17 Jan 201950,000 tons of fish hides are thrown away in France every year: The start-up Cuir Marin wants to safeguard the byproduct and tan it
9 Jan 2019Bangladesh, Savar’s tanneries closed for strikes: the old workers were left out of the minimum wage increase
17 Dec 2018In the name of Spanish entrefino quality: 8 European top tanneries, engaged in the SELAMBQ project, take stock after one working year
17 Dec 2018“Eco-leather is just a terrific marketing expedient”, says popstars’ fashion designer Jean-Claude Jitrois
10 Dec 2018Camera Arbitrale Pelli kicks off the new season today in Milan, while appointing the Management Board and the Arbitrators Designation Committee
10 Dec 2018Chanel say stop to exotic leather: “We do not use it anymore because we can hardly find reliable suppliers”
3 Dec 2018Protectionism is still alive, as Belarus stops (again), for 6 months, export of hides, skins and leather. Wondering which ones…
3 Dec 2018In Uttar Pradesh, India, authorities are forcing tanneries to close. Footwear to go south as well
3 Dec 2018Poletto Leathers keeps up: after joining LSEG European rankings, they participate in Borsa Italiana’s Elite programme
3 Dec 2018Brussels crowns UNIC/Lineapelle, as Pompeii’s restoration project wins award for cultural patronage
26 Nov 2018Macri assures that Argentina, after past decisions, will remove customs duties on leather within 2020
26 Nov 2018Scottish Leather Group investigates Brexit’s worst effects: “We are an exporting company, we need a risk register now”
26 Nov 2018Portugal’s Couro Azul allocate 10 million euros investments to enhance leather finishing and cut
26 Nov 2018Conceria Gaiera looks at photovoltaic energy results after a year: 260,000 kWh of energy production and reduced emissions of CO2 (-130 tons)
26 Nov 2018Nice leather shoe for women, isn’t it? You can find it in Germany, and it is (nearly) 2,000 years old
26 Nov 2018Colombia’s authorities proceed against noncomplying tanneries: 23 closures and a maxi fine (531 million pesos) owing to illegal discharges
19 Nov 2018Japan, mission accomplished: vegetable leather gets back to Tokyo at “The colour of time, the colour of art” event
