Sadesa leather products will star in World Cup 2002 teams' footwear. Just as Latin American players dominate World Cup soccer, so too does Argentina-based Sadesa lead the supply of the soccer footwear market. The company's leather products will be found in the majority of World Cup teams' footwear, including those made by Adidas, Nike, Umbro, Puma, Mizuno, etc.

Sadesa has created leather products for the soccer footwear market in a range of price points, offering manufacturers wide choices. At the high end, for the professional player, it developed its breakthrough Ultra Light Technology (ULT), creating an upper material that provides players' with enhanced sense of touch, giving them comfort, control and performance at the highest competitive level. Launched in 1998, it created the first bovine ultra light high performance leather, competing with kangaroo at a more convenient cost.

"We are proud of the role that our leather plays in the sport of soccer around the world, at the very highest level such as the World Cup and top professional teams, as well as at the school and recreation level," said Andres Galperin, vice president marketing & sales. "Our commitment to innovation to improve the quality of footwear for soccer players will remain as strong as our passion for the sport."

With headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sadesa is one of the largest leather manufacturers in the world, producing 14 million square feet of quality crust and finished leather per month in its ten industrial facilities around the world and employing 2,750 people.