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December 2006

29 December 2006
GB SATRA presents landmark safety certificate
EG Brazilians sell $500,000 worth of components at Meet in Africa
28 December 2006
DE Lanxess increases prices for technical rubber grades
DE Bayer resumes full capacity production
AR EFICA set for success
BR Brazilian association calls for 35% import duty on Chinese footwear
27 December 2006
GB Anatom awards academy certificates
22 December 2006
US Finish Line reports Q3 loss
BR Brazil footwear exports remain at 2005 levels
UG Start-rite donates footwear to children in Uganda
US Nike reports Q2 results
21 December 2006
VN Vietman posts record footwear exports
BR New shoe factory inaugurated in Brazil
CN Bayer establishes footwear competence centre in Shanghai
BR Antonio Britto dismissed from Azaléia
20 December 2006
BE Solutia to purchase Akzo Nobel’s stake in Flexsys
US Nike names four new VPs
US Timberland makes new executive appointments
DE BASF raises prices for Neopentylglycol and Trimethylolpropane
US See Kai Run children’s boots recalled
19 December 2006
US Creative awards for R.G. Barry
BR Brazilian footwear machinery exports fall
IT New initiatives at Simac and Tanning Tech
GB Alexon sells Dolcis for £2.7 million
EU France and Germany post highest pre-Christmas on-line shopping
18 December 2006
DE Adidas opens Toronto's first Originals store
US Crocs launches new children’s model
US Ecco named official shoe of inaugural women’s Handa Cup
US KF Manufacturing acquires BUSM Group
US Wolverine World Wide names new CEO
15 December 2006
PK Footwear production slips
US SATRA presents US footwear seminars
14 December 2006
US AAFA applauds approval of trade bill
US Payless extends designer alliance with Laura Poretzky
CA Shoes and sporting goods amongst top retail performers
US Retail expansion for Skins Footwear
US UNE promotes faculty member
13 December 2006
AE Leather and footwear to be highlighted at DSF
US Stephon Marbury and Steve & Barry's to donate 3,000 pairs of Starbury Ones
US GBMI to begin direct distribution in the UK
GB Brasher appoints new managing director
DE BASF raises methylamines prices
DK Ecco named official footwear supplier at Pebble Beach
12 December 2006
US AAFA appoints new board directors
CA John Forzani retires from Forzani’s executive team
BR Record attendance expected at Couromoda
IN Puma opens North India mega store
11 December 2006
LK Sri Lankan footwear exports increase rapidly
EU ILO welcomes EU promotion of ‘Decent Work for All’
CA Survey highlights injury risk of poorly fitting footwear
US Bakers Footwear posts sales increases
US Nike’s Air Force 1 celebrates 25th anniversary
08 December 2006
EU Bloomberg PMI shows continued growth in Eurozone retail sales
US Drew Shoe stresses importance of well-fitting shoes
US Soles4Souls distributes over 12,000 pairs of shoes in Honduras
IT Boemos to manufacture Skins Footwear
US Record Q3 results at Cherokee
CN China outstrips the ‘ASEAN 7’ in high-value exports
IE Lowest growth in UK footwear market for seven years
CA Weak footwear market affects results at ADS
07 December 2006
US Positive results at JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
US Crocs launches first high-heeled shoe
06 December 2006
US Gel Smart launches foot orthotics line with anti-microbial top covers
US Payless to lease new facility
CN Fifth Dongguan China Shoes looks set for success
GB Clarks uses 3DSOM Pro software in design process
RU China increases footwear exports to Russia
05 December 2006
DE Heinz-Horst Deichmann receives Lifetime Award
US NikeGO to donate $50,000 worth of footwear
US Crocs completes acquisition of Jibbitz
BY Calls for EU States to back withdrawal of trade privileges from Belarus
IN Increased footwear exports offset by drop in component exports
04 December 2006
GB Timberland acquires Howies
DE Adidas launches NBA footwear collection
US Dick's Sporting Goods expands distribution centre
IE New report looks at acrylic resins industry
CN Fujian’s leather footwear exports to EU fall
01 December 2006
US Kompo and Preschoolians launch ‘customisable’ baby shoes
FR French delegation to visit Couromoda event in Brazil
US Strong third quarter results for DSW
US Improved results from The Finish Line

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