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28 May 2004
Natuzzi leather upholstery sales up, profits down
Jones raises bid for Maxwell
Filipino leather manufacture declines 92.5%, March 2004
26 May 2004
Full year profits climb 21% at Burberry
French leather professionals to head to India
Stahl sells shares in Venezuelan operation
Natuzzi leather upholstery sales up, profits down
Leather and shoes ‘at the heart of Gucci’s identity’ says PPR chairman
Leather and shoes ‘at the heart of Gucci’s identity’ says PPR chairman
19 May 2004
Fashion First for APLF organisers in Europe
Fashion First for APLF organisers in Europe
UK leathermaker caters for desk restorers
18 May 2004
Gucci Group’s independent directors step down
CWT predicts sales growth of 25-30%
CWT predicts sales growth of 25-30%
17 May 2004
Bayer starts 2004 on a stable footing
13 May 2004
Chinese leather goods exports rise 7.4%, imports climb 9.5%
Hermès first quarter sales rise 7.7%
UK leather manufacturing decline steepens
UK leather manufacturing decline steepens
Zambian tanners need better quality hides, says expert
Leather products push bilateral trade between Brazil and Hong Kong
Doublestar - China’s most popular footwear brand for 11 years
Foundations laid for Jinjiang city science and technical industrial zone
Investor offers to take stake in troubled US leather retailer
Leather sofa maker announces production expansion plans
Leather sofa maker announces production expansion plans
UK leathermaker adds heat repellency to list of leather properties
12 May 2004
US auto leathermaker shows its artistic side
US auto leathermaker exhibits its artistic side
Another Czech BSE case
€120 million in misused farm subsidies
SATRA to train in China`s footwear heartland
Pakistan leather exports slump in March
11 May 2004
Germans to focus on REACH at sustainability conference
Germans to focus on REACH at European conference
German leathermakers elect new officers
Danier Leather Inc. to appeal against court decision
Poland unprepared for animal product imports
May store sales down at Wilsons Leather
Deckers row get ‘Ugg’-lier
10 May 2004
Kansas beef exporter runs into BSE test opposition
Kansas beef exporter runs into BSE test opposition
07 May 2004
Lennon’s leather collar fetches £117,250 at auction
PPR completes Gucci takeover
Italian footwear producer to expand production to Nigeria
Burberry appoints new worldwide president and chief operating officer
06 May 2004
Clariant’s profits climb back into the black
Rohm and Haas announces new Board member and plans for Chinese research centre
Pakistan leather garment makers eye European opportunities
US leather retailer down to one store
Bangladesh leathergoods and footwear exporters state their case
BASF first quarter sales up 2.5%
Numbers down at APLF
05 May 2004
Liberty Shoes to open $1.8 million plant in Uttaranchal
04 May 2004
Strong first quarter for The Leather Factory Inc
Richemont on the up after difficult fiscal 2004
European tanners urged to make their voices heard
European tanners urged to make their voices heard
Arson suspected in Polish shoe factory fire
BASF suspends production of formic acid
Quanzhou footwear inspections top 200.5 million pairs, January-March 2004
Pittards unveils its footwear leathers for summer ’05
Tandy Leather Company opens new store
Saucony steps it up in quarter one

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