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December 2007

24 December 2007
Happy holidays
21 December 2007
IT High demand from exhibitors leads to expansion
PK Leather exporters recognised
20 December 2007
BE New EU emissions proposal causes uproar
BD Banks agree loans for tanners
BR EU imposes restrictions on Brazilian beef
PK PTA re-elects chairman
US Nike posts record quarter
19 December 2007
GB Bleak Christmas and New Year in store for retailers
US Timberland MD joins Coach
IT Two names are better than one
IN MBFG forms JV in India
US Lasit launches RotoTab
18 December 2007
BD Government should lift import tax on raw and wet blue hides
CA Eleventh 'mad cow' confirmed in Canada
BR New leather technology centre gets green light
MX Water worries for tanners
BR CICB against Chinese request
17 December 2007
US The SAK names creative director
AR Bonus payments for inflation
IT Gucci's Christmas campaign
BR New president of Abrameq
AE Eid drives livestock prices sky-high
14 December 2007
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for w/e 01/12/07
FR All I want for Christmas
PK Manufacturers and exporters re-elect chairman
IN BASF to focus on fashion and inspiration at Chennai fair
GB Rowling book raises millions
13 December 2007
BR Brazil adds value
IT A disappointing end
VN Leather exports break $4 billion barrier
US CEO takes new role at Bradington-Young
PK Upper leather on the up
12 December 2007
IN Leather industry posts impressive growth
BO Caiman breeder prepares for exports
IT JBS buys 50% stake in Italian processor
GB Tax hike forces Linda Bennett to sell up
PK High hopes for leather exports as new airport opens
11 December 2007
DE TFL launches another new fatliquor
US ALCA calls for papers
BR CICB illustrates its environmental commitment
US Genesco reports lower sales as trial opens
US Tandy Brands appoints new CFO
10 December 2007
DE Friedrich Sturm Report - 07.12.07
LV Leather production falls 21%
CN Rohm and Haas raises prices in Asia-Pacific
BR No signs of a fall in output
PK Raw material production improves
HK Leather conference at APLF
GB Politicians step into beef argument
07 December 2007
VN Leather export target likely to be missed
BR 1,000 tannery workers strike
DE BASF restructures
FR Formaldehyde free binders recognised
US Tandy Leather posts flat sales
DE LGR seminar to cover new technology
US Investor sells interest in Distinctive Designs
06 December 2007
US Long-awaited improvement at Wilsons
AU Tannery forced to retract false claims
PK Cattle prices hiked in run up to Eid
US $200 million smuggling ring cracked
BR Marfrig acquires Mabella
05 December 2007
IN BASF opens another new plant in India
IT Former Assomac chairman recognised
DE Retail sales slip but leather edges higher
GB Former Clariant chemist joins BLC
BR Leather exports edge towards $2 billion
04 December 2007
IN BASF opens new leather service centre
HK Footwear and accessories sales rise 19%
CA Police seize counterfeit luxury goods
CM Illegal trade in hides hampers development
US New hot melt adhesive launched
03 December 2007
CH Clariant forecasts a bright outlook for spring/summer 2009
GB Cordwainers receives Queen's Anniversary Prize
IN Funds for second phase CETP project approved
US Tandy Brands to close distribution facility
DE New fatliquoring agent from TFL

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