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Our selection of news articles is intended to
provide additional insight into the
development of the Footwear industry in emerging
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2007-12-19 |
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Brazil: Brazilian footwear sector focuses on
China to reverse fall in sales |
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The
Brazilian footwear sector hopes to reverse its falling sales and
production trend in by increasing exports to Asia. The sector plans
to increase its activities in countries such as China, Singapore,
Malaysia, Indonesia and also in the island of Taiwan |
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macauhub [© macauhub] |
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2007-12-01 |
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India: Footwear-makers of Kerala go through
worst crisis |
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The footwear manufacturing units of
Kerala are facing the worst-ever crisis in the recent years. The
industry, with a monthly turnover of 3.75 crore, has been badly
affected by the recent price hike of electricity and raw materials. |
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domain-b.com [©
The Information Company Private Limited] |
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2007-11-19 |
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Despite being a 100-year-old industry,
Malaysia’s shoe-manufacturing sector is not one that is widely known
locally. Besides making footwear for renowned international labels,
this industry has also produced several popular home-grown brands.
In fact, the export of locally made shoes to places like Europe, the
Middle East and Japan currently brings in a whopping RM600mil a year. |
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The Star [© Star
Publications (Malaysia) Bhd] |
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2007-11-16 |
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India: Footwear traders' strike against VAT
strengthens |
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As the footwear traders’ strike
against value-added tax (VAT) entered its third day in Agra, PVC-
and rubber-sole traders also joined making it the biggest strike
witness by the industry in recent times. |
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Business
Standard [© Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-11-09 |
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India: Agra footwear firms to collaborate with
local units |
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The Agra footwear industry is looking
at collaborating with the local foundry industry to develop
ancillary units for manufacturing components like rivets, buckles,
and sole dies most of which are currently imported at high cost. |
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Business
Standard [© Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-10-18 |
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Brazilian footwear looks to conquer Chinese
market |
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Brazilian footwear company Porto Alegre Werner, which sells around
1,500 pairs of shoes per year to China, wants to double its sales in
the short term, according to the company’s representative in China. |
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macauhub [© macauhub] |
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2007-09-11 |
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Peru rebuffs local demand for anti-dumping tax
on Vietnam shoes |
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Peru has rejected a demand from
domestic manufacturers to slap anti-dumping duties on fabric-upper
shoes imported from Vietnam after a probe failed to establish that
the imports were harming them. |
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Thanh Nien News
[© Thanh Nien News] |
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2007-09-01 |
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India: Footwear production to touch 1 mn pairs
in 5 years |
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The footwear industry, which is the
engine of growth for India's leather exports, is set to witness a
major capacity ramp-up in the next five years. The present total
installed capacity of 250,000 pairs a day is expected to touch one
million pairs a day over the next 4-5 years. |
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Business
Standard [© Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-08-30 |
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India: Kozhikode emerges footwear hub |
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Kozhikode district is emerging as a
major centre in the manufacture of rubber- and PVC-based footwear
with the induction of state-of-the-art technology and value-added
products by unit-holders in the industry. |
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The Hindu [© The
Hindu] |
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2007-08-23 |
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Thailand : Strong Baht affects athletic
footwear industry |
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The athletic
footwear industry is another casualty of the appreciating Baht. Some
companies recently had to close their operations while some have
resorted to deferring their employment to cope with the situation.
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2007-08-14 |
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Vietnam: Footwear sector hoofs it toward $6.2
billion target |
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It is more than possible for the
footwear industry to realise an export turnover of US$6.2 billion by
2010, according to the Viet Nam Leather and Footwear Association.
This optimistic target reflects an average annual growth of 12-15
per cent. |
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Viet Nam News [© Viet Nam News] |
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2007-08-09 |
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India: Agra's footwear makers feel pinch of
weak US dollar |
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There was a time when the footwear
exporters of Agra used to rue the fact that their export market was
predominantly Europe where they could tot up only modest gains. |
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Business
Standard [© Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-07-20 |
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Mercosul Chinese footwear tariffs climb from
20 pct to 35 pct |
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Import
tariffs on Chinese footwear exported to the southern Latin American
trading bloc, Mercosul, will increase from 20 percent to 35 percent
next week, media in Sao Paulo have reported. |
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macauhub [© macauhub] |
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2007-07-11 |
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Taiwan: Government slaps 43% anti-dumping tax
on China shoes |
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The Ministry of Finance yesterday
announced that it will levy an anti-dumping tax of 43.46 percent on
footwear imported from China, retroactive to March 16 when the
ministry started slapping provisional anti-dumping duties on the
products. |
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Taipei Times [©
The Taipei Times] |
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2007-07-07 |
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Vietnam: Footwear exporters well-heeled in H1 |
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Footwear exports fetched over US$1.9
billion in the first half of the year, an 11 per cent increase
year-on-year, said the Viet Nam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso). |
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Viet Nam News [© Viet Nam News] |
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2007-06-30 |
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India: Footwear output rises to highest
since 2003 |
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The footwear sector has set a record. The annual production has
crossed 2,095 lakh pairs, which is the highest since 2003. The
strong overseas demand resulted in the impressive surge during
2006-07. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-06-25 |
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China: Jinjiang footwear industry to create
world-class brands |
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Over 3,000 footwear enterprises, more
than 2,000 footwear material enterprises, 19 Chinese well-known
trademarks, 9 products with a China Top Brand, and 54 National
Products Exempt from inspection-free products, that is the "family
property accumulated over a long time" for the footwear industry in
Jinjiang nowadays. |
