Bill Amberg Studio – What is the future of leather?

5 Oct 2022 Bill Amberg Studio – What is the future of leather? Leather has been used by civilisations, all around the world, for millennia. Its properties of durability, strength and flexibility – not to mention its sensual properties of texture and smell – have been valued for all kinds of applications through the ages.… Continue reading Bill Amberg Studio – What is the future of leather?

South America – Peru extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear

3 Oct 2022 South America – Peru extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear In order to protect Peruvian production, the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) extended until 2026 the antidumping duties for the importation of footwear from China.     The duties are applied on footwear… Continue reading South America – Peru extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear

Footwear Technology – Swiss sports brand On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe

3 Oct 2022 Footwear Technology – Swiss sports brand On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe In collaboration with LanzaTech, Borealis, and Technip Energies, the sportswear brand On, created the Cloudprime sneaker using carbon emissions as a raw material to reduce the brand’s carbon footprint.Together with the tech company Technip Energies, the chemical company LanzaTech and… Continue reading Footwear Technology – Swiss sports brand On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe

Italy: Tannery Antiba – advanced automation

3 Oct 2022 Italy: Tannery Antiba – advanced automation The Tuscan tannery, Antiba, moved its headquarters from Santa Croce sull’Arno to Ponte a Egola, investing almost 15 million euros. The new factory is 15 thousand square metres in area and is equipped with a system of interconnected machinery transfer. Production capacity has doubled to 100… Continue reading Italy: Tannery Antiba – advanced automation