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September 2005

30 September 2005
FI Atria to centralise slaughtering operation
BR Calçados Beira Rio to invest $11 million in six years
US ASTM reactivates leather upholstery committee
US Buckman Laboratories announces price increase
US Hooker Furniture reports increased sales
29 September 2005
IN AAFA to take footwear trade mission to India
CN Zhejiang announces anti-dumping statute
FJ Fiji Meat Industry Board to be privatised
CN China (Shiling) Leather & Leather Goods Fair announced
US Hooker Furniture elects new member of the board
US Stride Rite completes acquisition of Saucony
BR Courovisão ends on an optimistic note
FR Brazilian companies participate at Le Cuir à Paris
BR Brazil’s leather exports increase by 7%
PK PLGMEA elects board
28 September 2005
CN Animal hides seized in Shenzhen
CN BASF and Sinopec JV site officially opened
FR New venue a success for Le Cuir à Paris
US Stride Rite reports increased Q3 sales
IT Tod’s income jumps 44% in H1
PK 20% duty imposed n raw and wet blue exports
PK Pakistan’s oldest tannery goes under the hammer
27 September 2005
GB Pittards launches Armortan K
ZA Tony Mossop passes away
US Huntsman reports no serious damage after hurricane
NZ NZ meat industry welcomes increased EU beef quota
CN Adidas distribution centre opened in China
US Tyson Foods says Hurricane Rita's impact minimal
CN Shenyang’s footwear exports to EU, USA drop
26 September 2005
IN Balmer Lawrie plans expansion into leather chemical industry
US Buckman appoints new regulatory compliance manager
US Belkin launches range of leather cases for iPod nano
DE Brazilian manufacturers secure contracts at GDS
IT Natuzzi calls employees back to work
23 September 2005
US Rohm and Haas temporarily closes production facilities in path of Hurricane Rita
US Hurricane Rita is bad news for beef producers
PK EPB to send delegation to Vietnam, Thailand and Hong Kong
22 September 2005
CN China Textile deal won't affect 2006 export
DE GDS celebrates 100th birthday
US LANXESS prepares for Hurricane “Rita”
CN ACLE and CIFF attracted 1088 exhibitors
DE BASF appoints new head of global performance chemicals
21 September 2005
US Oakley appoints Scott Olivet as CEO and director
CN All China Leather Fair Ended in Great Success
JP Japanese experts visit Pakistan leather industry
20 September 2005
US Rohm and Haas Company announces price increases
EU EBFC warns of risks of current EC footwear dumping investigation
US Meriturn announces reorganisation and acquisition of Irving Tanning
US Saks declines billion-dollar deal
19 September 2005
PK Pakistan leather exports reach $800 million
DE Dr. Eberle launches new beamhouse products
CH Hüni decides not to exhibit at Tanning Tech
US Nike reports record Q1 results
DK ECCO introduces new golf shoes for Spring/Summer 2006
CN Chrysler to be launched in China
16 September 2005
CH Richemont reports 16% sales growth
US Vanson Leathers introduces new features to motorcycle jackets
FR Hermès reports rise in profit
AR Brazilian footwear blocked in Argentinian ports
BR CICB appoints new president
15 September 2005
DE Bayer included in climate protection index
US Leather accessories designed to meet the world of technology
US USDA approves CattleLog Age and Source Verification Programme
AU Australia’s Walfertan tannery drops appeal
IT Geox reports 31% growth in sales
US Hartmann to give 'goodie' bag at the Extra Awards
14 September 2005
EU European Commission fines producers of industrial thread €43.497 million
US Wolverine elects Herman Miller chairman to its board
DE GDS appoints new project director
BR First Embraer 190 delivered to JetBlue Airways
GB BLC makes new appointments
ES Cromogenia’s technical manager of leather department retires
IT TFL collaborates with Italian designers on colour trends for SS07
13 September 2005
US Vero launches new VISI-Shoes design software
12 September 2005
Counterfeit clothing and accessories cost $163 million in first half of 2005
US Bakers Footwear 27% rise in sales
CA Le Château second quarter sales rise 22%
GB Lucas Opalinski wins Sheepskin Design Award
US Ghurka appoints new creative director
09 September 2005
US DSW reports 18% increase in Q2 sales Results
US Cytec plants remain closed after Hurricane Katrina
CN Unit price of Zhejiang shoes exported to EU increases by 20%
US Ethan Allen to convert plant to distribution centre
ZA Klein Karoo celebrates 60th anniversary
BR Azaléia to invest $40.816 million to promote Olympikus
FR 100th Prêt à Porter attracts 42,938 visitors
08 September 2005
US ISS recommends Saucony shareholders vote for proposed acquisition
CN Shanghai, China Shoes, China Shoetec announced
FR 11,905 visitors attend Midec
IT Natuzzi’s sales fall in Q2
FR LVMH exceeds €1 billion profit in first half of 2005
CN All China Leather Exhibition opens in Shanghai
BR Brazilian company designs footwear for the ‘mature market’
07 September 2005
US Huntsman facilities operational after Hurricane Katrina
US Dow Chemical sites impacted by hurricane
JP Cherokee signs licence agreement in Japan
BR Friboi acquires Swift Armour
06 September 2005
TW Taiwanese footwear producer to set up facility in India
PK Pakistan’s leather sports goods exports fall month-on-month
RU Russia-based Ryazan Tannery joins SATRA
DE New company founded to market Birkenstock products in US
DE Wortman records best results in company's history
RU Foot-and-mouth disease spreading throughout Russian region
05 September 2005
CN Sixth China Fur Fair to be held in Shangcun
CA Cargill completes acquisition of Better Beef Limited
BE Brantano signs agreement with IBM for supply chain management solution
IN 11th ILGF brings positive news
02 September 2005
GB AAFA and SATRA celebrate 25 year partnership
PK Economic Coordination Committee imposes export duty on leather
IL Paolo Nevada Enterprises, Inc. penetrates Israeli market
US Japanese Fair Trade Commission ends LVMH investigation
PK PLGMEA requests restructuring of Export Marketing Development Board
01 September 2005
US Wilsons comparable store sales decrease 7.9%
US Tecan announces automated BSE test kit
FR Hermes denies Albert Frere seeking stake

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