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Biodegradable shoes
What is meant by biodegradable shoe? Let me say it in a simple way: you put it in the soil, you wait a little while and in the end you can’t find it anymore because it has turned into something else.
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Industry news from our blog
Alteray Technology®: wow effect in sunlight!
“We can change colour almost as fast as your mood swings”. Alteray Technology®, applies its all metal free own photochromic pigments, allowing fabrics, leathers and many other materials to change colour in sunlight or under UV rays.
The innovative Texon eco-line insole technology
The new line is based on 85% recycled content and is 100% recyclable. Perfect for footwear manufacturers that are looking to boost the amount of recycled material in their shoes, without compromising quality.
The next Brazilian Leather Webinar Series: October 15th, 2 pm GMT
Natuzzi, Furf, and Grupo Minuano are the guests of the next Brazilian Leather Webinar Series
MICAM: stronger together
Under the flag #strongertogether, MICAM and other Milan fashion fairs attracted over 16 thousand buyers to Milan, giving a clear signal of the desire to restart in a key sector of Made in Italy
APLF changes the date again: from 5 to 7 July 2021
The organisers have just announced that APLF-Leather, Materials + and Fashion Access will be held next July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), with the hope that the health emergency can be considered over.
The Brazilian leather webinar series
The first edition will take place on September 24th (Thursday), at 2 p.m. (GMT).The Brazilian Leather Webinar Series – Leather Business and Future Consumer is a great project that aims to share knowledge and positive experiences about leather, partner industries, and sustainability.
New DAVOS sustainable projects
Faced with the COVID-19 emergency, the Treviso-based company has worked hard both in terms of management and creativity production, maintaining the proactive and innovative features that has always distinguished it
MICAM kicks off the sector’s events
The pandemic revolutionised the sector’s international trade fair calendar: among confirmations, cancellations and postponements, here are the appointments that the industry cannot miss out on in intercepting its pathway to recovery
Weak exports bring the sector of machines to a halt
Assomac presents the data regarding 2019 production and exports, revealing the extremely unfavourable economic context for the three segments of tannery machines, footwear machines, and leather goods machines
SALOMON
Fruit of 3 years of research, the new running shoes combine performance with circular design, thus allowing for complete recyclability
Timberland, raises the bar of sustainability
Circular design and regenerative agriculture together with the rethinking of the leather supply chain, will ensure the brand’s collections have a net positive impact on nature
Reactivity and requalification
The Italian tanning industry gets ready to recover by focusing on a qualified service, timing, research, and sustainability, preparing itself for the relaunching forecasted for the second half of 2021
Lineapelle – A New Point of View, smart dimension
The event gets ready to counter the economic repercussions triggered off by the pandemic, by focusing on the excellence of the collections in a safe setting and with digital support on 22 and 23 September at FieraMilano
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: towards a circular economy
Founded in 2010, the foundation quickly became a global thought leader, while establishing the circular economy as the order of the day among opinion makers, businesses, governments and research institutes.
