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October 2005

31 October 2005
US BASF’s North American business increases cost savings
MX Stahl de México receives new certification
CH TFL to increase prices by 10%
BR Brazil’s Abiec predicts that meat exports will miss export target
HK 20 countries represented at Fashion Access October 2005
US Timberland reports Q3 results
28 October 2005
CN Sports shoe sales rise 50% after National Games in China
US Skechers Footwear reports strong results
US Ugg contributes to positive Q3 for Deckers Outdoor
DE Elastogran to take over Chemtura’s polyurethane systems business
CN Lanxess targets further growth in China
IN Clariant India’s sales grow 10%
FR Luxury goods boost PPR results
27 October 2005
US Wolverine World Wide makes organisational changes
US Huntsman calls gas price surge “outrageous and unnecessary”
IN Indian leather sector continues rapid growth
CN Chinese fur exports rise 31%
BR Brazilian mission to visit countries that have banned beef imports
EU EU bans imports of captive live birds from third countries
26 October 2005
GB SATRA expands footwear test capabilities
US Tandy Leather Factory opens 50th retail store
US US organisations slam EU over lack of progress in WTO Doha talks
FI Atria Group reports strong results in first nine months
CA Lakeside plant strike continues
US Sales rise 30% at Coach
25 October 2005
IE Overview of chemical testing of leather and textiles book launched
ET US embassy, USAID hosts AGOA workshop in Ethiopia
GB SLTC holds annual conference
CH VESLIC holds annual conference
IN Stahl opens new applications laboratory in Kolkata
US Wolverine World Wide appoints new president
CN Su Ning named ‘city of furs’
24 October 2005
US Rohm and Haas reports 8% increase on Q3 sales
US Reebok reports lower sales
CN Leather fair to be held in Shiling
CN International shoe fair held in Dongguan
US Tandy Leather Factory Q3 revenue rises 11%
BR FMD spreads in Brazil
PK Pakistan’s leather sporting goods exports fall 17%
21 October 2005
ZA Brazilian abattoir to supply Klein Karoo
US Supply chain review predicts increase in RFID technology
CA Danier Leather reports 14% drop in sales
IN Indian tanneries utilising membrane technologies for wastewater
PK Leather garments boost Pakistan’s exports
20 October 2005
JP Japan’s luxury brand market revealed by Research and Markets
19 October 2005
DE Wacker and Dymatic set up silicone joint venture in China
FR Successful quarter for Christian Dior Couture
MX Mexico’s CICEG introduces its National Study on Footwear Consumption
FR Louis Vuitton records double-digit organic growth
18 October 2005
US LaCrosse Footwear to expand into new corporate headquarters
IT Bulgari signs two acquisitions
US Tandy Brands signs agreement with Jewelry Fashions, Inc
US Spy to launch exotic leather eyewear collection
DK Bianco Footwear purchases end-to-end PLM solution
BR José Waldir Dilkin elected president of ABQTIC
17 October 2005
PK CBR implements zero-rating on natural gas consumption for leather industry
CN Chinese Export Commodities Fair opens
US Cargill earnings rise 2%
CA GM and DCX approve synthetic leather interior materials
IN Liberty Shoes to establish subsidiary in Dubai
14 October 2005
PK Pakistan’s tannery workers head home after earthquake
CN Jiangsu leather goods fail quality inspections
ES 21,800 visitors attend SIPIEL
CA Union calls for help from PM over Lakeside strike
GB New leather chemical producer bucks the trend
13 October 2005
DE Balluff launches new photoelectric colour sensors
DE Jil Sander announces further restructuring
EU EC tables measures to boost R&D in face of Chinese competition
US Bellagio Designs relocates to larger manufacturing facility
EU EC takes further action over bird flu in Romania and Turkey
12 October 2005
RU Adidas Europe reorganises business to include Russia/CIS
US Swift & Company reports drop in sales in Q1
NI Nicaragua ratifies CAFTA agreement
GB Burberry reports increased sales, appoints new CEO
IT Fewer Brazilian machinery manufacturers at Tanning Tech
11 October 2005
US Huntsman resumes production at hurricane-impacted plants
EU BASF outlines strategy for Europe
BR Brazilian safeguards against Chinese imports implemented
US UAW slams Delphi bankruptcy
US Coach names new senior vice president
BR FMD confirmed in Brazil
10 October 2005
US Steven Madden reports positive preliminary results
EU Europe’s leather training goes on-line
FR Louis Vuitton reopens Champs-Elysees house
TR EC bans Turkish poultry
07 October 2005
MX Bayer Mexico reports 44% increase in sales
US Shoe Carnival sales increase
US Wilsons reports decrease in sales
HK Fashion Access opens
PK PTA re-elects chairman
AR Tanneries sign agreement for cleaner production
BR Jorge Donadelli named president of Sindifranca
ZA Cape Town’s oldest abattoir to close
CN Technology centre established in Quanzhou
06 October 2005
BR Adidas inaugurates concept shop in São Paulo
AE Brazilian furniture manufacturers establish consortium
US Tandy Leather Factory to open new store
ZA South Africa free to resume ostrich exports
CA Union serves strike notice at Lakeside Packers
CN Leather industry restructured in Haining City
05 October 2005
BR Brazil considers limits on Chinese goods
VN Vietnam footwear exports rise 13%
US Wolverine reports record Q3 sales
EU EU Member States back proposal to allow return of beef on the bone
JP Japan may lift beef ban
04 October 2005
US Tyson provides $26 million to help suppliers with rising energy costs
BW Abattoirs to close for annual maintenance
PK PTA requests zero rating for leather and leather goods
TR IULTCS to hold second Eurocongress in Turkey
US Anti-trust waiting period expires on Reebok acquisition
03 October 2005
AR Puma invests in new factory in Argentina
TW Kansas beef industry inks deal with Taiwanese tanneries
US Tandy Leather Factory reopens New Orleans store
IT Micam records 16% increase in visitor numbers
IN India reports increase in leather exports
AR Argentina's Footwear Chamber elects president for second term
BR Footwear workers' union member killed in Brazil

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