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August 2011

31 August 2011
SG Rising costs send HTL profits down
CN Anta to invest in Shangqiu
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FR Hermes reports 50% first-half profit increase
GB London hotel offers leather Jaguar suite
ES Loewe to release hand-illustrated book
30 August 2011
VN Vietnam: footwear exports to EU worth $940m
ET Ethiopia aims for $200m leather exports
TR Istanbul Fashion Week competes with NYFW
IT Gruppo Mastrotto under investigation
CN Tannery of the Year: one week to go
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26 August 2011
US Sales up, but “toning” footwear lets Brown Shoe down
BR JBS gives details of new leather set-up
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US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 13.08.11
IN India: leather exports could reach $5.4b by 2014
DE Kapworks exhibits at Tendence
25 August 2011
AR Argentina should try to emulate cattle improvements
BR Three high-end speakers for luxury panel
GB Amberg designs stand for special interior design company
ES Custo Barcelona puts emphasis on high-end accessories
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US US academic gets alligator leather grant
24 August 2011
CN Wenzhou shifts focus to domestic shoe market
GB Office move for leather consultancy
PK Positive early trend for leather in Pakistan
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IT Maserati reveals Fendi car
US US actress buys James Dean’s leather jacket
23 August 2011
IT Arzignano makes green pledge
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CN Industry forum takes place in China
TZ Ministry says Tanzanian tannery output is below 50%
ET Ethiopia misses leather export targets
CH Santoni makes leather straps for watch brand
22 August 2011
AR Greenpeace takes its stick to Argentine leather association
BR Salmon leather Converse to go on sale in São Paulo
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BR FCC launches flexible leather soles
UG Uganda focuses investment on hides and skins
CN China: Yichun city footwear exports reach $100 million
19 August 2011
CH TFL at the All China Leather Exhibition
UY Uruguay: government says no shift on traceability
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US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 06.08.11
CN China: Jiangmen luggage and bags exports up 40%
KE Kenyan livestock farmers to receive first drought payout
18 August 2011
BR Brazil: hide exports down in July
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AU Cargill Australian joint venture approved
CN Chinese chemical company has leather in its sights
PK US leather consultant abducted in Pakistan
DE Porsche creates luxury luggage from automotive leather
17 August 2011
IT Della Valle talks about the challenge of China
BR Minerva slaughter stats up
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GB New strategy for UK leather
AR Footwear forum for Latin America
US Lazzaro Leather promotes sales VP to president
16 August 2011
CN China will circulate “blacklist of dishonest hide traders”
US Strong first-half growth for US beef in three markets
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CO New trade agreement bodes well for Colombian leather
US Fiat to reveal Gucci 500 at NY fashion week
GB Kurt Geiger launches accessories line
15 August 2011
AR Argentina on course for record manufacturing exports
ET Ethiopia: five tanneries will benefit from Indian know-how
US Peabody issues call to leather artists
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CA Vietnam reopens border to Canadian livestock
ZW Zimbabwe: ban on livestock imports from SA lifted
12 August 2011
BR Programme announced for World Leather Congress
CN First-half growth for Chinese leather sector
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IE 3,000-year-old body found in leather bag
GB Welsh shoemaker wins UK craft honour
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 30.07.11
11 August 2011
BD Bangladesh: fiscal year off to a good start for leather industry
GB Rolls-Royce to double its bespoke design team
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UA Brazilian packers cleared for exports to Ukraine
PK Pakistan: investment board plans China conference
CA Danier Leather reports decrease in Q4 sales
10 August 2011
IT Braccialini teams with Hidesign to launch in India
US Tandy Leather Factory store sales increase 15%
DE Axel Heitmann appointed for a further five years
US Presale for Kardashian collection
SE Swedish designer launches lingerie made from moose leather
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09 August 2011
GB Lichfield Leather gets makeover for its brands
IT FAO predicts little growth for beef this year
TR Turkey: leather exports increase
ES Strong June figures for leather industry in Spain
BD Bangladesh puts figure on leathergoods export incentives
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08 August 2011
VN Vietnam: leather sector exports up 32% in value
UG New abattoirs for Uganda
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KE Drought makes big impact on Kenyan livestock
PT Portugal: shoe exports up almost 20%
US China will account for 20% of global luxury sales by 2015
05 August 2011
QA Qatar group now owns 85% of Le Tanneur
BR Leather exports down by 11% in Rio Grande do Sul
BE Delvaux in talks with Li & Fung
PK New leather exhibition for Pakistan
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US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 23.07.11
04 August 2011
ES Spain increases high-end footwear exports to UK
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BR Alligator farm opens slaughter facility
CN Tannery of the Year: who the finalists are
JP Toyota could source more materials overseas
TR New Italian investments in Turkey
03 August 2011
PK Tanneries close in Pakistan as raw material supplies fail
CN 61% growth for BMW in China
ES Castañer says creativity can combat “copying” retail chains
BR Reports of lay-offs at JBS tannery
PY Paraguay wants to play bigger meat role
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02 August 2011
GB Leather-covered autograph book sparks interest
US Coach profits increase
PH Philippines footwear producers receive tax exemption
CN China: footwear production in Jinjiang hits $4.3 billion
UY Uruguay still ships most live cattle to Turkey
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01 August 2011
IT Geox unveils Red Bull Racing collection
KR E-Land buys Mandarina Duck
IN Expo Riva Schuh India concludes
CH Clariant to present “unprecedented” number of new products
NL Stahl to show off worldwide contributions
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