 million.
