ECCO has also obtained permission from the Chinese authorities to build a shoe factory in Xiamen. The company said the decision followed 12 months of investigations and negotiations.

The factory will be built in stages over a period of 5 years, with the building activities for stage one commencing August 2004. The first production hall including service facilities will become ready in March 2005 with production start-up scheduled for April 2005.

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