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Brazilian footwear featured at Expo Dubai

Nov 15, 2021 / Brazil

At the beginning of the month, Brazilian footwear had an exclusive space within the country's pavilion at Expo Dubai. Organization made by Brazilian Footwear (Abicalçados) in partnership with the Brazilian Agency for Export and Investment Promotion (Apex-Brazil)

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Havaianas with first production plant outside Brazil

Nov 10, 2021 / Brazil

The Argentine Grupo Blanco, which has been distributing Havaianas’ footwear in the country for the past four years, will now begin manufacturing it

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Inspiramais to be held in Porto Alegre in January

Nov 5, 2021 / Brazil

The exhibition dedicated to innovation and design will be held in its next edition, in hybrid format, on the 25th and 26th of January in Porto Alegre (southern Brazil)

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Mexico increases exports of footwear components to Brazil

Nov 3, 2021 / Mexico

In the first nine months of 2021, Mexico’s exports of footwear components to Brazil totalled 75 535 US dollars. This reflects an increase of 43.4%, as compared to the similar period of 2020

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Brazilian footwear production should increase 12.2% in 2021

Oct 8, 2021 / Brazil

According to the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association, footwear production should increase by 12.2% in 2021, totalling 856.9 million pairs. Growth is driven by the increase in footwear exports

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China’s share in footwear production down by 13% in a decade

Oct 5, 2021 / World

China is the unquestionable leader in footwear production, having achieved a share in the world total of 54.3% in 2020. This translated into more than 11 billion pairs produced by China last year. However, in a decade, the share of China in global footwear production was down by 13%, corresponding to more than 8 percentage points lost and going down from a 62.4% share in 2010

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Steve Madden shifts production from China to Mexico and Brazil

Aug 5, 2021 / United States

Driven by recent supply chain disruptions, American footwear brand Steve Madden has relocated about half of its women’s production to Mexico and Brazil from China. According to Business of Fashion (BoF) this will impact the Fall Season collection

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Inspiramais looks at the future

Aug 4, 2021 / Brazil

The latest edition of the Latin America exhibition Inspiramais, focused on solutions relating to sustainability, technology and fashion, was held between the 13th and the 16th of July. Over a thousand materials for the 2022_II season were launched

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Volume of Brazilian footwear exports reaches 2019 levels

Jul 14, 2021 / Brazil

After a year of decline due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian footwear sector presents signs of a significant recovery in footwear exports in the first half of 2021

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Brazilian footwear industry concerned with possible FTA Mercosur-Vietnam-Indonesia

Jun 15, 2021 / Brazil

The local association is concerned with the idea of carrying out an unrestricted trade opening for foreign products, with the reduction of the tariffs on imports. The possibility to have an FTA with Vietnam and Indonesia is already in the process of public consultation

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Brazilian footwear exports on the rise

May 24, 2021 / Brazil

Data released by Abicalçados, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association, show that footwear exports in the country in April totaled 8.5 million pairs. This represents a 76% increase compared to April 2020

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Alpargatas to acquire Ioasys

May 7, 2021 / Brazil

Alpargatas informed the market about the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with binding effect, with the partners of Ioasys for the acquisition of 100% of its capital

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Employment picks up in the Brazilian footwear industry

Apr 23, 2021 / Brazil

According to data prepared by the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados), the footwear sector in Brazil generated more than 18 thousand jobs in the first two-months of the year

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Brazilian-based Beira Rio to set up factory in Argentina

Apr 22, 2021 / Argentina

One of the largest footwear manufacturers in Brazil, Calçados Beira Rio, S.A., plans to install a footwear factory in Argentina. The aim is to produce three million pairs per year

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