Demand for vegan shoes—manufactured without the use of animal-based fibers or materials—is on the rise. The market for synthetic leather, in particular, is expected to grow to $78.5 billion by 2025.

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Dozens of workers at a shoe factory in southern China’s Dongguan city glue, sew and buff foam slippers and canvas shoes. They punch every hole and lace every shoe by hand. “Every lacing is [done] ...

The global sports shoes market was valued at close to USD 19.0 billion in 2018 and is anticipated to witness significant growth in future. Many sports shoe companies are focusing on the development of ...

In less than four years, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ remanufactured brake shoe operation has topped the 4-million-unit production milestone In less than four years, Bendix Commercial Vehicle ...

In the open studio of a renovated 36,000-square-foot factory in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, a series of Shima Seiki automated knitting machines emit quick, whirring sounds. Around the machines, automated ...

A shoe artisan putting the outsole onto the upper of a Prota Fiori show. One lesson I have learned in my research on social innovation is how overcoming constraints – be they embodied in standard ...

Minimal leather waste has become a core focus at Nisolo. The brand under its new CEO Taryn Laeben is looking at ways to salvage leather scraps from its shoe production process. That has led Laeben to ...