Facing sluggish sales in some of its largest markets and tough pressure on margins due to adverse exchange rate changes, Mammut Sports Group has decided to close the rope production unit at its head office in Seon, Switzerland. It will be transferred from the start of September 2016 to an Austrian manufacturer, Teufelberger. While Teufelberger will buy Mammut's machinery and produce the ropes, the Swiss outdoor company's design, development and sales departments for ropes, as well as a dedicated test facility, will remain in Seon. More in The Outdoor Industry Compass.

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