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Woodstock, CT – To support athletes and educate spectators about its brand, PORON® Cushioning  is teaming up with the Ragnar Relay Cape Cod race taking place May 3-4, 2013. The Relay will take teams from the start line in Hull, MA to the finish line in Provincetown, MA.From the ...read more

Scranton, PA: Noble Biomaterials Inc., the global leader in bacterial management solutions and manufacturer of X-STATIC® silver fiber technology, announced today the acquisition of Carolina Silver, LLC, a full-service manufacturer of silver-based fabric, yarn and fiber.Based in ...read more

Scranton, PA – Noble Biomaterials, a global leader in bacterial management solutions and manufacturer of X-STATIC® silver fiber technology, has appointed Sean Kelly as Marketing Director, Advanced Materials Division responsible for building the X-STATIC® brand in the Sports, ...read more

ZEMgear, the fast-growing minimal footwear company based in Miami, Florida, will feature PORON® Performance Cushioning in its new 2013 product line, which will be available in retail stores this spring.ZEMgear creates Performance Protection for Bare Feet™, delivering minimal ...read more

Merrill, WI – OnTip® Gloves' new professional discount program is making it easier for ski, snowboard and outdoor industry pros to stay connected without leaving the comfort of their gloves.OnTip, a leading manufacturer of performance touch-screen gloves, is offering a 15 to ...read more

Woodstock, CT – PORON® Cushioning has teamed up with long-distance New Balance Reach the Beach Relay: New Hampshire, taking place September 14-15th. What started as a group of friends with an idea of inviting people to run from the mountains to the ocean has turned into one of ...read more

In its endeavor to continually provide innovative materials that change the marketplace, Rogers Corporation has engineered PORON® Vive Energy Activated Cushioning specifically for athletic footwear applications such as insoles and midsoles that offer the best combination of ...read more

Woodstock, CT - Nominees have been announced and the 2012 ISPO BrandNew Awards voting has started! Rogers is proud to announce that two of its valued brand partners, Nimbletoes® Footwear and Storelli Sports® – Advanced Soccer Protection, are both in the line-up. For over 10 ...read more

As we enter the fall season, we also enter the season for some of the best running races of the year. New York City Marathon, Philadelphia Marathon, Bimblers Bluff 50k. Well, maybe the Bimblers Bluff 50k does not carry the same clout these big city races do, but for ...read more

It was announced today that Jim Hauptman is stepping down as design director at Maine-based outdoor specialty retailer L.L.Bean to launch a new product design/marketing consultancy, in Portland, Maine.Hauptman sold his advertising agency, Hauptman & Partners, in 2001 to join ...read more

On September 16th and 17th, over 5,000 runners will take over the roads between Franconia and Hampton Beach, NH during the 200 mile New Balance Reach the Beach Relay (RTB). Slated as one of the best relays in the country, RTB has become a sought-after race by runners of all ...read more

Woodstock, CT– The Board of Directors of Choose Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that seeks to engage all Americans in stewardship of public lands through outdoor recreation, has elected former Board vice chair, Elizabeth Simon, as its new Board chair. Simon brings over 20 ...read more

Woodstock, CT – The Rogers Corporation's PORON® Cushioning team is excited to once again partner with the premier timber sporting event in the nation: the 52nd Annual Lumberjack World Championships taking place July 29-31 in Hayward, WI. Thousands of spectators will converge ...read more

Rogers Corporation has appointed Brian Culley for its High Performance Foams Division. Culley will represent the PORON® Cushioning Consumer product lines in the eastern United States and Canada. Culley brings over 20 years of sales along with product and business development ...read more

Woodstock, CT – Over 2,500 runners are pulling together their race strategies, team themes and festive costumes in anticipation of the nearly 200 mile Ragnar Relay New York, which takes place this May 13-14. As sponsor of this one-of-a-kind event, Rogers' PORON® Cushioning ...read more

