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Lenzing: a circular economy requires more innovation and collaboration

Premium ContentMar 24, 2022 / Austria

We spoke with Florian Heubrandner, Vice President Global Textiles Business at Lenzing AG, and Birgit Schnetzlinger, Head of Functional Wear Segment, to better understand how sustainability helped the company become a global technology leader in fibres’ production and discuss a more sustainable future for the industry

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Lenzing completes lyocell expansion project in Thailand

Mar 14, 2022 / Austria

The leading supplier of wood-based speciality fibres has announced that it has completed its 400 million euros lyocell expansion project in Thailand, despite COVID-19 pandemic constraints

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Lenzing CEO steps down

Sep 15, 2021 / Austria

The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG, a leading producer of wood-based cellulosic fibres, has come to a mutual agreement with its longstanding Chief Executive Officer Stefan Doboczky to end his contract

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CCC expands its international presence

Sep 10, 2021 / Poland

The Poland-based footwear group has recentlyh announced the opening of new stores in countries such as Austria and Hungary. CCC is also expanding its digital stores to other countries

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CCC is backing out of Austria

Jul 15, 2021 / Austria

Polish-based footwear company CCC is withdrawing from the Austrian market and Pepco will take over 29 of CCC Austria’s 46 stores. Decision takes effect by the end of September

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US: threat of new tariffs in response to digital taxes

Apr 16, 2021 / United States

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is collecting public comments on the potential implementation of tariffs to a list of goods from 6 US trading partners. Tariffs can go up to 25%. Footwear is part of the lists for some trade partners

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Leder & Schuh denies talks with CCC

Jan 24, 2019 / Poland

Family-owned shoemaker Leder & Schuh Group denied a media report referring to talks with Polish retailer CCC about a possible takeover

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Yves Morin, President of the UITIC, live on World Footwear

Jan 26, 2016 / India

The 19th Congress of the UITIC - International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians will take place in Chennai from the 3rd to the 5th of February. Mr. Yves Morin is the President of the UITIC and CEO of the CTC Groupe

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Leder & Schuh sells Shoe4You and Jello stores in Germany

Jan 14, 2016 / Germany

The Kienast group, a Germany-based shoe retailer, is the buyer of the 54 Shoe4You and 2 Jello retail locations. The Austria-based sites aren’t part of the business

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Karl Vögele sells Austrian stores

Jan 11, 2016 / Switzerland

The Swiss-based shoe retailer is refocusing its business model by concentrating in its 300 stores in the domestic market. An agreement to sell its 70 stores in Austria to Germany-based investment company, Lafayette Industrieholding was reached

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