Kenya’s government can’t get enough of protectionism. At the presentation for the leather cluster’s economic development (period going from 2017-2022), government officials explained that, starting in mid-2018, a fiscal exemption on raw and semi-finished hides may be approved by the government. Opposite to that is the thought on exports. In fact, Nairobi’s government plans on […]
Government imposed restrictions on illegal slaughtering of animals by tanneries has had an immediate and dramatic effect on leather exports. “H&M and Inditex (Zara) have reduced orders’ amount, as they fear our factories will have difficulties in getting the materials”, said M. Rafeeque Ahmed, one of the main shoe-makers in Chennai to the local press. […]
On the one hand, the new regulation, which, in the name of animal welfare, makes the slaughter of animals difficult. On the contrary, the new regime of taxation, which frustrates those areas of bridging between farms and slaughter, to the climate of violence surrounding the meat industry, under the constant threat of cow vigilantes. To […]
In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is told to be setting up a ministry for bovine, a promise already announced in the electoral campaign by the politician. To push for the introduction was Visha Hindu Parishad, a Hindu organization, that has long called for the ban on slaughter, consumption and sale of beef to protect […]
Raw, semi-finished leather is one of the most heavily penalised raw materials from protectionism. UNIC (National Union of Conciary Industry) estimates that well over 50% of the world’s leather is taken away from free trade. Since August 16, this share has been further aggravated by the Turkish government that is imposing a $ 500 per […]
LINEAPELLE, THE MAIN INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF THE LEATHER INDUSTRY, IN JULY HAD ITS PREVIEWS IN LONDON AND NEW YORK (IN THE PICTURE). IN THE SAME MONTH, SEVERAL FAIRS OF THE FASHION, ACCESSORIES AND MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN TOOK PLACE ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOME OF THEM, AS THE GERMAN ONES, HAVE PROBLEMS. FOR THE COMPANIES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FAIRS THAT FIT THEIR MARKET STRATEGY THE MOST
The NGT (National Green Tribunal), the Indian Tribunal for Environmental Crimes, has published a 543-page document that indicates a series of measures that industries operating on the banks of the Ganges are invited to comply. If they fail, they face a penalty of up to 50,000 rupees (about 700 euros). The leather industry, considered by […]
ITALIAN TANNING MANUFACTURING GOES UP, FOOTWEAR THINKS POSITIVE AGAIN, LEATHER GOODS GROW ALONG WITH FASHION BRANDS. THE FIRST HALF OF 2017 JUSTIFIES OPTIMISM TO SOME EXTENT. THE WORST IS BEHIND US (MAYBE)
It was an edition for debutants. This year FFANY (May 31 – June 2), the Midwest and New York quarterly event dedicated to middle priced and high-end footwear, saw delegations from India and Ethiopia. “Manufacturing is a high standard and technology tends to increase the quality of tanning,” commented CLE (Council for Leather Exports). Across […]
The recent ban on cattle trade to the previous provisions on the slaughter taken in Uttar Pradesh and other key states, the Indian meat chain risks paralysis. The leather chain paradoxically has to resort to the supply of tannery raw material from abroad. It is the alarm launched by the Calcutta district tanneries association that, […]
ITS NAME IS APPARITION. MADE IN DENMARK BY ECCO. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE WORKED OUT ITS TRADITIONAL PROBLEMS: IT’S NOT JUST “FINE AND FLEETING”, THEY SAY, AS ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS ARE UNLIMITED. WILL THEY TURN THE DREAM OF TRANSPARENT LEATHER INTO BUSINESS? HERE IS THE CHRONICLE OF THE MOST FAMED EXPERIMENTS TO MAKE IT. IN 1894, FOR INSTANCE…
The Indian leather chain risks a paralysis due to the Animal Cruelty Prevention Regulation issued by the New Delhi Government on May 26. The new provisions stipulate that cattle (cow, bull, ox, buffalo and calves) can exclusively be sold in farms to ensure the traceability of the product. Indian meat and leather associations, which in […]
About twenty tanners from the Chennai and Kanpur districts have reportedly decided to invest a sum equal to just under 140 million Euros in the Calcutta tannery complex development project. The minister for Industrial Activities of the State of West Bengal announced this news with satisfaction to the local press. According to his projections, the […]
The export of Indian leather has a negative trend. According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE), between 2016 and February 2017, the total exports of leather dropped by 4.12%. In the fiscal year of 2017, the equivalent value of exports was $ 5.1 billion, or 1.4% lower than the same period of the previous […]
There are two victims (20 and 21 years old) in the accident that occurred in a tannery in Jajmau, in the Kanpur district. They were cleaning the sludge discharge when they were intoxicated. They died because of toxic exhalations. According to Times of India, the two were part of the team of workers hired by […]
The Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) has announced that domestic exports of leather and finished products fell by (-6.36%) between July 2016 and February last year to $ 8.2 billion. These data testify to a further adverse finding of a downward trend that seems to have no end. The future looks even darker. PTA fears that […]
Emerging economies, which grew their demographic and economy driving the consumption of lambs and kids, expected to grow up to 2025 seconds “sheepmeat unique global position” compiled by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) – Market Information. The sheep and goat meat in the next decade will continue to apply the 5% of the global consumption […]
In New Delhi, police officers have shut down 26 out of the 44 licensed abattoirs. The association of meat traders announces unlimited strikes, accusing the government of Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu nationalist guide to camouflage behind business activities that interfere with the taboos of the sacredness of the cow. Times of India, however, adds that […]
A 55-year-old man is dead and six other people are wounded. It is the result of an assault that took place on Monday in the Indian state of Rajasthan while a truck carrying cattle was ambushed from “cow vigilantes”, the informal military groups of Hindu extremists. According to local police, reported by the Guardian, this […]
After the governor of the state of Gujarat, there is another politician who takes the stage to propose the death sentence for those killing the sacred cows. Subramanian Swamy, a member of the Hindu-nationalist BJP party, on March 24 presented to the Upper House of Parliament his “Cow Protection Bill”. “The Indian press reminds that […]