Woodstock, CT – The Rogers Corporation is proud to announce that it won Best Component Award for its PORON® XRD™ Extreme Protection material at the Materials, Manufacturing & Technology (MM&T) conference sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Leather Fair (APLF) held in Hong Kong ...read more

April 20, 2011; Woodstock, CT –Over the next several months, the Rogers PORON® Cushioning Street Team will be out in full force at athletic and sporting events across the country educating consumers about the benefits of PORON Cushioning Materials and the variety of products ...read more

Woodstock, CT – Elizabeth Simon, sales engineer with Rogers Corporation High Performance Foams, manufacturer of PORON® Performance Cushioning materials, was recently elected by Choose Outdoors governing committee as Board vice chair. Choose Outdoors promotes outdoor recreation ...read more

Woodstock, CT - The Rogers Corporation is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Uliko Studio in Beaverton, OR to help bring its family of PORON® Performance Cushioning Materials to a broad range of footwear, apparel and industrial designers from across the country.Uliko ...read more

Designers and product developers rejoice! The PORON® XRD™ M-Guard, which was successfully introduced last year by the Rogers Corporation High Performance Foams Research and Development Team, is now available in ready-to-use molded shapes to provide wearable protection in a ...read more

Woodstock, CT –To celebrate the launch of its 2nd generation soy-based PORON® ReSource Cushioning, the Rogers Corporation wants to know what steps you are taking towards reducing your carbon footprint and living greener. As it continuously works to improve the environmental ...read more

Rogers Corporation, a global technology leader in specialty materials and components, announced that its PORON® ReSource Performance Cushioning material is now produced using 45.96% less petroleum-based polyols– over twice the amount used in its 1st generation material. PORON ...read more

Waco, TX – Spenco Medical Corporation, one of the world's leading footcare brands, today announced the launch of a bold new look for its performance insoles packaging and supporting merchandising materials. Clean, powerful and clearly Spenco, the redesign is the result of a ...read more

Albany, NY – Ski socks made with PrimaLoft® Yarn by Fox River Mills and Lorpen received rave reviews in the New York Times Gear Test column, which appeared in last Thursday’s Style section. Mark Woolley, a certified ski instructor at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, conducted the ...read more

Albany, NY – GOODE Ski Technologies, the worldwide leader in carbon composite ski poles, snow skis and water skis, has selected PrimaLoft® – Insulation Technology™ as the exclusive insulation in its new GOODE-TEK™ glove line that was launched at the SIA Snow Show in ...read more

Waco, TX – Outdoor and active sports enthusiasts can now slip into a sandal that has all the support and comfort of a performance insole. Spenco Medical Corporation will introduce its PolySorb® Total Support Performance Sandals at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt ...read more

The Scandinavian Village returns to the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 for its second year. Located in the main hall, the Scandinavian Village will include Hilleberg the Tentmaker, 66North, Dale of Norway, Bergans of Norway, Craft/Karhu North America, Icebug, Light my Fire, ...read more

Albany, NY – Skiers and snowboarders will be seeing much more of the PrimaLoft® - Insulation Technology™ logo this winter, when it is prominently displayed at ski resorts and on the mobile phones of skiers and boarders from coast to coast as a result of a new advertising ...read more

Albany, NY – PrimaLoft® – Insulation Technology™ announces its 2010 sponsorship campaign, which includes world-class athletic events such as the Ouray Ice Festival, the North Face Masters Series, the Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival, the Adirondack ...read more

Wyomissing, PA – Emotion Kayaks has hired paddlesports industry veteran, David D'Auteuil as Vice President of Sales. In this newly appointed position, D'Auteuil will be responsible for the global sales of one of the fastest growing recreational and fishing kayak companies. ...read more

Albany, NY – PrimaLoft® – Insulation Technology™ is proud to announce that it will be a sponsor of the 2009-2010 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, and North American Tour. Through this partnership, PrimaLoft® will help bring the spirit of outdoor adventure, ...read more

Albany, NY and Cincinnati, Ohio – PrimaLoft® - The Luxury Down Alternative® and DOWNLITE®, America's premiere manufacturer of luxury bedding, have joined forces to launch Support Your Dreams, a campaign designed to support women and children making the transition into a new ...read more

