Figures compiled by the economics team at UNIC, Italy’s national tanning industry body, put some detail on the performance of leather manufacturers around the world in the first quarter of 2020.

UNIC analysts have said tanners in their country have reported a decline of 21% in their production volumes in the first quarter. They went on to say the tanning sector in Italy is likely to end the year with a decline of 30%, which would mean its weakest performance since the 1970s.

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