Austria Shoemaking Enterprises Move Abroad

　　 According to Austrian news, in 2009, Austria produced 1 million 800 thousand pairs of shoes, down 20%. Because wages With the rising cost, Austria shoemaking enterprises are gradually moving abroad, mainly moving to Eastern European countries, otherwise it will be difficult to win in the competition. In Austria, there is only survival opportunity for producing slit products. The Austrian Federation of footwear and leather products working group estimates that Austrians buy 5-7 pairs of shoes per person per year, but the number of shoes purchased in Austria is reduced. The main reason is the impact of cheap shoes made by China and Vietnam.

Contrary, Austria Shoes are selling well abroad, and 70% of Austria's shoes are exported. Exit The target countries are Germany, Czech, Slovenia, Hungary and Slovakia. Austria currently has 22 shoe manufacturers, the main company (brand) has Lorenz shoes group (Hoegl, Ganther, Hassia), Legero company (Legero, Superfit) and Paul Green company. As chemical raw materials and leather raw materials, especially calf prices rise, some footwear prices will rise. According to the different raw material of shoes, the increase of footwear is expected to reach 10%.