Out now: World Leather June-July
A new issue of World Leather is now available.
This issue offers an in-depth interview with the new president of the Leather and Hide Council of America, Kerry Brozyna. His thought-provoking comments include the idea that the industry should begin presenting leather as a plastic-killer. Read the interview and see what he means.
Our technology section carries a summary of the recent annual conference of the UK’s Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists. Other technical articles cover digitalisation’s contribution to traceability, the use of photoluminescence in creating glow-in-the-dark leathergoods, and the impact that advances in satellite imaging could have on debates about methane emissions.
In Leather and the Circular Economy, we present a double boost to efforts to calculate leather’s environmental footprint. Another of the articles gives the reasons for the sustainability director of Kering’s passionate intervention at the group’s most recent annual meeting. Accounts of recent developments at biostimulants producer Sicit, and at leather trims and patches manufacturer Vivolo complete the section this time.
We close, as always, with Beast to Beauty, which this time concentrates on Capri Holdings’ attempts to acquire rival group Tapestry. Objections from the competition authorities are holding the deal up.
We hope you enjoy reading every article.
