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King Steel, BASF, Otrajet join forces to produce recyclable products
King Steel Machinery, a Taiwanese engineering group producing shoemaking machinery, the German chemical company BASF and the elastomer manufacturer Otrajet have signed a joint development agreement to develop energy-saving processes that allow for manufacturing of 100-percent recyclable products, according to a joint statement. ”Combining expertise in plastic injection machine design, ...
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Ugg launches classic boot made with regeneratively sourced materials
The Californian lifestyle brand Ugg, which is a division of Deckers Brands, has launched a new Classic Mini Regenerate. The boot, available for adults and children, is made with materials from Atkins Ranch, a ranch cared for with regenerative traditions to help restore soil, encourage wildlife diversity, capture carbon in ...
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Asics releases trainer with the world’s smallest carbon footprint
With the launch of its Gel-Lyte III CM 1.95 trainer, Asics has unveiled a sneaker with the world’s lowest carbon footprint. As the name suggests, the shoe emits 1.95kg CO2e across its lifecycle. This is significantly less than the lowest CO2e sneakers currently available on the market, based on available ...
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Puma introduces sneaker infused with nitrogen foam
Puma has launched the Extent, a sneaker whose midsole features an innovative Nitro (nitrogen-infused) foam that is said to make it extremely lightweight, springy and soft. The Extent’s layered upper is inspired by Puma’s archive of 2000s long-distance running shoes. The material mixtures differ from one color to another, including ...
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Kodiak introduces new workwear boots using algae-based materials
Kodiak, the 112-year-old Canadian footwear brand, is marching forward while paying tribute to its past with new men’s and women’s workwear boots in its fall 2022 collection. The new collection features Bloom technology, which converts biomaterials like algae into renewable, high-performance replacements for traditional petroleum-based EVA components, continuing Kodiak’s Built ...
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Timberland and Ræburn launch new circular boot
The result of the latest collaboration between Timberland and Ræburn for fall/winter 2022 are the new Earthkeepers by Ræburn Timberloop Utility Boots, “an innovative circular design that allows them to be fully disassembled and recycled at the end of their useful life.” Timberland and Ræburn have been working together since ...
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ArticleZalando increases its fleet of Magazino robots
Zalando has purchased 29 additional order picking robots from the German start-up Magazino, increasing its fleet to 57 units. The German online fashion retailer, which has invested in Magazino, initially bought two of the robots called Toru in 2018, before increasing the fleet by six units in 2019 and a ...
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Vapesol launches soles made from factory waste of nitril gloves
The Portuguese company Vapesol, which manufactures more than five million pairs of soles yearly (according to its website), has teamed with the nitril glove company Raclac to produce of footwear soles from industrial waste. Raclac claims to be the only manufacturer of nitril examination gloves in Europe. Waste from its ...
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FedEx to hike rates from Jan. 2
FedEx said its FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery will increase rates by an average of 6.9 percent effective January 2, 2023 as the the U.S. courier service tries to align costs with demand. Meanwhile, FedEx Freight rates will increase by an average of 6.9 percent to 7.9 ...
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On unveils first shoe made from carbon emissions
In partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies, Swiss sports brand On is launching a shoe called Cloudprime. Described by the company as “the first-ever shoe made from carbon emissions,” the Cloudprime is made of CleanCloud ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, which uses industrially emitted carbon as a raw material. ...
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ArticleHow Italian manufacturers are crossing the Rubicon to preserve their industry
A group of Italian shoemakers and components manufacturers located in San Mauro Pascoli have decided to join forces and create a consortium called Rerum, which starts for Rete Rubicone Moda, to preserve the cluster’s supply chain. Rubicone, or Rubicon in English, is the name of a nearby river famously crossed ...
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Volumental sales up 86%
Volumental, a Sweden-based global platform offering 3D foot scanners, announced that it has seen an 85 percent increase in revenue this year and that it scans half a million feet per month. With poor fit being the most common reason for shoe returns, stores that have implemented Volumental’s foot scanning ...
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Superga in co-branding venture with Alaïa
The Belgian fashion designer Pieter Mulier, Alaïa’s creative director since 2021, has reinterpreted two of Superga’s sneakers as part of a co-branding initiative between the fashion house established by the Franco-Tunisian stylist Azzedine Alaïaz and the Italian shoe brand owned by BasicNet. The 2750 and 2790 sneakers were chosen as ...
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News briefsToray announces renewable nylon 66 breakthrough
Tokyo-based Toray Industries announced that it has developed what it claims is “the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid,” a raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66). The company achieved this breakthrough using a proprietary synthesis technique that combines its microbial fermentation technology and chemical purification technologies. Nylon 66 has ...
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ABG and Warson collaborate on Volcom and Frye work shoes
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced an expanded partnership with Warson Brands, a full-service manufacturer of protective and safety technologies and longtime partner of Reebok. Warson has committed to designing, developing and distributing high-quality professional footwear for the Frye and Volcom brands in the U.S. and Canada. The Frye Company will ...
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News briefsKeen releases women’s hiking shoe
Source: Keen Footwear For autumn/winter 2022, Keen is introducing the Terradora Flex, a women’s hiking shoe designed for athleisure use, on the trail and in town. It combines the Terradora model’s fit with the Keen brand’s Bellows.Flex air-cushioning system, located at the flex point of the forefoot. ...
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Clarks US picks TPP Retail for labelling
Clarks US, the American unit of the British footwear group Clarks, has chosen TPP Retail’s Label IQ application to provide a comprehensive labelling solution for its stores. The TPP Retail’s solution was already rolled out in the group’s stores in the U.K., Ireland and Europe. “The TPP solution was a ...
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Veja launches a shoe repair service in Berlin
On Sept. 1, a sneaker repair shop will come on stream in the newly opened Veja store in Berlin-Mitte. The repair service will be available to Veja sneakers and other brands. Veja’s store is located at Alte Schönhauser Str. 42, and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am. to ...
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ArticleCoats buys Renoflex and becomes a footwear component giant
Hot on the heels of the acquisition of Texon, a U.S. provider of footwear solutions, Coats announced the takeover of Rhenoflex, a German manufacturer of structural material solutions for the footwear industry. The back-to-back acquistions have turned the British industrial thread manufacturer into a significant supplier of components for the ...
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McLaren teams up with Athletic Propulsion Labs
British carmaker McLaren Automotive and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), a high-performance athletic footwear brand, have teamed up to create a new range of luxury footwear. The first offering from the collaboration is the limited-edition APL | McLaren HySpeed, a new silhouette designed as an all-purpose performance running shoe inspired by ...
