Jan-Willem van Schaik

OSAKA, Japan - In its summary of the company's 2015 financial results Shimano reports on brisk demand for high-end, e-bike related products in Europe. Despite lower sales volumes, Shimano still managed to continue its double digit growth in 2015. Net sales in bicycle components increased by 14.6% to JPY 314,010 million (€2,463mn) while operating as well as net income increased with even bigger numbers.

LONDON, UK - Supported by the Welsh Government and the HSBC bank, Frog bikes will be opening a new factory in the UK shortly. According to Frog Bike's press release "the production is expected to commence this summer."

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Current market conditions in Europe are not disrupted by the November 26 European Court of Justice's verdict that cancelled the dumping conviction of Giant China. In the next year's the company's export of regular bicycle to the EU will continue to be taxed with 48.5% dumping duty. This is the result of an appeal filed by the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EBMA).

BIG FLATS, USA - In a long-fought battle between Stan's NoTubes and Specialized the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided to uphold a previous ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which had declared Stan's NoTubes' US Patent to be valid.

WETTER, Germany - The Germany security product supplier Abus is closely involved in the development of a dedicated speed e-bike helmet for the North European market. Together with the Dutch standardization institute NEN the requirements for this helmet that complies with the ECE 22.05 standard are laid out at the moment.

VERONA, Italy - The first edition of the Italian trade and consumer event CosmoBike had a successful start in Verona last year. Therefore the international bicycle exhibition returns to Veronafiere from 16-19 September, 2016.

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - The construction of a new bicycle manufacturing site by MIFA in Germany, which is about to commence, attracts new partners. "We are currently examining the possibility to invest in Sangerhausen," says Erhard Büchel, managing director of MD of Büchel & Co. and Vice President of the industry associations CONEBI.

BERLIN, Germany - "The opening of an office in the capital of Germany brings us in the immediate proximity of the political decision-makers, develops contacts and observe the political process at close quarters," says Siegfried Neuberger, Managing Director of ZIV.

CLERMONT FERRAND, France - "Michelin gives top priority to develop tyres more rapidly that meet the quickly shifting expectations of our customers," says Karl De Quick, general manager of Michelin's bicycle tyre division. "Therefore 2016 will become an important year for our bicycle products."

德國，FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- 歐洲自行車展的全新概念包括三天的Busines Day與之後兩天的Festival Day深受業界好評。車展主辦單位Messe Friedrichshafen報告說，有85%的參展商願意全部五天參與。