Waco, TX – To extend its in-store training performed by company sales representatives, Spenco Medical Corporation has partnered with 3point5.com, a free online retail training program designed to engage and educate retail employees on a variety of brands.According to Ryan ...read more

Albany, NY – Big cheers to PrimaLoft® Western Territory Manager, Russ Angrignon, and his wife, Delena, who conquered The North Face Canadian Death Race, a challenging 75-mile trail running event co-sponsored by PrimaLoft®.Over 1,200 racers gathered for the extreme event which ...read more

Albany, NY – On August 1-3, 2009, over 1,100 elite racers from all over the world will gather in Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada to cheat death in one of the world's toughest adventure races – The North Face Canadian Death Race. In support of its long-standing partner and its ...read more

Waco, TX – Spenco Medical Corporation takes bigger steps in its commitment to a greener environment with the introduction of a replacement insole made from 55 percent recycled and renewable materials – Spenco Earthbound™ - big performance with a little footprint. ...read more

Albany, NY – In appreciation of their retailer partners' support over the years, PrimaLoft recently hosted an appreciation reception for outdoor and home retailers. The event provided an opportunity for retailers to learn more about PrimaLoft products and preview new ...read more

Albany, NY –After rigorous field tests on expeditions to Mt. Rainier in Washington, Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano, Argentina's highest peak, Aconcagua, and Mt. Everest, PrimaLoft® - Insulation Technology™ is honored to have been selected as a key component of Eddie Bauer's new ...read more

June 29, 2009, Albany, NY – Since the launch of PrimaLoft® INFINITY earlier this year, sales of the new insulation have accelerated in the sleeping bag market. The North Face has adopted PrimaLoft® INFINITY in seven new sleeping bags for spring 2010 to be introduced at the ...read more

Albany, NY – In its effort to better educate retailers and consumers about PrimaLoft® products, PrimaLoft®, a division of Albany International Corp., has signed on to be the technical insulation and sleeping bag sponsor of Backpacker Magazine's 2009 Get Out More Tour, ...read more

Albany, NY – In a new initiative, PrimaLoft® – Insulation Technology™, the most respected name in insulation for outdoor gear, demos new technologies, answers questions, tests product and gets end-users involved from the East Coast to the West Coast to the North ...read more

Albany, NY – The PrimaLoft® team sends three cheers to Susan Shinkai from The Natural Resource and Kyle Abrahamsen with Kiss My Face, winners of the PrimaLoft® ‘Shove It' contest that was held at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in January. The contest celebrated the ...read more

Albany, NY – PrimaLoft is introducing two new yarns, 100% PrimaLoft Yarn and re-engineered 50/50 PrimaLoft Merino Blend Yarn, for base layers and performance knit applications. 100% PrimaLoft Yarn is made of PrimaLoft micro denier polyester fibers, which are finer than cashmere ...read more

Albany, NY - PrimaLoft – Insulation Technology is partnering with L.L. Bean to donate 50 insulated jackets to nonprofit organization WinterKids. The PrimaLoft-insulated jackets will be worn by the WinterKids volunteers whose mission is to introduce children across Maine to ...read more

Albany, NY - After extensive development, PrimaLoft is launching a new insulation technology - PrimaLoft Infinity. PrimaLoft Infinity is a fine denier continuous filament insulation. The new insulation is designed for sleeping bags to offer greater loft and shelf appeal while ...read more

Chico, CA – Outdoor retailers will notice a new distinctive look to Overland Equipment's line of functional and fashionable bags at the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City where the company will debut its updated brand identity, and introduce Julie Skirving ...read more

December 8, 2008: Tukwila, WA – Fly Rod & Reel magazine has awarded ExOfficio's Give-N-Go™ performance underwear a 2009 Kudo Award for helping to make fly fishing more comfortable, more enjoyable, more convenient and more fun. Now in its 30th year, the Fly Rod & Reel Kudo ...read more