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Shift to Southeast Asia Was Inevitable for Taiwanese Leather Industry

Shift to Southeast Asia Was Inevitable for Taiwanese Leather Industry
The Big Shift Taiwanese shoe companies moved to Vietnam and Thailand in early 1990s enabling the Taiwanese leather industry to expand their business to these countries and penetrate into other local related companies. Currently, there are about 10 Taiwanese companies in Vietnam and another six in Thailand. Manuela Kohl / StockSnap
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  • 12 September 2022
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  • 12 September 2022

The Taiwanese leather sector dates back to more than 70 years and it was in the 1990s that the tanneries began to relocate and set up factories in Thailand, Vietnam, Mainland China and other Southeast Asian countries. Today it produces about 45-60 million square feet of leather per month, exporting almost 98% to some of the best-known footwear makers. Thomas CJ Yu, President of the Taiwanese International Leather Association (TILA) in conversation with texfash.com.

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