China keeps its leather output steady
04/11/2014
This figure represents a decline of less than 0.1% compared to the same period in 2013, in spite of well publicised interruptions to production in important tanning regions such as Hebei owing to clampdowns from the authorities on poor environmental performance.
In fact, the production figures for June, July, August and September all show increases compared to the same months in 2013, of 1%, 6%, 1.5% and 1% respectively.
President of the China Leather Industry Association, Su Chaoying, said in comments to World Leather at the end of June that he believes the total volume of semi-finished and finished leather from Chinese tanneries in the coming years will remain stable. This surprised some industry observers because of the disruptions to production in Hebei, but his statement is borne out by the production figures for the year so far.
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