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May 2010

28 May 2010
TR New official leathergoods label
CH Clariant unveils new colour and leather trends forecasts Free Content
MX Mexico sends delegation to Spain
PK Sialkot celebrates cleaner leather
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 15.05.10
27 May 2010
BR Acquisition rumours around Marfrig again Free Content
CN Shandong forms new body for cleaner leather
NA Livestock auctions cancelled owing to RVF
GB Louis Vuitton ads banned for feigning hand-stitching
PK VAT could push leather companies out of business
26 May 2010
CN China Bag Zone a success
CN Wet weather warning over leather in China Free Content
BR Brazilian footwear on the up
NO Financial pressure forces Norwegian tannery to close
GB Leathergoods help Burberry deliver record profits
25 May 2010
GB Louis Vuitton has new major store in London Free Content
BO Bolivia: minister promises action on raw material losses
US US bans imports of Japanese beef
IN No new tanneries for Jajmau
NL Dutch packer firm in administration
24 May 2010
PE Demand from tanners gives bio-industry boost
JP Prize bull succumbs to FMD Free Content
BW Botswana turns to India for help with leather
SG New Bally store at Changi
BD Bangladesh can grow leathergoods exports at 15% a year
21 May 2010
FR Software success for Le Tanneur Free Content
CH TFL releases new colour trends forecast
GB Hides, skins and straight-jackets inspire student
DE Lanxess is the latest chemical supplier to increase prices
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 08.05.10
20 May 2010
NA Imports cancelled because of RVF outbreak
TN Positive results for Tunisia
AR Marfrig complains of poor Q1 results
US Gerber plays it cool at SPESA
CN Four green measures for tanneries Free Content
19 May 2010
TN Tunisia aims for 500 green companies by 2014
IT Le Marche grows business in China
UY Kangaroo is the leather of choice for Abreu Free Content
PK Police shoot tannery worker
NP Pakistani products on display in Kathmandu
18 May 2010
BR Italian firm awaits tannery waste approval
UZ India to search further afield for raw materials
CH TFL relaunches its website
IN Full-year figures for Indian leather
IN Second fMM&T India goes ahead Free Content
17 May 2010
CH Clariant increases prices of leather chemicals
UG New abattoir for Uganda Free Content
TN Tunisia moves away from uppers to finished footwear
CN Demand up for BMW
BY Tanning sector raw materials a big attraction for Belarus
14 May 2010
RU Lula takes trade talks to Russia
US Skechers to launch leathergoods line Free Content
GB Prime minister's wife to leave leathergoods job
ES Modacalzado to add two new sections
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 01.05.10
13 May 2010
CN China: leather garment exports on the rise
KR Korea confirms eleventh FMD case Free Content
CO European dream for Colombian manufacturers
MX Unprecedented demand for Mexican leather
RU Spanish association to open showroom in Russia
12 May 2010
PK February production up in Pakistan
AU Australian beef exports register eighth consecutive monthly drop
ES Abstracts invited for XXXI IULTCS Congress
GB London venue for Beast to Beauty 2010 Free Content
DE Leather finishing focus at 2010 Reutlingen seminar
11 May 2010
TW Taiwanese proposal wins first certificate
FR New exhibitors sign up for Le Cuir À Paris Free Content
US US beef performs well in Asia in Q1
FR Chief executive at troubled tannery steps down
CN Surge in the value of Chinese leather sector output
10 May 2010
IN Indian leather exports down by nearly 12%
PK Weekend woes for Pakistani leather industry Free Content
JP Vuitton teams up with Japanese artist
ZA South African government launches leather support programme
ID Raw materials warning for Indonesian government
07 May 2010
IT Tanning Tech 2010 dates announced
US Jones Apparel to acquire Stuart Weitzman shoes Free Content
PE Italian delegation visits Trujillo
BD Goodwill from China takes Bangladesh by surprise
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 24.04.10
06 May 2010
BR Hide export increase continues in April Free Content
FR Hermès plays down Q1 success
CN China: energy consumption must come down
ES Shoe City to host Spanish congress
FR Guadeloupe: hide prices increasing, but slowly
05 May 2010
SV Shoemaker to the stars has humble origins
IT Ferragamo confirms its commitment to Made in Italy
BR Land could be safer in the hands of livestock farmers
US Leather in small cars can boost manufacturer margins
ET Ethiopia: government support for BASF Free Content
04 May 2010
BR Mato Grosso government offers tax break on livestock
BD Bangladesh president issues leathergoods plea to Croatia
FR Former Hermès chief executive dies Free Content
IT Leather and footwear secure samples tax-exemption
NL Stahl announces price increases

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