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31 July 2018

What happened last week: Holidays. With the exception of a few tanners who took early holidays and have already returned to work, the majority of the tanning industry in Europe has now departed for their...

US Perspective – 31.07.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, packers again entered the week in possession of large offer lists. Most packers reportedly offered a full...

24 July 2018

The Leather Pipeline - 24.07.18

Macroeconomics In the northern hemisphere the holiday season has begun. This is also reflected in the financial markets, but for entertainment we have, fortunately, a US president who delivers regular...

German Perspective - 24.07.18

What happened this week: We have reached the beginning of the core holiday season. There are still several tanners who are operating for another week, but for most now it is all about closing down and taking...

US Perspective—24.07.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers entered last week still in possession of well-populated offer lists, accompanied by widespread speculation that several had a number of...

17 July 2018

German Perspective - 17.07.18

What happened this week: The peak holiday season is just about to start. By the end of next week already the first group of tanners will be closing down, with the rest following the week after. This means that ...

US Perspective—17.07.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers enter the week, once again in possession of offer lists that appeared well populated and most appeared as if they had a full...

10 July 2018

German Perspective – 10.07.18

What happened last week: The second half of 2018 is beginning as the first half ended. Unsurprisingly, there was nothing last week to change the fundamentals of the market. The heavier and better quality hides ...

US Perspective – 10.07.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers entered last week still in possession of large offers lists, with most packers offering a full complement of selections. All packers had...

The Leather Pipeline - 10.07.18

Macroeconomics Although the past two weeks saw a fair amount of interesting regional news, such as the elections in Mexico and Turkey, the government crisis in Germany or the Brexit negotiations, the...

03 July 2018

US Perspective – 03.07.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, most packers entered the week in possession of sizeable offer lists, both in terms of the number of selections...

02 July 2018

German Perspective - 03.07.18

What happened last week: The market continues to turn in circles; it might be more accurate to say it continues to spiral in the wrong direction. There have been few fundamental changes. In terms of demand,...

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