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August 2007

31 August 2007
BO Smuggling leaves local leather industry short
FR PPR celebrates strong six months
IN India wins battle to host new Lanxess facility
MX Tanners' chief chides minister over China
30 August 2007
FR Merger speculation at the high end
IN Government will keep Eco-Mark voluntary
BD Army chief opens leather factory
DE BASF opens pilot production site for breathable coating
AR Peace could break out after Buenos Aires meeting
29 August 2007
CL Chile and Ecuador sign leather pact
IN Mob burns two tanneries to the ground
AR China and Argentina meet to resolve tariff dispute
BR $500,000 in indirect aid to leather production companies
BR Meat packer buys tannery
28 August 2007
AR Tannery blamed for pollution
CN China to do more on research and development
IN East-west link
BR Abbatoirs supply biggest biodiesel plant
AR Lanxess lifts force majeure measure
27 August 2007
US Green is trendy — fish leather is part of it
DZ Leather sector suffers
GB Online will work well for leather
25 August 2007
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 08/11/07
24 August 2007
IQ Iraqi leather factory accused of faking 'Made In China' labels
CR Costa Rica gives China a foothold
AT Austrian Lederhosen: €85,000 per pair
CN China protests against Argentina's actions
23 August 2007
PK Pakistan leather production data
MA Capital investment in leather
US Design award contenders announced
SN Senegal seeks to seize leather chance
BR Import duty removed
AR Laboratory launch
US ‘Another poor quarter’ persuades Wilsons to innovate on inventory
TR Exports to Italy delight Turkish leather sector
22 August 2007
US Last reminder of tannery goes as tower tumbles
CA 'Core customer' focus begins to pay off
21 August 2007
IE New study looks at US leather sector
FR Scent of leather too hard to resist
IN Tannery ordered to close
CO Hopes rise for positive year-end
BR Upholstery dominates
20 August 2007
BR Atlântica scores hat-trick in Brazil
US Lagerfeld signs new accessories deal
DE DyStar to exit leather finishing
TH ASEAN solidarity the key in Bangkok
IN Indian leather exports up
17 August 2007
US Luxury leathergoods hold steady amid stock-market storms
AU Jobs go at Tasmanian tannery
AR Tariffs to come on leather imports
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 08/04/07
16 August 2007
BR Rio Grande do Sul leather exports drop
MX Designer hopes Tandy deal will aid global push
VN Buyers visit Brazilian tanneries
IQ Iraq’s factories to return to production
BO Cattle numbers fall in Bolivia
15 August 2007
CA Packaging revolution for furniture
DE Sales down, earnings up
PL Mozart and Beethoven cause cross-border disharmony
US Liz Claiborne takes leather bags into the electronics space
DE BASF wins pricing court case
14 August 2007
BR Good meat figures mask leather performance
CZ Less leather in Czech Republic
BR Meat exports close gap on soya
AR Fire in Argentinian tannery
US US tanneries to merge
13 August 2007
BR Rhodia launches new leather-finish product
IT Southern comfort for Solofra
FR Leather-for-silk decision pays off for Hermès
CO Trade with Venzuela boosts small businesses in Colombia
MX Mexican customs operation lacking tools
10 August 2007
GB Demand for SATRA weatherometer test soars
US Bakers Footwear bucks positive trend
GB Interest in eco-friendly leather expands
DE BASF publishes new book on leather manufacture
US Wilsons appoints new chairman as sales slip further
US Sales rise at DSW
09 August 2007
TH Soaring Thai currency leads to closure
BR Reichert units taken over
MY Malaysia may lift beef ban
AU Profits slump at AACo
US Jones Apparel and Istithmar sign definitive agreement
08 August 2007
DE I.L.M. set for success
NP Nepal’s hide and skin exports fall
AE UAE imposes temporary ban on UK livestock
PK PTA to outsource running of CETP
RU BASF to focus on environmental protection at Moscow show
07 August 2007
BR Bovine and wild animal leather focus at new training site
US World Leather at Washington congress
GB Second case of FMD confirmed
US Tandy acquires new headquarters
CH Clariant posts improved sales
06 August 2007
US Steady growth in children’s footwear
US Jones Apparel receives amended offer for Barneys
TR Stahl Europe’s Leather Products Group manager retires
BR New Bertin tannery to open in October
CN Furniture China set for success
US Retail sales boost results at Tandy Leather
04 August 2007
GB Leather industry faces up to FMD threat
GB FMD confirmed on farm near London
03 August 2007
BR Extra help for Brazilian workers
ES Insolvency for synthetic leather manufacturer
CA Biodiversity pays off for Sanimax
US Timberland posts poor results
02 August 2007
GB Bentley adds two leather colours for new models
CN Leather solutions firm opens China factory
BR Brazil: demand for goat and sheep leather could double
MX No jobs, but training must continue in Mexico
IT Dig discovers second-century tannery
01 August 2007
IE Leather and allied industries exceed $6 billion in 2006 revenues
CA European demand blamed for near extinction of buffalo
ID Mastrotto confirms Indonesia ban
US Higher Q3 beef sales at Tyson Foods
VN Positive first half figures for Vietnamese leather

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