11 Apr 2019 Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul invests in the slaughterhouse of Caracol and politics takes advantage of it: now also a state tannery
8 Apr 2019 Sustainability, circularity, value: focus on Italian leather top quality at the World Footwear Congress
8 Apr 2019 Expopele 2019 is coming up: in Alcanena (11-12 April) to discuss authenticity, certification and the future of leather
8 Apr 2019 Pakistan’s eight hard months, as exports of leather slump (-21.7%) and leather goods slow down. Good news for footwear (+14.5%)
8 Apr 2019 Bangladesh leather industry makes a plea: “We need standards to take up space set free by China”. Savar is a case though
4 Apr 2019 UK-Based Pittards: 2018 in decline due to “weak demand” and other uncertainties, 2019 “wants clarifications”
1 Apr 2019 Levi’s get back to Wall Street while facing PETA’s pretentious claims: animal-rights activists want them to give up leather
1 Apr 2019 Tanneries for sale: find a number of online “bargains”, from South Africa (194,000 euros) to Sri Lanka (12 million dollars)
1 Apr 2019 India’s authorities plan to repeat successful Kumbh Mela, which deeply hit Uttar Pradesh tanneries though
28 Mar 2019 Premium The Solofra leather down jacket to the world: the ride of L’Officina up to the Best APLF 2019 Awards
28 Mar 2019 South Africa, this merger shall not be done: the Antitrust blocks the ostrich super-fusion
25 Mar 2019 Premium Sorry dear Thomas, you did not save those cows: vegan car interiors used by Polestar (Volvo) are just green populism
25 Mar 2019 “Preservation of crocodiles hangs on us”: Heng Long (LVMH) reply to controversial arguments about exotic skins
25 Mar 2019 Argentinian Solantu reply to Chanel: we make use of latirostris caiman skins to protect its species from extinction
21 Mar 2019 Financial Times crowns leather (especially Italian): “Now it is protagonist of the summer collections too”. And gloves are back
18 Mar 2019 China, increasing costs to affect the leather industry business: “China pledges cuts, yet meanwhile Adidas move to Vietnam”
18 Mar 2019 Sneakers keep booming, not socks model though – points out the CEO of PrimeAsia, which make leather for Spike Lee
18 Mar 2019 Brazil, JBS supply hides to a leather goods jail lab: here they make backpacks and pencil cases for needy children