Manufacture – Page 7
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Italy's Radici Group, a fiber manufacturer based in Bergamo, has...
Italy's Radici Group, a fiber manufacturer based in Bergamo, has become a sponsor of the local football club, Bergamo. Noting that the company is the second-largest European manufacturer of nylon, a fiber that is heavily used in sports clothing, Radici says the sponsorship should help it to get more visibility ...
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The OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen invites all manufacturers, designers, developers,...
The OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen invites all manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, start-ups, sales organizations and dealers to enter new products by May 8 for participation in its annual OutDoor Industry Awards
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Wintersteiger, the Austrian manufacturer of ski maintenance and service machinery...
Wintersteiger, the Austrian manufacturer of ski maintenance and service machinery and storing solutions, appointed Florestan von Boxberg, 54, as its new chief executive, or head of its board of management. He takes the place left vacant a year ago by the departure of Reiner Thalacker. Von Boxberg worked as project ...
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BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study...
BSI, the German Sports Goods Manufacturers Association, presented a study on watersports at the recent OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, which we have covered widely in The Outdoor Industry Compass. BSI questioned online 250 men and 250 women who purchased a watersports product in sporting goods stores in the last 12 ...
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Eurosima, the European association of action sports manufacturers, has launched...
Eurosima, the European association of action sports manufacturers, has launched its first business sponsorship program since it began in 1999. The program addresses start-up companies in the action sports industry. For a year, young entrepreneurs will be given a chance to meet with volunteer chief executives from Eurosima member companies ...
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YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two...
YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, has launched two new zippers, intended for jackets, called Fix a Shape and Integra, for autumn/winter 2016/17. Non-exclusive brand partners for YKK's new zippers are Adidas and Eider. Integra, the lightweight, water-repellent and packable zipper, can be used for running and hiking apparel, ...
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Intersport France is investing an additional €6 million in Manufacture...
Intersport France is investing an additional €6 million in Manufacture Française du Cycle, its own bike factory at Machecoul, in western France. Intersport took over the plant from Cycleurope in 2013 and since then it has invested more than €10 million in the facility, according to Usine Nouvelle, a French ...
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Minerva, a Belgian bicycle manufacturer, was declared bankrupt on June...
Minerva, a Belgian bicycle manufacturer, was declared bankrupt on June 25 by a commercial court in Hasselt, Belgium. Employing 16 people, the company reportedly had an annual production of about 20,000 city and trekking bikes. Minerva is an established bicycle brand in Belgium and even more so in the province ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales...
Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales organizations or dealers to submit their new products for the 10th OutDoor Industry Award before June 16. Anyone can take part, regardless of whether they will exhibit at the OutDoor trade show running from July 15 to 18. The awards ...
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Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are...
Bluesign has reminded bluesign-certified manufacturers and brands that they are to have no long-chain C8 durable water repellents (DWR) in their products or supply chains as from Jan. 1. However, the Swiss certification company also mentioned that the positive list of bluesign-approved chemical products (bluesign bluefinder) includes several short-chain DWR ...
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YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning...
YKK, the world's largest manufacturer of zippers, is reportedly planning to invest $88 million in its Vietnamese factory to raise its annual production by 30 percent to 10 billion units by the end of 2016 and to double it by 2017. The additional capacity will become available by November 2015 ...
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WFSGI Manufacturers' Forum calls for smarter partnerships
Sporting goods designers and manufacturers assembled in Leipzig earlier this month called for a more integrated approach to design and production. They broadly agreed that the industry would run out of options to reduce labor costs, and that it should focus on reinforcing the interaction between brands and manufacturers to ...
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A small Swiss company called Faction Collective will design, manufacture...
A small Swiss company called Faction Collective will design, manufacture and market a new range of Roxy branded freeride and freestyle skis for the autumn/winter 2015/16 season. Formed in 2006, Faction Collective makes its own branded skis at an undisclosed location in Europe and sells them in 30 countries. The ...
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The European Surf Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), gave its annual Innovation...
The European Surf Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), gave its annual Innovation Prize to Newtis, a French start-up that has developed a new polycarbonate-based layering process for surfboards. It is said to be more automated and less toxic than traditional processes based on fiberglass. It also allows for easier customization. To market ...
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Chinese sporting goods manufacturers' sales rose by 8 percent to...
Chinese sporting goods manufacturers' sales rose by 8 percent to 58.02 billion yuan renmimbi (€7,298.60m-$9,447.67m) in the six months ended June 30, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Their gross profits increased by 20 percent to RMB2.06 billion (€259.18m-$335.46m), indicating relatively low margins. Almost half of the production ...
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Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company...
Pou Chen, the world's largest shoe manufacturer and parent company of Yue Yuen, is said to be planning to set up its first factory in Myanmar, the former Birmania, with an investment of around US$100 million. Located near the country's capital, Yangon, it would have an annual capacity for nine ...
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Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in...
Bondholders of Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke (Mifa), the largest bike manufacturer in Germany, have agreed to delay payment of interest on their bonds, originally scheduled for Aug. 12, until the presentation of a new business plan at end of October. They have appointed a Munich-based consultant, One Square Advisory Services, to negotiate ...
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The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) estimates that...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) estimates that 176 plants have had to close down after the Rana Plaza disaster in April 2013, under pressure from wage increases, labor unrest and new safety requirements
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BSI, the German federation of sporting goods manufacturers, has abruptly...
BSI, the German federation of sporting goods manufacturers, has abruptly ousted its managing director, Adalbert von der Osten, who has served for eight years in the job, with effect from June 30. The official explanation for the decision by the board was differing positions on the development of the federation. ...
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STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer and a top-tier supplier of...
STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer and a top-tier supplier of technology for the wearable market, will once again be the title sponsor of the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup in 2014/2015. The WT Innovation World Cup is the leading worldwide innovation competition in the field of wearable technologies. From June ...
