Synthetic “invasion” blamed for sales decline for Ecuador’s tanners
18/02/2016
Tanners in the Ecuadorean province of Tungurahua have blamed “an invasion” of footwear with synthetic uppers, mostly from China, for a 50% drop in sales in recent months and a 15% reduction in the number of people employed in the tanning industry there. In recent comments, Marco Buestán, whose family runs a well established tanning and footwear...
Share this story:
