There is no risk of disinvestment for italian manufacturers controlled by french groups. However, subcontractors do not have as many certain points. The point of view of Mario Ortelli (Ortelli & Co) and Flavio Cereda (Jefferies International)
End of August, 2019: in Biarritz, luxury sits at G7 table. François-Henri Pinault (patron of Kering), presents the fashion pact, the coalition of sustainable luxury, as per invitation by Macron. But “someone” is missing
“We are sorry, but chrome is no longer strategic”. Lanxess sells its chrome chemicals division to china-based brother. Will anything change in the market ?
From slaughterhouses to livestock farms, the french meat market is reducing the number of players. A potential threat to the leather segment
A case, not as strange as it seems. If anything, it is symptomatic of a certain mediatic medium. That, when talking about leather, to look for new (forcibly green) at all costs. Defining it as green, even when it is not
European capital of culture in 2019, millenary city with a long history regarding leather. welcome to Matera, and to our journey looking for its disappeared tanneries
PETA accuses Horween Leather, an historical American tannery, of being co-responsible, or moral instigator (if you prefer), of the fires that have hit the Amazon rainforest. The animal rights association, which attended (and is attending) fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris with hostile mobilisations against leather, bought a vertical posting on a billboard in […]
Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant announced it plans on pushing the vegan options at its restaurants. Moreover: it wants to bring its clients to like plant-based products more than others. On the same line is Coimbra University, which will eliminate bovine meat options from its cafeterias starting from January 2020. Similar news, braking days from […]
“Beginning on January 1st, 2020, it will be illegal to import for commercial purposes or sell the carcass and any other parts of crocodile and alligator within the state of California”. Thus states the norm of the Californian penal code which, from next year, prohibits the trade in crocodile and alligator raw materials. The law […]
US tanning association (LIA) and that of tanning raw material traders (USHSLA) formalised the merger into a new unitary subject. From January 1st, 2020, LHCA (Leather and Hide Council of America) will become operational, while Stephen Sothmann, current president of USHSLA, will be in charge of guiding operations. John Wittenborn, after 15 as LIA chairman, […]
The growth of Scottish Leather Group isn’t slowing down. The Scottish leather group’s management has announced the opening of a new production site in the city of Paisley, where the company already operates a tannery. Operational within 1 year According to what reported by online portal leatherbiz.com, Scottish Leather Group’s goal is to make the new […]
Sales decreased over the last 6 months of the year, but profits go up. Stephen Yapp said himself satisfied by Pittards’ results, the tanning and leather group in the United Kingdom of which he is president. Even after the group’s revenue decreased sensibly. Down by 16% The group’s sales between January and June 2019 decreased […]
A historical material challenged by modern times, an industrial process in search of the best solution to create a connection with new consumption and new consumer ideas. The title of the next edition of CSCB Sustainability Forum is “Leather in a hyperconnected world”: “Leather is tradition, past techniques remain functional – we read in the […]
Biopolymers manufactured from biomass and other industrial waste. With the capacity to tan, re-tan and fatten. They are an alternative to chemicals of petrol origins that are at times used today. This is the goal reached by the Life Biopol project, co-financed by the European Union as a part of the LIFE program. Participating in...
New step forward for the third Hermès production plant in Normandy. In recent days, according to reports from paris-normandie.fr, the Eure Department Council unanimously approved the sale of former Cinram factory to the brand. From DVDs to leather goods The site was owned by Cinram who produced CDs and DVDs in the plant. After a […]
It opened last Friday, and will close on October 20th. Time Capsule is the exhibition that traces the long history of Louis Vuitton, from 1854 to today. It is hosted, in Milan, in the halls of Palazzo Reale and it truly represents a journey through time. In fashion. In style. And also in the use […]
They call them GCFA, namely Green Carpet Fashion Awards, whose prize-giving ceremony took place last night in Milan, at the Scala Theatre. The awards are now on their third edition: CNMI (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the National Chamber of Italian Fashion), in collaboration with Eco-Age and the support of ITA (Italian Trade Agency), along […]
