Tears and smiles for US upholstery industry. In California a big company, running 6 factories with 700 employees, suspended all activities without any relevant notice; in contrast, another enterprise, founded by two Italians, got a valuable financial support to expand their business. Bankruptcy In April 2017, JLF Collections, a company created in 1997, took full […]
India’s Council for Leather Exports (CLE), the Indian agency that promotes and supports the leather industry, is placing very good expectations. In fact, they claim that India’s tanning turnover, coming from leather exports, will supposedly increase by 5 to 6% on annual basis. “The business trend kept going well until November – pointed out the […]
Nigeria’s prospective leather business will be planned and set in the United Kingdom, in London. In fact, in the British capital city it is about to kick off the Pan African Leather action, a project that aims to enhance international cooperation to revamp and boost the leather industry in Nigeria’s Northwest area: here, in fact, […]
UK fashion thanks Italian manufacturing, and Burberry gives thanks to the Italian tanning segment: Without the help of manufacturers based in Italy, her majesty’s fashion industry could not achieve the sustainability goals it has set for itself. This is what emerged from “UK-Italy: Lezioni di Moda Sostenibile” (Teachings for sustainable fashion), conference that is organized […]
The sign that is making a difference is easy to find. It’s the future. That of fashion, as stylistic tendency. That of production, as an innovative exploration of processes and materials. That of creativity, tied to internal design. Next Tuesday, on January 22nd, the new edition of Lineapelle London will take place, inside the Ham […]
For the Italian tanning industry, 2019 began under the sign of dynamism. The first operation of the year bears the Bonaudo name, a tannery specialised in high quality leather for the top of the market that manages production on 3 sites: the headquarter in Cuggiono, production sites in Montebello e San Giovanni Ilarione. Bonaudo acquired […]
The Felize, shoe sold by M.Gemi using Italian leather, has a waiting list that reached 36,000 people for 2018. The Felize is a suede loafer with a rubber sole, and is well liked by the public for its “versatile characteristics, as well as ease, simplicity, and quickness of wear”. Founded in 2015, US-based M.Gemi has […]
“The only thing that hasn’t changed in 108 years is the fact that we purchase Italian leather”. Stating this, (in an interview released to columbusceo.com), is Chris Bosca (in the image taken from daytonadailynews.com), ceo of Bosca, leather goods’ manufacturer with its HQ in Springfield, OH, USA. The company was founded by Italian emigrant Hugo […]
Durability, water resistance, shock absorption, ankle support, perspirability. These are the characteristics required for the new boots for the United States Army. Moreover, the US Army demands the boots to be lighter, more flexible, and that they breathe more: for these reasons, three boots’ suppliers, Altama, McRae Footwear and Belleville BootCompany, need to find leather […]
2018 comes to an end, bringing positive results for Vietnam’s footwear industry. During the year that just ended, the Asian country exported nearly 11% more than in 2017. Moreover, bags and luggage also performed well on foreign markets. According to data from LEFASO (Vietnam leather, Footwear and Handbag association), the reference association for the sector […]
According to tradition, fashion events focused on fall-winter 2019/2020 new trends kicked off in London, as usual. The London Fashion Week went on from 5 till 7 January, ahead of Pitti Uomo, another exhibition event, held in Florence, dedicated to fashion for men (Milan and Paris fashion shows are coming up next). In London they […]
Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, summarized the story on Twitter by saying: “Negotiations between the USA and China are going on extremely well!”, including a remarkable exclamation mark. In fact, the USA and China, recently involved in a mutual commercial war that turned upside down international relations throughout 2018, are […]
Allegedly Honda have submitted, at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the US patent agency, an application for “smart functional leather”. The news has been reported by autoguide.com, an information website fully dedicated to car lovers and fans. According to the magazine, Japan’s car manufacturer has supposedly designed and developed a peculiar material to […]
91 Indian tanneries, located in the district of Kanpur, are due to suspend their activity in a short while: that is mandatory. In fact, Kumbh Mela feast, India’s traditional pilgrimage to the river Ganges, is coming up soon: it will begin on January 14. It is no coincidence that local authorities of Uttar Pradesh, an […]
Zimbabwe’s government has published, in the national official directory, a newly issued law about duty concession applied to exports of tanning raw hides and skins. Such regulation, which comes after a long and controversial debate over the best possible use of local hides and skins, partly offsets the protectionism policy, implemented in the country. The […]
India’s meat-leather industry is split while desperately aiming to different scenarios: on the one hand, the former craves for removal of export restrictions; on the other hand, conversely, the latter, at the end of the cluster, begs for preservation of protectionism policies to safeguard its own commercial interests. The first point was taken, last December, […]
In an interview with weekly Paris Match, Longchamp’s production manager, David Burgel, outlined the criteria for admission to the 3 professional qualification centers for leather craftsmen, held in partnership with the French government and the employment agency Pôle Emploi . “The only requirements are talent and motivation, there are no age restrictions or school qualifications” […]
Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1953, had 6 pairs of leather gloves in his equipment. And today, on the 65th anniversary of the climber from New Zealand’s achievement (made with sherpa Tenzing Nongay), the canvas bag containing his equipment has been brought to the patrimony of the […]
The tensions surrounding trade with China, though it has hit the raw material for the tanning segment irregularly, has left a mark. And so, the balance sheet for salted and wet-blue US leather, for the January 2018 – October 2018, has decreased sales in the aggregate region of China-Hong Kong, by 12% in volume and […]
A new training standard for the future manufacturers of the leather industry is now present in England. Giving the news is UK Leather Federation, announcing the approval of the new parameters by the British job training institute (Institute for Apprenticeship). The result finally arrived after two years of efforts by numerous businesses in the leather […]
