Organisations
New APICCAPS President announces 50 million euros investment plan
Luis Onofre, the new leader of the Portuguese footwear industry, will be promoting a campaign to attract young people to the sector and announced a new investment under the Industry 4.0 program
Kenya and Bangladesh to strengthen trade relations
According to the Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exports Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) the African country is focusing in the Bangladeshi Leather sector
125 European Associations in support of a EU industrial strategy
More than 100 associations have signed a Joint Declaration with the aim to step up their cooperation with European institutions to define and implement an ambitious and coordinated industrial strategy
Nicaragua to focus on athletic shoes
Several dozens of local footwear manufacturers have been asked by the industry association Camcunic to focus on making athletic footwear
Manolo Blahnik with retrospective exhibition
Running until the 9th of April the retrospective “Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes” showcases 212 shoes, selected from more than 30 000 styles and 80 sketches
Half a billion dollars' loss for American consumers
The words are from Matt Priest, President and CEO footwear association Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, reacting to the US withdrawal from the TPP signed today
CEC welcomes new member
Hungary ensured a presence at the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry since the end of 2016. With this new member, CEC reinforces its representation at European level
FDRA promotes Matt Priest to CEO
The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) announced the elevation of FDRA President Matt Priest to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Declining footwear exports in India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE), footwear exports reached 1 262.59 million US dollars in the period April-September, the first semester of the fiscal year in that country, showing a drop of 1.81% over the same period last year
New online course on Sustainable Footwear Manufacturing is now available
The EU funded project Step2Sustainability has launched an e-learning and training programme on sustainable footwear manufacturing, which companies/workers can follow for free during the piloting period
Brazil launches Future Footwear
The main entities of the Brazilian leather-footwear chain launched a new program aimed at the creation of new business models, new products and new production processes
US footwear industry seeks classification clarification for athletic footwear
According to the FDRA, American footwear companies struggle to cope with inconsistent definitions and rulings
A revolution is taking place at the editing of publications specialised in footwear
At least Matteo Pasca believes it. Ars Arpel Group and Fotoshoe Group are getting together and the move aims to focus at the development of initiatives of common interest on an international level
Step to Sustainability promotes debate on sustainable footwear production
The European Project Step to Sustainability presented its findings in a Final Conference during the latest edition of the GDS trade fair, held in Dusseldorf on the 28th of July
Worldwide footwear production reached 23.0 billion pairs in 2015
According to the latest edition of the World Footwear Yearbook this represents a slight decrease of 0.4% from the previous year-
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