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China Economic
Net
[© China Economic Net] |
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2007-06-14 |
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India targets USD 7 bn from leather goods
exports |
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Government has set an export
target of seven billion dollars for leather and leather products
during the current financial year. |
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The Times of
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[© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-06-09 |
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India: Bihar, J&K to be next finished leather
hubs |
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The Centre is planning to develop
Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir as major finished leather hubs by helping
them move up the value chain from being raw material centres. |
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The Financial
Express
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2007-06-01 |
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Vietnam posts bigger footwear export in first
5 months |
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Vietnam gained footwear export
revenues of nearly 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first five months
of this year, up 7.9 percent against the same period of last year. |
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People's Daily Online
[© People's Daily Online] |
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2007-05-19 |
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India: Government to open footwear design
institutes |
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Aiming to meet the requirement of
skilled manpower in footwear industry, poised to grow at 20-30 per
cent in the next few years, government will set up Footwear Design
and Development Institutes (FDDI) in Chennai, Kolkata and Haryana. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-05-07 |
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India: Leather exports may touch $8 bn in next
five years |
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Leather exports may touch a staggering
$8 billion in next five years. This is against the current export of
leather goods worth $3 billion. Capacities enhancement, innovative
production plans and diversification into top end designs and
non-leather footwear manufacturing is expected to fuel this 167 per
cent growth in the leather exports from India, said a premier
industry association, Assocham survey. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-05-05 |
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Vietnam: Global shoemakers hoof it to Asia |
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The footwear industry has a major
opportunity to build exports and promote its position on the world
market, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan, deputy secretary of the Leather
Footwear Producers Association (Lefaso). The opportunity has come as
international shoe companies shift production from developed nations
to developing countries, a movement that has already made Asia a top
footwear supplier to major markets all over the world |
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Viet Nam News [© Viet Nam News] |
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2007-04-29 |
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India: Aero Group takes Woodland overseas |
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Stepping up its overseas expansion
plans, home-grown footwear major Aero Group, manufacturer of popular
brand Woodland, is planning to set up branded stores in the
Middle-East and South East Asian markets. |
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ZEENEWS.COM [©
Zee News Limited] |
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2007-04-23 |
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China : Jinjiang Fujian - World's shoe-house |
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The city of Jinjiang Fujian has more than 3,000 shoe-making enterprises, with an
annual output of over 950 million pairs footwear. |
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Fibre2Fashion [© Sanblue Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.] |
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2007-04-07 |
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Vietnam: Dumping suit harms EU shoe exports |
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The amount of Vietnamese footwear
exports heading to the European Union has decreased due to an EU
anti-dumping lawsuit, according to the latest statistics from the
Viet Nam Footwear Association. |
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Viet Nam News [© Viet Nam News] |
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2007-03-25 |
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Sri Lanka: Rubber/footwear lab
internationally accredited |
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The ITI rubber/footwear testing laboratory was recently assessed and recommended
for accreditation as per ISO 17025 Quality Management System by the
globally recognized Swedish accreditation body – SWEDAC. |
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The Sunday Times
Online [© Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.] |
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2007-03-12 |
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China: Around 2,000 Brazilians work in
footwear industry in Dongguan |
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Around
2,000 Brazilians live and work in the Chinese city of Dongguan, in
Guangdong province, in the footwear industry, which accounts for
half of all the Brazilians living in the People’s Republic of China |
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macauhub [© macauhub] |
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2007-03-05 |
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Vietnam: Footwear and garment exports rise
sharply |
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Vietnamese export revenues from footwear and garments jumped upwards
in the first two months of this year, the Vietnam Leather and
Footwear Association (Lefaso) has reported. |
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2007-03-05 |
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Indonesia : Footwear exports fail to achieve
$1.8bn target |
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In spite of getting
good opportunities due to US and EU imposing antidumping duties on
Vietnam and China, Indonesian footwear exports could not achieve 16
percent growth target set in 2006 owing to lack of Government
support. |
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Fibre2Fashion [© Sanblue Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.] |
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2007-02-27 |
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Pakistan: Leather goods export declines by 63
per cent |
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In continuation of preceding months, a
drastic reduction of 63.3 per cent was recorded in the export of
leather garments, leather gloves, and leather footwear in January
2007. |
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The News
International [© The News International] |
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2007-02-26 |
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India: Global footwear brands get their shoes
from India |
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Adidas, Reebok,
Nike, Puma and Fila, international sports footwear companies
presently get their shoes manufactured in India through domestic
companies such as Lakhani and M&B Footwear. |
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Fibre2Fashion [© Sanblue Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.] |
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2007-02-16 |
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Vietnam to gain bigger footwear market
share in US |
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With US footwear importers looking
around for more suppliers, Vietnamese firms can grab a bigger share
of the lucrative market if they focus on improving quality. |
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Thanh Nien News
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2007-02-12 |
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Indonesia sees rise in orders from
international shoe companies |
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Six major international footwear
companies increased their orders from Indonesia after the European
Union extended antidumping duties on shoes made in China and Vietnam
for another five years. |
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Market Watch [© MarketWatch, Inc.] |
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