World Footwear

Highlights

Yearbook 2025

Sandro Ferraro from Kenda Farben: chemical components, strategic footwear partners

Mar 3, 2026 Italy

We spoke to Sandro Ferraro, Global Commercial Director at Kenda Farben, an Italian manufacturer of chemical auxiliaries for the footwear industry. Our conversation focused on key areas related to chemical inputs in footwear, including regulation.

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German footwear manufacturers achieve modest sales growth in 2025

Mar 3, 2026 Germany

Sales by German footwear manufacturers rose by 3.2% year-on-year in 2025, according to the German Federal Association of the Footwear and Leather Goods Industry (HDS/L)