Starting from today, Versace are launching, in the United States, Chain Reaction (on the left), their new sneakers collection designed in collaboration with rapper 2 Chainz. Sale price is going to be 920 dollars a pair. On the one hand, customers may find the models on display in the company’s shop windows at SoHo – […]
Let’s say thanks to the luxury vehicles growing business, whose turnover moved from 10% up to 13%. Most of all, let’s say thanks to the great performance achieved by crossover models: in fact, the interiors of 53% of them are upholstered with leather. Actually, in the United States leather has been remarkably affecting the automotive […]
Faurecia are celebrating their great performance. The French group, a global player in the automotive sector, expanded their business in 2018 early quarter, as revenues coming from sales increased by 9,3% (4,3 billion euros), achieving a good performance in all countries and divisions. The Seating department, which drives 42% of the overall turnover, increased, in […]
In the years to come leather will be sustainable, in the manufacturing processes, lighter, to enable cars to lower their emissions, connected and provided with new solutions to ensure its color and cleanliness endurance. Such are the distinguishing features, according to Stahl, of prospective leather for the next car interiors. We are not just talking […]
Readiness to liaise and mutually collaborate, with regard to market trends and provisions, looking at communication as well. UNIC (Italian Tanners Association) headed for Paris to participate in the Member’s Meeting (which took place on April 24-26) promoted by ICDA, International Chromium Development Association. Since 1984, ICDA, a worldwide organization, have been “representing, supporting and […]
Last 17 April Eurofins Scientific Multinational Corporation announced, through their CPT (Consumer Product Testing) division, the buyout of BLC Leather Technology Centre, a British laboratory dedicated to chemical tests for the leather industry. In doing so, Eurofins Scientific, headquartered in Luxembourg and currently running over 400 labs located in 44 countries, have reinforced their portfolio […]
It is a matter of priorities. One of them is customer security, for example. LVMH group have presented Louis Vuitton Echo, a tracker (10 centimeters long, its current selling price is 250 euros) that can be placed in your luggage and subsequently connected to your smartphone app. In doing so, customer will be able to […]
Soft suede upholstery, vintage styled seats, décor accessories have a common denominator: elegance. Designers do not choose leather just by chance. It is no coincidence that several brands (many of which coming from the fashion system) made use of it for their décor creations presented at Salone del Mobile Milano (the edition is about to […]
A lot of leather is around, yet the exhibition has not been on fire. Such are the first ambivalent messages sent by High Point Market, the US décor and upholstery fair that takes place in North Carolina twice a year. Let’s talk about materials to begin with: at the fair, started on April 14 and […]
Very good news for the leather industry. Yesterday the Steering Committee, in charge of the experimental phase of the PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) project, supported by European Commission, along with some representatives of the member countries’ governments and other parties, approved jointly the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) suggested by Cotance (the European Confederation […]
CHINA, YEAR 2018: THE TRANSITION CONTINUES. THE LOCAL LEATHER VALUE CHAIN CHANGES AND IMPOSES A NEW APPROACH TO THE INTERNATIONAL ONE. OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN (ESPECIALLY FOR LUXURY), BUT CUSTOMERS ARE NO LONGER HOW THEY USED TO BE, AS RISKS. FROM APLF HONG KONG NO SURPRISES, BUT CONFIRMATIONS ONLY
“Words are important”. Unbelievably, such is the beginning of the petition submitted by PETA to ask publishers worldwide to amend their dictionaries and therefore include in the definition of “leather” synthetic fabrics that aim to copy leather itself. Yet we use the same strategy to respond to the animal-rights association and remind them that their […]
In the Paris headquarters, they are in high spirits, as they make it clear in their self-assured releases: “We went beyond analysts forecast”. In fact, LVMH 2018 first quarter has been impressively grand: turnover went up by 13%, as revenues reached nearly 11 billion euros. Some representatives of the French group’s board stress the fact […]
Gearing up for the event, more than one year ahead of it. The upcoming edition, namely the fourth one, of the World Leather Congress, the international tanners meeting, will take place in New York on July 16, 2019. Leather Industries of America (LIA), together with USHSLA (the US Hide and Leather Association) and with the […]
Auburn Leather’s 50 employees or so have no reason to get worried: in fact, although Chinese Isa Tantec have bought out the company, thus moving the core business to China, they are not planning to attend to any dismissal in the United States. Manufacturing remains there. Lisa Howlett, president of Auburn Leather, announced it while […]
Things and reasons are quite clear, so much so that it is almost a commonplace at this point. Hans van Haarst, chief executive officer of Dutch chemicals manufacturer Smit & zoon, points out: “Throughout the past year we had to deal with remarkable price rise as to raw materials, which affected a number of our […]
Read carefully the labels and, should you have any doubts, do not be shy with retailers: take your time and question them closely. Such are the main guidelines handed out by Associated Press to their readers while warning them about upholstery purchase. In fact, both in the North American market and in the English one, […]
They have already pinpointed the first 18 trainees. In addition, they are going to recruit 18 more in May. Hermès are going to hire 90 employees in total at their manufacturing plant located in Senlis (in the province of Oise): since 2014, they have been running here a production site focused on leather goods and […]
A year of business stability for the US leather industry. Export of made in the USA tanning raw material, semi-finished and leather reached 2,08 billion dollars, thus increasing by around 40 million compared to the year before. Such are the data provided by USDA (the United States Department of Agriculture), then reported by trade journals. […]
The rumour tha has destabilised the most observer is that of a possible sale of Chloè: a prolific brand (450 million turnover) and, moreover, growing. The rumour has yet to be confirmed and, in a way, is offset by another indiscretion never confirmed: that according to which Richemont could be interested in Ferragamo. It is […]
