Doubt is starting to spread. Still it is kept at bay and diluted by analysis (of dubious origin and politically-reasoned) that maintain the general idea that they are “green”. Now that alternative materials have become mainstream, different news outlets are asking: are fake fur and vegan leather really sustainable? After all, news outlets are starting […]
“When they started the didn’t have a single employee”. The Bridge’s story, brand that is celebrating its 50 years of activity, is told by someone who has seen all its progress. In other words, Roberto Masini, one of the owners of Conceria Il Gabbiano of Santa Croce sull’Arno (in picture on the right) will do...
Unity is research. Nine European research institutes have joined forces to jointly develop their footwear business. All under the coordination of CEC (European Footwear Confederation). The memorandum of understanding was signed during the last Confederation Assembly, held in late November in Brussels. The objective The objective of this platform is “to contribute to creating a […]
Once upon a time in Tunisia. 50% of the leather chain has disappeared in the North-African country over the last decade. Akram Belhaj, president of the local Fédération Nationale du Cuir et de la Chaussure, is sounding the alarm. Africanmanager.com interviewed him, and he explained that “the country’s stores today sell counterfeit products. In order […]
India’s leather takes a dive on international markets. Council for Leather Exports (CLE), inf act, has shared the data regarding the chain’s export performance during the period from April to October 2019. The result is anything but brilliant. Export dropped by 5.6%. CLE also pointed out how the downward trend was more accentuated month after […]
Pakistan’s leather started the fiscal year well. During the period going from July 1st and September 30th 2019, which corresponds to the Asian country’s first financial quarter, leather and finished exports grew by 10.4%. According to data published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, sales reached 131.4 million USD, against the 119 million USD of […]
This was shot in Argentina in September. And it shows two evidences. The first, conjunctural, is the particularly negative state of South American tanning
Six faces, six characters to tell a difficult, complex, worrying year. 2019. You will find them in the following pages
Green lights, red lights the leather marketplace is affected by contrasting pushes: sometimes going in the same directions, sometimes opposite. Lineapelle 97 (Milan, October 2-4) was the time to collect the feelings and opinions live from tanners
Chanel say goodbye to crocodile and reptiles, leather responds. “It is not the right vision of sustainability”, it is an economic choice: it will not last”
Liz Alessi, vice president with proxy for materials development, defines the meaning of leather today, in a market that is attentive to process and performance, as far as fashion is concerned
The number, while not “mind-blowing” surely is surprising. Based on data contained in the World Footwear Yearbook, published by Portuguese Association APICCAPS (Associação Portuguesa Ind. Calçado Componentes Artigos Pele Sucedaneos), the global footwear industry produced somewhere around 24.2 billion pairs of shoes during the year 2018.
Of course, it is still producing a lot, but beijing is no longer the paradise it once was for footwear manufacturers. And the reasons, in one way, are a paradox
“UNIC is strong and authoritative. The association has reached a high degree of representativity. Many large tanning groups have understood our exceptionality and have decided to join us. Our path continues to be very exciting”. Gianni Russo, president of UNIC – Italian Tanners, summarizes the structural changes of the association after the assembly that took […]
Communicating the values of leather to an audience that knows the quality of the material, but not the tanning process. Increase the appeal of leather to that market share of consumers who, on the other hand, perceive it as a product that is now taken for granted, old. Communicate in a transparent way, because it […]
The 2019 Sustainability Report tells the story of Italian leather’s 12 goals. Which has become even cleaner, safer and efficient. And no, we aren’t talking of goals the same way they are discussed in football. The document of yearly occurrence prepared by UNIC – Italian Tanners for the year 2019, decided to align itself with […]
The 23 tanneries that received aknowledgement are (in strict alphabetical order): Anaconda, B.C.N. Tanneries and Bonaudo. Then Chiorino Technology, Conceria Antiba and Conceria Incas. Followed by Conceria Laba, Conceria Lloyd and Conceria M2. The list continues with Conceria Settebello, Conceria Sirte and Conceria Superior. Then goes on with Conceria Zabri, Dean Industria Conciaria Pelli and […]
Xenon acquires 100% of Zuma and Casadacqua. The transfer of ownership of the two tanneries, part of the A&A Pelli Pregiate group, to the investment fund was done via the Xenon Private Equity VII fund, managed by Xenon AIFM. The alligator farm owned by A&A in New Orleans (USA) is also part of the agreement. […]
