Production
Undandy to open own factory
The company founded in 2015 is planning to invest one million euros to set up its own factory in São João da Madeira, one of the most relevant regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal
4 alternatives to leather
Leather is probably one of the most used materials in the footwear and the apparel industry. However, new materials are becoming popular
Challenges & opportunities in sourcing countries
With the demographic & economic changes that are occurring, will China remain as the main sourcing country for footwear?
Indian footwear exports slow down
The second largest footwear producer has registered a drop in exports in the first half of 2017. Declines in most of the country's main destination markets
Kenya to launch a strategy to revamp the leather sector
Confirmation comes from the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperation, Mr. Adan Mohamed
Uzbekistan sets output target for the next four years
According to the local authorities the Leather and Footwear Industry of Uzbekistan intends to produce output worth 1.68 billion US dollars in the next four years
Consumption of footwear continues to slowdown in Argentina
According to a report revealed by consulting firm Economic Research Sector apparent consumption of footwear registered a decline of 1.6% between January and May
Footwear exports in Vietnam near the 5 billion US dollars
The leather and footwear sector’s exports reached nearly 5 billion US dollars in the first five months of this year, up by 6% compared to similar period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Duong Le from LEFASO live on World Footwear
Aiming to get an updated view of the state of the footwear industry in Vietnam we spoke to the sector's association
Argentina: Production down and imports up worry local industry
The head of the Chamber of the Footwear Industry in Cordoba, Miguel Hames, has announced that production levels in local factories are roughly 40% below the levels registered by this time last year
Kenya to ban imports of low quality leather
The country plans to put in place rules to ensure that all leather imports meet quality standards
Slowdown in Argentina's demand
Estimates seem to indicate that domestic demand fell by 20% in the first quarter of 2016, while imports increased by 4%
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