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JAL closure hurts Tunisia’s footwear exports

27/02/2014
The value of Tunisia’s leather-sector exports, including footwear, was 47.8% higher than the value of imports in 2013. Exports were worth $645 million, while imports had a value of $436.3 million last year.

National industry association, the Centre National du Cuir et de la Chaussure (CNCC), said the performance of footwear, specifically, had suffered owing to the closure of a plant in Menzel Bourguiba in the north of the country in May 2013, which had been run by Italian safety footwear specialist JAL Group. JAL said at the time that its investors were unwilling to continue with operations there owing to disputes with the workforce.

CNCC confirmed that footwear exports from Tunisia had fallen by 6.1% year on year but said footwear still accounted for 51.3% of all leather-sector exports, with shoe uppers claiming a further 20.9%. Leather, hides and skins made up 11.4% of industry exports and handbags 5.5%.



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