World Footwear

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Yearbook 2025

Amir Pourirani from BASF Performance Materials: the industry is moving to a system-design mindset

Jun 23, 2026 Singapore

In today’s interview, we spoke to Amir Pourirani, Marketing Director of TPU for Asia Pacific at BASF Performance Materials division. We talked about how early-stage collaboration between material suppliers can unlock multiple benefits, among other topics

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Mario Jorge Machado re-elected EURATEX President

Jun 24, 2026 Belgium

The European Apparel and Textile Confederation’s re-elected President is set to push for fair competition, better import controls and a transition that strengthens rather than weakens the industry