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July 2017

31 July 2017
CN Pakistan offers leather manufacturers Canton Fair subsidy
CO Brazilian exporters return to USMEF Product Showcase
DZ Volkswagen inaugurates production plant in Algeria
NL Sustainability drives Smit & zoon strategic leather specialist appointment
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FR “Remarkable growth” for Kering’s luxury business
28 July 2017
IT Flat first half for Geox
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BR JBS calls extraordinary general meeting
BE Industry leaders to speak at International Luxury Conference
FR Leathergoods continue to drive revenue growth at LVMH
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 15.07.17
27 July 2017
NL Dutch museum’s future looks bleak
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IT Italy’s penchant for US wet blue is not about price
NZ Trumpler hosts New Zealand delegation
IT Céline doubles its presence in Tuscany
US Record second quarter for acquisitive Lear
26 July 2017
US Only the steering-wheel survives Tesla’s leather volte-face
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DE Montblanc celebrates its leathergoods heritage
MX Mexico’s annual shoe production tops 250 million pairs
IN UNIDO says chilled hides idea can work in Kanpur
IT Simac exhibitors will show taster of developments at Lineapelle
25 July 2017
CN Chinese tanners prepare to put footwear behind them
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IN UNIDO innovation award for Kings International
DE TFL predicts vibrant leathers for spring-summer 2019
VN Assomac launches ‘technology centre’ in Vietnam
GB Michael Kors to buy Jimmy Choo for £896 million
24 July 2017
AM UNIDO prepares to launch new footwear project in Armenia
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PT Alcanena leather museum project back on the agenda
CO Steep declines for Colombia’s leather and footwear sectors
CN Louis Vuitton eyes slice of China’s booming online market
BE CEC re-elects Cleto Sagripanti as president
21 July 2017
FR Leathergoods revenues up by 14% at Hermès in first half of this year
FR French tanneries eye opportunities on US West Coast
BR CICB continues ‘Leather Law’ blitz in Rio de Janeiro
CN Trumpler will exhibit new products at ACLE
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US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 08.07.17
20 July 2017
CA Relaunched Danier opens new stores
DE Chemical firms provide “start-up funding” for 2019 IULTCS Congress
US Italy is now importing more US wet blue than China
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CN Belle shareholders approve privatisation
DE Daimler announces voluntary recall of some diesel vehicles
19 July 2017
BD Bangladesh may set up another new tanning zone
VN Vietnam shoe and leather event grows bigger
FR Increased focus on R&D pays off for Lectra
ZW Training institutions urged to adapt to needs of leather sector
IT LVMH extends apprenticeship programme to Italy
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18 July 2017
AU 'Downward pressure' on Australia’s cattle market
IN India’s Green Tribunal reiterates tannery pollution warning
FR Sales of mainstream cars hold up in H1
US Caleres forms new men’s and international division
BR Smit & zoon opens leather application laboratory in Brazil
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17 July 2017
PK Senior EU official in talks with PLGMEA
CN TFL prepares for ACLE 2017
BR JBS sale of packer plants to go ahead
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CO Assintecal and Acicam join forces to increase productivity
DE Record sales for BMW in first half of 2017
14 July 2017
DE Messe Düsseldorf’s move away from shoes is complete
VN Italy helps set up new footwear technology centre in Vietnam
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ZM COMESA-LLPI helps Zambian companies attend trade fair
BR J&F to sell Alpargatas for $1.1 billion
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 01.07.17
13 July 2017
IT Bottega Veneta suffers fourth break-in in 12 months
NL Dutch leather and shoe museum faces fight for life
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US US beef remains “extremely competitive” in key markets
JP FICE takes 50 Spanish shoe brands to Tokyo
AR CIMA accuses Argentina’s leathergoods importers of disloyal trade
12 July 2017
GB Burberry wants to build up its leather business
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ET Assoconciatori welcomes Ethiopian delegation
AR Cattle slaughter on the rise in Argentina
BR Shoe export figures surprise Abicalçados
US Coach completes deal for Kate Spade
11 July 2017
AU Casino Hide reports success of wastewater improvement project
US LIA prepares to celebrate its centennial
Leather pipeline: Skins market begins long-awaited recovery
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AT Tannery of the Year winner inks deal for Xeros bead technology
BR Alpargatas deal off after price dispute
10 July 2017
IT Ernesto Esposito designs new collection for Geox
PT Portugal’s tanners hope Alcanena meeting will bring shoe manufacturers “closer”
MA Renault-Nissan celebrates millionth car from Moroccan factory
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MX Guanajuato continues to drive Mexico’s shoe exports
DE Sales surge for Mercedes-Benz in first half of 2017
07 July 2017
KR Assocal takes Italian brands to Seoul for Micam “teaser”
BE Meat industry walks away from EU ‘green product’ exercise
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JP 'Significant growth opportunity' in Japan for Mulberry
FR France to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 24.06.17
06 July 2017
VN Brazilian tanneries target $20m from Vietnam trip
GB Tanning groups to sponsor leather traceability project
SE Does this signal the end of the internal combustion engine?
AR Argentina: Ex-offenders’ co-op turns leather into lucrative venture
US Mixed results for US car sales
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05 July 2017
IT UNIC publishes Italy’s leather export figures
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IT Firefighters called to Italian tannery
EG Egypt increases inspection regulations for leather shipments
BR JBS sees appeal over asset sales rejected
GB September deadline for SLTC conference papers
04 July 2017
IT Russian sanctions ‘misguided', say Italian shoemakers
CH IULTCS: New environmental guidelines for tanners
IT Assomac “holds its ground” amid global uncertainty
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FR Greater focus on shoes and leathergoods at Première Vision Leather
GB Clarks to bring some shoe manufacturing back to the UK
03 July 2017
CH Richemont sells Chinese fashion brand
BD Value of Bangladesh’s finished leather exports falls
IT Ferragamo snaps up former Burberry man
US IULTCS raises age limit for Young Leather Scientist Grant
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GB Aston Martin to build its first all-electric car

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