Beyond sport
It will be a colourful celebration: The Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 are the largest inclusive sporting event worldwide and will be the most comprehensive multi-sport event to be held in Germany since the 1972 Olympic Games …
It was five years ago that the small-sided football association Socca Germany (Deutscher Kleinfeld-Fußball-Verband) celebrated its biggest success and won the SOCCA World Cup in Portugal. History was made on a playing surface developed specially by P…
Polytan is taking the next step in sustainability: After introducing organic raw materials to the synthetic turf-making process, the manufacturer from Burgheim will now consistently use recycled materials in its portfolio. While LigaTurf Cross R was …
Polytan Poligras Paris GT zero for Paris 2024
With Poligras Paris GT zero, Polytan presents the world’s first carbon-neutral synthetic turf for field hockey. It has been developed specially for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where the world’s best…
Sport Group rated #1 on ESG performance in Building Products Category
Sport Group receives an ESG Low Risk Rating from Sustainalytics
Sport Group’s ESG Risk Rating places it first in the Building Products industry as assessed by Sustainalytic…
Start of Polytan’s “green” product campaign, which uses recycled material in artificial turfs for the first time
Use of Infinergy® by BASF for sustainable, elastic outer flooring surfaces
New running surface Rekortan GEL GT made from over 60% r…
Recycling old artificial turf pitches is one of the biggest challenges facing the sports surface industry in the coming years. The number of pitches that need replacing is growing constantly, and as such, as is the number of pitches that need to be r…
World premier at FSB: Polytan presents its artificial turf surfaces made from renewable raw materials and recycled material
New technological strategy reduces CO2 emissions and use of fossil fuels
Burgheim, Germany, 26th October 2021…
Infinergy® from BASF for sustainable, elastic outdoor flooring systems
Worldwide distribution and installation of fall protection and artificial turf systems by Sport Group subsidiary Polytan
Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 25, 2021: B…
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Polytan (a member of Sport Group) extend worldwide hockey partnership with shared ambition to ensure hockey continues to be progressive in the development of sustainable sports facilities and becomes a le…