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January 2013

31 January 2013
GB Lunch at Lineapelle leads to job for Northampton student
IS Blue is the colour for Atlantic Leather Free Content
MX ANPIC wants local manufacturers to pick Mexican suppliers
IN India: Tannery workers protest against production ban
CN APLF welcomes Stahl back to leather fair
30 January 2013
CN Chinese leathergoods firms should seek Italian help
PY Paraguay: new proposals could hit hide smugglers hard
BR Brazil: beef exports up in volume and value Free Content
ET Indian footwear firm sets up tannery in Ethiopia
DE TFL launches retanning agent with reduced plumping effect
29 January 2013
FR Lamarthe finds new owners
FR Louvre museum to be clad in leather
LV Carmaker offers exotic skins in luxury model
US Temple Grandin calls on meat industry to communicate better about progress
CN GDS pulls out of Shanghai joint venture Free Content
28 January 2013
IT Leathergoods companies clean up Rome
BW Botswana plans for leather park
PL Irish minister points the finger at Poland over horse meat controversy
AR Argentina to keep beef consumption lower
BR Qatar and Belarus take up Brazilian beef ban Free Content
25 January 2013
CN Micam Shanghai will be an official Fashion Week event
BR Latin American leather on show at Inspiramais
US Deckers blames high skin prices and warm weather for “challenging year” Free Content
PK Lower volumes, higher value for Pakistan leather exports
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-12.01.13
24 January 2013
JP Toyota and BMW to make sports vehicle together
VN A fourth gold for PrimeAsia Vietnam Free Content
PK Pakistan tanners return to IILF
AU New CEO for the Cattle Council of Australia
US Coach to focus on footwear to boost slowing sales
23 January 2013
RU Russia mulls possible ban on Brazilian beef
UY Fund has millions to help Uruguayan development, including tanneries Free Content
AR Slaughter and beef consumption go back up in Argentina
PK Bata replaces chief executive in Pakistan
TR New shoe and leathergoods tests for phthalates in Turkey
22 January 2013
GB Royal visit for Crockett & Jones
CN Leathergoods brands dominate wealthy consumer preferences in China
TR Serious Chinese interest at Istanbul event
IN CLE to build new laboratory at Ranipet leather cluster
CZ Andrew Muirhead wins Czech train contract Free Content
21 January 2013
IN Footwear and garment exports let India down
UY Uruguayan firm granted permission for live sheep shipment
US Cargill to close Texas plant because of low cattle numbers Free Content
ES Footwear boss murdered in Menorca
BR Couromoda closes with positive news for the Brazilian footwear market
18 January 2013
TZ Tanzanian university to offer leather course
GB British leather brand sees astonishing sales rise due to "Pippa effect"
GB Rolls-Royce to celebrate ten years of bespoke excellence at Goodwood Free Content
IE Burger King not affected by horse meat incident
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-05.01.13
17 January 2013
AU Maison Fabre supplies glove glamour for Nicole Kidman
IE Auditors to investigate horse meat incident
GB New chief executive at Radley
IT Ferragamo raises European prices to level playing field with China
AR Argentina: government grant could help fund new goatskin tannery Free Content
16 January 2013
IE No clear link between Irish horse slaughter rise and burger controversy
BE EU beef and hides in short supply in 2013 Free Content
CN China has stopped shipments of Brazilian hides over BSE
GB Christopher Kane to move into leathergoods after PPR buyout
FR CTC launches leather book in English
15 January 2013
US BMW expects growth of 5% in 2013
BD Bangladesh: leather industry beats export target
BR Brazil vows to extend footwear anti-dumping measures Free Content
GB Burberry accessories “outperform” in Q4
ET Ethiopia’s sheepskin business under threat from mites
14 January 2013
IT Santa Croce not safe from Italian economic crisis
BE New university course focuses on marketing for $300 billion luxury goods sector Free Content
US LIA elects first woman chair
FR Exhibitor numbers up again for February’s Le Cuir a Paris
CN SATRA expands Chinese offering
11 January 2013
US Game tannery back in business
KE Rift Valley pastoralists to recover their leather industry Free Content
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-29.12.12
JP Surge in Japanese demand for Vietnamese shoes
CN China’s deep freeze kills 180,000 cattle
10 January 2013
CN CLIA issues stark warning to tanners
TH Thailand: leathergoods imports rise 34%
FR Hermès buys d'Annonay tannery to secure supplies
CA JBS to conclude Canadian deal
GB Record sales again for Rolls-Royce in 2012 Free Content
09 January 2013
VN Leather industry growth continues in Vietnam
BD Bangladesh: leather technology college to offer degree courses
US USDA offers help to 597 drought-striken counties
GB Luxury car brands ‘positive’ about UK and US
IT ANCI predicts difficult months ahead Free Content
08 January 2013
MX OECD delivers tough message on Mexican water strategy
JP Lectra appoints new managing director for Japan Free Content
CN Chinese leather garment exports down
BR Banning Brazilian beef “not justified”, says OIE chief
FR Fashion label Mugler branches into leathergoods
07 January 2013
CN China exports less semi-finished leather
US Tandy Leather ends 2012 on a high note
IN India: tanneries to close during ‘biggest gathering on earth’
IT Austerity measures hit Italian luxury brands domestically
UY Lack of orders forces Uruguayan tannery into go-slow Free Content
04 January 2013
FR High-school leathergoods course proves successful Free Content
PK Leather exports up in value but down in volume for Pakistan
CN MM&T leather fair adds new sector for March
GB UK: leather museum attracts 40,000
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Protection-22.12.12
03 January 2013
BO Tanning group gives up on Cochabamba
IT LVMH gives green light to new Berluti factory
BR Brazil considers beef-ban complaint Free Content
CN CTC expands in China
AE Camel leather growing in popularity in Middle East
02 January 2013
NZ New Zealand reports decline in sheep numbers
CN China: shoe production up by 12% in value
IT Italian footwear brand opens first store in China
GB UK Leather Federation names new director
IN Leather leaders from India and Pakistan hold talks Free Content

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