China is the world leader in the footwear industry. Yet, it no longer grows and its power, over the years, has become less intense. At present they run the risk of going further down, owing to increasingly high labour costs, customs duties imposed by Trump and the pandemic, caused by Covid-19 outbreak, which is changing […]
As announced, Lanxess sells tanning chemicals to TFL. German giant has announced that it found an agreement for the sale of the business unit linked to leather treatment products to TFL Ledertechnik GmbH, a well-known name in the tanning world. The operation will end around mid-2021, and represents Lanxess‘ last step away from tanning chemistry. […]
India’s leather segment loses 75.000 jobs. With very few orders, many businesses in Vellore, Turupathur and Ranipet have started to layoff workers. A concerning situation that could have grave repercussions on the entire social system. India’s leather segment loses 75.000 jobs Tanneries, footwear manufacturers and makers of leather goods were able to reopen their doors […]
The price of raw material has gone down by 30% from last year. Bangladesh’s government decided, on Sunday 26th, has fixed the price of raw material obtained during its “Sacrificing Feast” (July 30th – August 3rd). Good news for tanners, as they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to buy it due to the serious financial […]
Maria Grazia Chiuri fully blames a prejudice for that: “Someone still believes, firmly, that manual labour jobs are less valuable than concept work”. In the meantime, due to such prejudice, artisanship is at risk: in fact, in Italy, as much as in Mexico and India, fashion crafts are progressively disappearing. Not in France though, pointed […]
“The pandemic has had an appallingly harmful impact on Chinese leather”, remarked Li Yuzhong (in the picture, first right), president of the Chinese Leather Industry Association (CLIA). He was one of the main characters participating in the webinar arranged by Expo Riva Schuh, on July 22nd: “The Covid Storm: from difficulties to relaunch”. Most important...
In Bangladesh, they are currently discarding unsold raw hides. Raw material traders have been complaining, for a while, about the difficult situation they are dealing with, as they can hardly sell their own products at a reasonable price. Besides that, in some districts tanneries are in big trouble indeed: consequently, they are not able to […]
Indian and Bangladeshi tanning does not take off again as leather industry is still affected by CRV crisis. On the one hand, in New Delhi they are concerned, most of all, about the financial issues and economic repercussions caused by the pandemic: apparently, so far, measures implemented by Modi government look rather ineffective after all. […]
Facing a few recovery messages from Argentina. In fact, Curtume CBR tannery has announced they are going to pay wages to their employees. The company closed down and suspended activities last July 2nd, while announcing a stop for a month. Such decision caused a lot of tension around workers. A few recovery messages from Argentina […]
It is progressively turning more resilient and closer to customers. In other words, it is getting more expensive. Therefore the supply chain is changing, in a scenario that proves rewarding to Vietnam, India and Mexico, not to China though. Such are the results of a survey carried out by Gartner (a company that specializes in […]
A new agreement with the USA and the request to impose new duties on Chinese products. India’s leather and chemicals’ industries are trying to protect their interests during the Covid-19 crisis. To do so, they have decided to side with the United States in the trade war with China. On one end, tanners, leather goods […]
Offshoring to India is not enough. Tough times for Sioux indeed. The group, which relocated its manufacturing activity from Portugal to less expensive India, last year, is now dealing with current difficulties. Their marketing and sales unit has recently filed, before the District Court of Offenbach, an application for self-management financial restructuring. Offshoring to India […]
It is a matter of ignorance or, more precisely, it depends on lack of awareness. Branding cattle by using fire-heated marks, in Brazil’s breeding farms, does not only imply a welfare issue for livestock of course, but also causes a (considerable) damage to the leather national industry. “We are talking about management mistakes that are […]
Jalandhar’s tanning district could disappear. The pandemic, the lockdown, lack of personnel and pollution have destroyed most of the Indian Businesses in Punjab. During these uncertain times, traders of raw hides became the first victims. While these traders close down their businesses, raw material for tanning rots inside warehouses. Traders of raw hides are the […]
Tanneries in Mexico have reopened, in a sense, heading toward normality. Other businesses in the León State have started working as well in the first half of June, all following those lucky enough to start sooner. A new hope for the 13,000 people employed in the district, but productivity at the sites still isn’t at […]
Bangladesh is going to attract Chinese investments as well. For the records, the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) announced they have recently reached an agreement that will enable Unicorn Leather Goods Factory to carry out a relevant investment in the country. The company, headquartered in China, is due to open in Bangladesh a leather […]
Covid-19 knocks out Circa of America. The US company, which specialises in the design and manufacture of belts and small leather goods, filed for bankruptcy before the Federal Court in Atlanta. The company, founded in 1967 in San Francisco, moved to Dunwoody, Georgia last year. Covid-19 knocks out Circa of America According to reports from […]
The appeal is working. Sidharth Nath Singh, member of Uttar Pradesh’s Legislative Assembly, has announced that some companies operating in the leather segment are interested in moving production from China and Brazil back to India. The first official “reshore” is German: a footwear manufacturer called Von Wellx. Other districts in the country, meanwhile, continue to […]
A new air filter: this is how the German tannery Pro Tannery solves neighbourhood problems. The company from Weida, a city in Thuringia, will soon install a new device to reduce the emission of bad smells. City residents are pointing their fingers at the tannery, complaining about the spread of miasmas. But the heads of […]
Travelling through time while sitting on your couch, at home. You can make this journey thanks to the British Museum, which has recently created an online database containing the whole of its exhibiting archive. We are talking about two million pictures showing closely the Rosetta Stone, Easter Island sculptures and several objects made of leather. Lots […]
