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April 2015

30 April 2015
IT Roberto Cavalli sold
SO Record livestock exports for Somalia
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FR Hermes production gains momentum to meet growing demand
PK Five companies make up Pakistan’s presence at Dubai event
IT Superior’s simple secret led to Prada partnership
29 April 2015
ZA South Africa: Labour strikes impact auto suppliers
DE Record first quarter for Mercedes
BR Patricia Vieira shows leather garments can work in summer
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MX Years of leather testing will make car switch easy for Ciatec
DZ Algeria: call for stricter controls on imports of hides and skins
28 April 2015
FR Tannery wins grant to help fund technology renewal programme
AU Australia heading for third year of 8m-plus cattle slaughter
IN M&S supplier Tata archives social responsibility standard
TR Genuine Turkish Leather label to come under stricter control
GB Lectra hails success of Nottingham furniture event
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27 April 2015
IN Indian minister praises tanning developments
GB UK tanner announces acquisition
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US Record quarterly profit for Lear
GB Senior leather industry figure dies at 97
ES A second term for FICE president
24 April 2015
RO ‘A Future for European Leather’ begins with Bucharest seminar
US President Obama pays tribute to leather consultant
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CN 'New stable stage' for China’s leather sector
BR McDonald’s increases commitment on deforestation
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.04.15
23 April 2015
BW Lack of tannery suppresses Botswanan leather brand
US Timberland says using ‘emergency’ tannery affected its LWG goals
PK UNIDO Sialkot plans at “advanced stage”
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DO ‘Expensive’ China boosts DR free zone expansion
BR CICB and four tanners to represent Brazil at Interzum
22 April 2015
US Industry volunteers help Peabody children connect with city’s leather-making past
FR Troubles at Gucci but Bottega grows strongly
US Rebranding Brown Shoe to launch men’s footwear business
MX Leather-producing state growing twice as fast as the rest of Mexico
PK UNIDO runs successful climate change workshop for tanners in Pakistan
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21 April 2015
IT Assocal releases Micam 2016 dates early
CN Chinese government has little time for leather, report says
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DE Fourth Freiberg Leather Days event to take place in Berlin
DE TFL predicts leather trends for autumn-winter 2016-17
DE Südleder sets up its own apprenticeship programme
20 April 2015
US New retail president for Stuart Weitzman
IT Zero Impact will mean 1,900 new trees this year, Gruppo Dani confirms
GB Tricker’s looks outside the family for new managing director
CN Audi celebrates China successes
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IT Italy: Young tanners tour revamped research facilities
17 April 2015
BE Assocal holds talks in Brussels
AU For sale: World’s largest cattle farm
CN Lotus joint-venture to ‘fill the gap’ for China’s growing wealthy
BR IULTCS extends deadline for abstract submissions for 2015 congress
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US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 04.04.15
16 April 2015
IT Oldest technical institute for leather celebrates 130 years
IT Brazilians showcase leather designs in Milan
JP Japanese leathergoods brand celebrates 80 years
IT Gruppo Dani launches Zero Impact leather at Milan furniture show
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CN Livestock contribute to World Bank biogas project in rural China
15 April 2015
ID Palm oil player aims to raise cattle in Indonesia
GB Further growth for Burberry
US Effects of US ports problems trickle into retailers’ results
IT Italian designer teams up with Poltrona Frau for new Maseratis
CN March figures for the Chinese economy cause concern
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14 April 2015
AE Demand in hospitality sector behind French support of Leatherworld Middle East
HK Tanners criticise chemical firms for taking ‘easy’ chrome answers straight to brands
DE Aviation-focused tanneries out in force in Hamburg
DE Another record quarter for BMW group, despite Rolls-Royce fall
FR LVMH will keep investing in quality and innovation
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13 April 2015
VN Record shoe exports from Vietnam in first quarter
US US beef industry moves on from shipping ‘crisis’
BR Brazil’s March leather exports increase in value
US New England tanners to present education seminar on April 24
HK ICHSLTA wants to be a bridge between meat and leather on carbon footprint
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10 April 2015
IT Environment minister meets tanners in Arzignano
IN India’s footwear industry gets boost from Chennai leather lab
GB Highest month on record for Mercedes-Benz
IT All eyes on Milan in September 2015
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US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.03.15
09 April 2015
MX Theft is hurting León tanners hard
ES Igualada tannery emerges from administration
US New blog entry on leatherbiz: Unintended consequences
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US US and UK figures confirm decline in leather shoe styles
SE H&M changes focus for leather policy
08 April 2015
GB Scratches in leather are not imperfections, designer tells the FT
AR Watch-strap manufacturer sets up inside Argentinean tannery
GB Zschimmer and Schwarz leads successful one-week programme in Northampton
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IN Tata throws weight behind Made in India drive
GB New models drive Lotus to six-year high
07 April 2015
ET 15 countries pledge to eradicate goat disease PPR
Leather Pipeline: US ports strike resolution could mean excess material for Asian tanners
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PK Shoe value the only bright spot for Pakistan’s leather sector
FR European footwear stood up well to the global economic crisis
DE BASF celebrates 150 years in business
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03 April 2015
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 21.3.15
02 April 2015
IT Arzignano group gives greenLIFE progress report
BR Brazil: retail inspections seek to end abuse of the term ‘leather’
NL Dutch NGOs announce new €5,000 sustainable leather prize
HK Spraying systems could “disappear” from tanneries within ten years
HK Stahl director sees strong future for automotive leather
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01 April 2015
BR Brazil has a new sustainability certification programme for leather
ET Wet blue will become the basis for African leather exports, COMESA insists
IT Milan to host second World Leather Congress
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MX León’s Japanese influx shows the growing importance of automotive
VE Bootmakers in Venezuela offered help in buying raw materials

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