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April 2015
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30 April 2015
ID New $600m factory for Nike supplier in Indonesia
ES Employment accolade for WL Gore in Spain
29 April 2015
IN M&S supplier Tata archives social responsibility standard
BE Europeans’ taste for Skechers leads to 40% Q1 increase
AT Lenzing eyes move into footwear materials
US Flat quarter for Wolverine but confidence remains high
TR Genuine Turkish Leather label to come under stricter control
28 April 2015
DE Puma develops cooling technology with Jamaican athletes
ZM A second term for FICE president
27 April 2015
CN 'New stable stage' for China’s leather sector
KZ Turkish partnership makes Kazakhstan shoe start-up possible
24 April 2015
US 20th consecutive quarter of 20% gains at Under Armour
DO ‘Expensive’ China boosts DR free zone expansion
23 April 2015
RU Russia still matters to Italian footwear firms
US Renewable, organic or recycled content in 79% of Timberland’s footwear
22 April 2015
GB Delcam revamps ShoeMaker software
US US: FDRA praises TPA introduction
US New retail president for Stuart Weitzman
GB Tricker’s looks outside the family for new managing director
IT Assocal releases Micam 2016 dates early
21 April 2015
US Name change for expanding Brown Shoe
GB adidas renews Team GB Olympic deal for eight years
20 April 2015
BE Assocal holds talks in Brussels
GB Athletic footwear 'buoyant' as JD Sports pockets £100m profit
17 April 2015
DE Adidas develops 99g football boot
GB Bogs boots will partner with Rohan
16 April 2015
US Invista’s new PTA technology offers ‘significant cost savings’
CN March figures for the Chinese economy cause concern
15 April 2015
TW Yue Yuen posts Q1 revenue growth
CO Abicalçados points Brazilian shoe exporters towards Colombia
ES FICE describes Co-Shoes as “a matchmaking platform”
NL Royal DSM meets Salomon’s need for special material in new mountain shoe
FR JRC develops retroreflection for leather shoes
14 April 2015
VN Record shoe exports from Vietnam in first quarter
US AAFA asks for help in battle against counterfeit goods sales in China
13 April 2015
IN India’s footwear industry gets boost from Chennai leather lab
IT All eyes on Milan in September 2015
10 April 2015
US VF sweats the small stuff with nanotechnology deal
GB D3O announces expansion after securing new funding
09 April 2015
PK Shoe value the only bright spot for Pakistan’s leather sector
IN Tata shows support for Made in India drive
08 April 2015
US ‘Bittersweet emotions’ as husband and wife team depart Pliner brand
US Former New Balance manager to lead Teva
DE BASF celebrates 150 years in business
FR European footwear stood up well to the global economic crisis
DE Rhenoflex to run as a stand-alone company
07 April 2015
US Keen strengthens design team for Made in America push
HK Brands’ hazardous chemicals group will scrutinise leather
02 April 2015
CN Chinese sportswear groups out of mire as Ever-Glory reports 25% growth
IN UITIC president explains why a shoe factory on the moon makes no sense
01 April 2015
DE Puma appointment to grow athlete portfolio
DE Top speakers line up for bioplastics conference
EC Vice-president defends Ecuador’s policy on footwear tariffs
FR If more bovine goes into cars, more skins can go into shoes
IN Domestic footwear market in India to reach 5 billion pairs in 2020

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