Argentina is going to reduce, from 10% down to 5%, customs duties on exports of raw hides and skins by the end of the year. Shortly after, Argentina’s government is planning to achieve full deregulation within 2020. During the latest meeting with some representatives of the Mesa de la Carne, the association of Argentinian livestock […]
A risk register, that is, a file to assess and evaluate corporate risk, is supposed to investigate the potential effects of Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, on business. As reported by Scottish Herald Tribune, the managers of Scottish Leather Group, Great Britain’s most important leather tanning group, are currently […]
They are about to allocate a 10-million-euro fund to enhance leather finishing and cutting areas and, more generally, to boost their production capacity. Such is the plan carried out by Couro Azul tannery, located in Alcanena (Portugal), to foster the company’s business, which currently hires 530 employees; their yearly turnover reaches 70 million euros. In […]
If you happen to go and visit the Saalburg museum, in Germany, you will be able to admire the footwear sample for women, on display in the picture. It is no coincidence, by the way, that such shoe model is exhibited in the German museum. In fact, in that area one can enjoy a Roman […]
CHINA IS SO CLOSE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD THAT THE THOUGHT OF ITS ECONOMY SLOWING CAUSES THE WORLD TO SHAKE.
ALL OPERATORS ALONG THE CHAIN ARE SURE THAT SOMETHING IS CHANGING IN BEIJING, (AND NOT FOR THE BETTER). THE US COMPETITOR IS (FOR NOW)
IN ADVANTAGE, BUT THE LEATHER AREA IS CONCERNED: THE LONG WAVE OF THE TRADE WAR HAS ALREADY AFFECTED ITS RAW MATERIAL
The news has been reported by the seenews.com portal, while quoting a public announcement made by Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy: Bader Leather, a German tanning group, have signed a deal to build up a new manufacturing plant, specialized in leather car interiors, which is due to open soon in Ruse, a Bulgarian city placed in […]
Vegetable tanned leather is speaking Japanese again. Yesterday, on November 15, they held, at the Tokyo Italian Institute of Culture, “The colour of time, the colour of art” event. A suggestive name given by the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium to introduce, in front of Japanese sector workers and professionals, a full day event focused […]
Italian Artisan platform was awarded yesterday in Bulgaria: they got an award for their innovative and digital designing. The prize was delivered by the European Commission. The European Start Up Award aims to spotlight “the best fashion start-up in Europe”. The Italian company, based in the Marche, has been committed, since the beginning, to “creating […]
The luxury context is good, as a matter of fact: according to the forecast, provided by Bain&Co, the luxury market, as to personal articles, will be increasing, by the end of 2018, by 6% at fixed rates of exchange; its overall turnover will account for 260 billion euros. More specifically, the consulting and analysis company […]
A wind of property transfer is blowing around the machinery and technology business as well. In fact, Comelz, “a worldwide leading manufacturer of cutting machines for footwear, leather goods and automotive industry”, based in Vigevano, announced the buyout of Lombard Camoga, “a leading company specialized in the manufacturing of splitting machines for the most prestigious […]
China is ready to invest in the leather business in Tanzania, specifically in a new industrial site that is due to be built up thanks to Chinese capital assets: the industrial area will host a big tannery for footwear, accessories and upholstery. A few delegations, composed by entrepreneurs coming from Guangzhou and Dongguan, have recently […]
Here we go again. As reported by leatherbiz.com, Turkey is supposedly going to apply a new duty, for the records 50 cents per kilo, on the export of bovine wet blue. In doing so, Turkish government, which has already adopted protectionism measures regarding their tanning raw hides and skins, would toughen up duties to apply […]
Peter Bird has bought out Clayton & Sons again. The news has been reported by British press media: allegedly, Bird, former manager of the company headquartered in Chesterfield, carried out a big buyout project. Last 20 September, the top management of Clayton & Sons, which belongs to Clayton Leather historic group, appointed Emily Ball and […]
“We did work a long time with the University of Northampton to detect and develop a number of potential areas of mutual interest and advantage for both parties involved in the project and their own clients. We are going to grab valuable opportunities, deriving from such cooperation. Our aim is to take advantage of them […]
Peru is going to invest 30 million dollars in the livestock and farming industry. Minister Gustavo Mostajo made it public and pointed out that fund allocation primarily aims to foster livestock farming and, subsequently, production of milk, meat and leather as well. The money funds, allocated by the government, will enable farmers to grow over […]
On October 24, in the morning, residents of Ipioca, a very beautiful beach area located to the north of Maceiò, woke up with a rather weird surprise: they found, on the beach, 7 packages of finished leather. The parcels, quite unusual indeed, which were rotted (and stinking too, as reported by local press) because of […]
A model is posing before shelving racks, in a store, where you can see hundreds of leather samples piled up on the pallets. He is wearing leather trousers, as well as leather shoes; he is holding a leather jacket under his arm. Likewise, another model holds a leather small suitcase while wearing leather shoes and […]
THE MARKET CONFIRMS ITS TANTRUM-THROWING ATTITUDE AN PROVES INNOVATION TO BE AND EVOLUTION AND CULTURAL INPUT. THE CONCRETENESS OF STYLISTIC TRENDS FOR WINTER 19/20 IS SHOWN AND THE CAPACITY TO CREATE “IDEAL OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPARE THE NETWORK” ISN’T MISSING. WELCOME TO MOST INTERNATIONAL AND DYNAMIC BUSINESS SHOW FOR THE SUPPLYING SEGMENT OF THE FASHION AND LUXURY INDUSTRY
“We were already actively playing in the Spanish market: we are here to expand our business now. Here we can meet several interesting medium and medium-high segment brands. Spain’s footwear business looks more rewarding than the one in Italy or in the United States”. Luigi Barone, from Barone Pellami, based in Naples, shows his interest […]
Trumpler Group announced their forthcoming acquisition of Langro-Chemie Theo Lang, a company headquartered in Stuttgart and specialized in chemistry for leather finishing. The deal, which is due to be effective starting from 1 January 2019, will enable Trumpler to acquire all the employees of Langro-Chemie, who will be still positioned on the market as trusted […]
