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Lanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik. The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the business. Lanxess ...
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New flip flop brand FoamLife launches spring collection
FoamLife, a new brand of flip flops developed during the Covid-19 related lockdown in the U.K. by Daniel Macaulay, Karl Read, and Timo Mullen, has launched its maiden spring/summer collection to the wholesale trade. The collection comprises 12 men’s and 12 women’s designs. The materials include the use of ...
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ArticleSelfridges launches Project Earth
Selfridges has launched Project Earth, an initiative which explores “more sustainable ways to shop” by setting new sourcing standards and creating repair, resale and rental businesses. Under the scheme, the British department store pledges that by 2025 it will only stock products that respect its new sourcing standards on cotton, ...
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UFG obtains G-Star RAW license
The Dutch company Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), through its Brands-360 subsidiary, has obtained the license to produce adult footwear under the name of the jeans manufacturer G-Star RAW. Brands-360, which is responsible for licenses, will oversee the design, production, sales and marketing of the brand from the autumn/winter 2021 season. ...
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Skechers launches Dr. Seuss collection
Skechers is bringing Dr. Seuss’ world into wearable designs in its shoes for women and kids through a new multi-year worldwide partnership. The new Skechers x Dr. Seuss collection is debuting with “The Cat in the Hat,” one of Dr. Seuss’ famous characters, featured in popular styles from Skechers Street, ...
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Timberland and BASF join forces on work shoe
Timberland’s Reaxion shoe features the brand proprietary Aerocor Energy System as well as BASF’s Elastollan thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). Timberland’s Aerocore Energy System comprises three layers that work together for energy return, comfort and grip: the Anti-Fatigue Technology footbed, a foam midsole, and a non-marking outsole. Meanwhile, the outsole of the ...
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Garmont’s new model has a Michelin sole
Garmont of Montebelluna, Italy, has added to its Dragontail line a model designed in collaboration with Michelin. The Tech GTX is a lightweight technical-designed shoe with a non-slip sole made by the French tire manufacturer.
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BASF opens its first global footwear innovation center in Taiwan
BASF, the German chemical group, has opened its first global Footwear Innovation Center in Taiwan. The 7,000-square-foot facility, inaugurated on Aug. 11, is located within the footwear manufacturing site of its strategic partner Longterm Concept (LTC) in Changhua, Taiwan. The Footwear Innovation Center includes three main zones. The Design Zone ...
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News briefsKeen and Garcia Family team up for limited edition and good cause
Much to the chagrin of all “deadheads” – the nickname for fans of the band The Grateful Dead – on this side of the Atlantic, it probably won’t be available in Europe, but it’s worth noting that Keen has teamed up with the Jerry Garcia Family to present a new ...
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German shoe industry joins forces to launch data sharing platform
Germany’s shoe industry has joined a wide-ranging alliance to set up a data exchange and clearing platform for the sector. The footwear buying groups ANWR and Sabu, the shoe and leather goods industry association HDS/L and the merchandise management providers ETOS and Brandt Retail groups have agreed on a joint ...
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Ricosta doubles daily production in Germany
The German children’s shoe manufacturer Ricosta has doubled the daily production of shoes at its headquarters in Donaueschingen from 1,000 to 2,000 pairs. With this, the company wants to signal to its trading partners that it is still able to deliver despite the coronavirus crisis and intends to maintain its ...
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Josef Seibel plans shoe factory in Africa
Josef Seibel Group plans to open a new shoe factory in Ukunda, Kenya, in autumn 2020. It is a humanitarian project by the German company’s chief executive, and president of the Federal industrial footwear and leather goods’ association HDS/L, Carl-August Seibel. He had already financed and built a primary school ...
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OLG signs five-year license agreement with Elie Saab
Onward Luxury Group (OLG) has signed a five-year licensing agreement with the Lebanese luxury brand Elie Saab for the production and distribution of footwear and leathergoods. The new collections will be available for the spring/summer 2021 season. OLG recently obtained the license for Elie Saab’s ready-to-wear. The first collection will ...
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Ferragamo obtains €250 million financing for ESG objectives
Salvatore Ferragamo has reached a €250 million financing agreement with the leading Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo to fund environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives as well as general cash flow needs. The financing is composed of a €125 million term loan credit line expiring in 2025 and a €125 million ...
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Cole Haan collaborates again with Jeff Staple
Cole Haan, the American footwear and accessories brand and retailer, is releasing the fruit of a second collaboration with Jeff Staple, the streetwear designer who founded both Staple and Staple Design in New York City. The limited-edition Cole Haan x Staple ØriginalGrand Ultra Collection is a streetwear take on the ...
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Falc buys Candice Cooper
The Italian footwear group Falc has bought Candice Cooper, a brand of luxury sneakers manufactured in Italy, from Swiss-based Candice Cooper AG. Despite the takeover, the autumn/winter collection will continue to be distributed by the former owner. Falc will manage the spring/summer 2021 collection, which will offer a larger women’s ...
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Marc Fisher takes over Calvin Klein footwear license in North America
Marc Fisher Footwear has entered a multi-year license agreement with Calvin Klein for the design, production and distribution of both Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans women’s and men’s footwear collections in the U.S. and Canada. The move comes as the footwear license held by Jimlar, a unit of Global ...
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Mulberry ends footwear, ready-to-wear collections
The British luxury goods brand Mulberry has decided to end its footwear and ready-to-wear collections, produced under license by Onward Luxury Group (OLG) since 2015, to focus on leathergoods, which represent about 90 percent of its revenues. OLG is the Milan-based branch of the Japanese company Onward Holdings. Mulberry is ...
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Camper accelerates product development thanks to new PLM solution
Camper said that thanks to the implementation of a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, provided by Centric Software, it has managed to reduce product development time, centralize all product data and boost quality control. The Spanish footwear company has explained that it previously struggled with outdated software, not designed ...
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Birkenstock to sell footwear designed by Central Saint Martins’ students
From February, Birkenstock will sell in selected stores worldwide and on the site 1774.com footwear designed by four students of Central Saint Martins. The German company started working with the London-based college in 2018 when it commissioned the BA Fashion History & Theory course to work on its archive. In ...
