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How is the footwear industry in Europe working towards a circular economy?

Feb 2, 2021 / Portugal

The European Union (EU) project LIFE GreenShoes4All is working towards the implementation of a Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for footwear by analysing the PEF of 30 EU representative shoe styles and developing new approaches to recycling polymeric waste materials and developing innovative recycled materials and components with high performance

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Portuguese Footwear Industry hosts Environmental Responsibility Week

Jan 29, 2021 / Portugal

APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, and CTCP - Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre are organising a week of events dedicated to Environmental Responsibility. 150 specialists will gather online to discuss an array of relevant topics

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A week dedicated to the Portuguese Leather Goods Industry

Nov 4, 2020 / Portugal

CTCP and APICCAPS promoted, from the 19th to the 23rd of October, a week dedicated to the leather goods sector. This week had a wide program of online initiatives, such as webinars about production, brands, technologies, luxury and fashion trends

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Is your company producing green goods in an eco-friendly way?

Jun 18, 2020 / Portugal

Today you have the opportunity to fill a questionnaire which will help you answering that question. The answers to the questionnaire will feed the implementation of European Union LIFE project GREEN SHOES 4 ALL

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First SciLed project workshop at Micam

Mar 5, 2020 / CEC

Partners of the Erasmus+ SciLed Knowledge Alliance organized their first public workshop during the Milan trade fair and first results achieved by the consortium were presented

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FAMEST presents innovations for the Footwear Cluster

Feb 13, 2020 / Portugal

After two years of work, the FAMEST project dedicated an entire day, on the 29th of January, to demonstrate some of the results obtained so far and to held some workshops at CTCP (Portugal)

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Portuguese footwear industry with new sustainability plan

Jan 3, 2020 / Portugal

Back in December the Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association (APICCAPS) has presented a new Action Plan focused on Sustainability

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The importance of design in sustainable footwear

Jun 14, 2019 / Portugal

An increasing number of companies are focusing on products based on recycled, recyclable, biodegradable, renewable materials and more durable products and the design element is key on the whole process

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Portuguese Footwear Industry new Shoe FabLab

Mar 6, 2019 / Portugal

The Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP) has created a new prototype space where creators can find support to develop prototypes and sample collections

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FAMEST: a new generation of products

Jan 29, 2019 / Portugal

On the 9th of January, the FAMEST project partners met at the headquarters of the CTCP in São João da Madeira to present a new generation of products in key areas of the Footwear and Fashion Cluster

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Portuguese footwear strengthens digital focus

Jan 23, 2019 / Portugal

The CTCP, Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre, promoted an event to present new technologies for the local footwear cluster, developed through projects integrated in its digital strategy

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