Bangladesh imposes a two-week lockdown
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has led the government of Bangladesh to impose a nationwide lockdown on the country’s textile and apparel industry, which is the world’s second-largest exporter of these products after China, starting on July 23. It will come on the heels of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holidays, ...
Covid outbreak closes major factories in Vietnam
A sudden and violent outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and its environs is expected to delay shipments of sports shoes and apparel and may result in a loss orders for local manufacturers, according to the local NV Express, which cited the shutdown of 29 ...
Vietnam becomes more self-sufficient in footwear design and components
Lefaso, Vietnam’s Leather, Footwear and Handbags Association, expects its industry to achieve exports of more than $20 billion this year after suffering from a decline last year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains, consumption and trade. They could double in three to four years’ time ...
Suez Canal trade route has re-opened, but…
The already strained global supply chain could not be in worse conditions at a time when the economy is gearing up for an expected post-Covid jump in consumer demand, assuming that the current vaccination campaigns and remaining lockdowns will stop the spread of the virus. Adding to the reported harbor ...
Industry and governments react to Myanmar military coup
Pou Chen, the Taiwanese group that controls Yue Yuen, announced on March 30 that it has decided to shut down temporarily its production of athletic shoes for Adidas and Nike in Myanmar for safety reasons. The local management and essential staff will remain in place for maintenance purposes.
Insights on where sport shoes are made in 2021
We outline where Nike, Adidas, Puma, Asics, and Skechers shoes are made. As watchdogs urge sportswear companies to publish factory lists, we look at the global distribution of top brands’ suppliers.
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 ...
ITK and Bosch Research set up competence center for smart textiles
ITK Engineering, a German technology company operating internationally with customers mainly in the automotive and aerospace industries and a 100-percent subsidiary of the Robert Bosch GmbH since 2017, joined forces with Bosch Research to set up the Smart Textile Competence Center in the German town of in Rülzheim to investigate ...