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January 2014

31 January 2014
IN India needs an extra 4 billion square-feet of leather per year
FR Focus on ‘very high quality’ leather pays off for LVMH
US Temple Grandin explains how undercover filming in abattoirs can be good Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 18.01.14
GB Mulberry’s sales slump as Koreans cancel orders
30 January 2014
IT Craftsmanship and origin are most important for luxury spenders
NL Ancient Scottish shoes go on show at Waalwijk
US New international role for Kathy Buckman Gibson Free Content
IN Nellore mega leather cluster seeks interested companies
US More footballs per hide with Gerber technology
29 January 2014
DK Denmark poses big questions over plastic substitutes for leather Free Content
PY Record slaughter levels for Paraguay in 2013
AR Argentine province may build new crocodile tannery
FI Atlantic Leather spots talent in award-winning designer
IT Bentley debuts its home collection
28 January 2014
ET Ethiopia: Tanneries to relocate to Modjo
NG Deaths at Nigerian tannery
PK Funding available for shoe firms in Pakistan to attend Italian fair
IT Italy: leather industry leader denies tax fraud charges
MX León delegation travels to Europe to promote leather Free Content
27 January 2014
IN Assomac takes 47 companies to IILF
GB Senior SATRA figure dies
CN China announces minimum production level for new tanneries
DE New Lanxess chief executive is a familiar face
DE Axel Heitmann to leave Lanxess, replacement named Free Content
24 January 2014
GB Cambridge Satchel gets £21m boost
BR Brazil’s tanneries present fashion leathers for 2015
CN China claims moral high ground over aid to Africa Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 11.01.14
TN Brazilian leathergoods brand opens boutique in Tunisia
23 January 2014
US Coach’s bet on footwear fails to pay off
FR French luxury leathergoods sector announces another production expansion
VN Shoes and leather contribute to Vietnam-Spain trade imbalance
AR Argentina: tanners happy about planned raw material ban Free Content
IT Counterfeiting is not just the scourge of big brands, says footwear association
22 January 2014
AU Leap for Australian cattle exports to Vietnam
BR Brazilian leathergoods fair applies synergies to fashion
ZA Cape Town event harbours hope for Indian leather industry
BR Currency rate the driver for Brazilian wet blue Free Content
ES Catalan tanning sector still going strong
21 January 2014
IT Drum malfunction blamed for Tuscan tannery fire
BR Brazilian state of Bahia offers farmers thousands of sheep and goats
NL Rabobank predicts cattle and beef prices to remain high in 2014
DE Germany confirms mad cow disease in bovine
ES Spanish tannery files for bankruptcy protection Free Content
20 January 2014
CN Micam Shanghai “a successful model”, minister says
IN India’s leather exports on the rise
GB Livestock is good for the land Free Content
AE Brazilian cattle fattened with Middle Eastern cash
US Saddleback CEO takes unusual approach to counterfeiting
17 January 2014
FR French gloves seek to spread the love
CN China: ‘Polluting’ tanneries forced to close
VN Rapid growth for Vietnam's leathergoods and footwear exports
US Dexter seeks hand-sewn shoe revival Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 04.01.14
16 January 2014
CN Nomura puts Chinese shoe consumption at 2.6 pairs per person Free Content
GB Festive season proves lucrative for Burberry
IN India’s fake luxury market ‘to double’ in a year
UY Uruguayan president weighs in on livestock row
BE Belgian bag-maker seeks temporary workshop following fire
15 January 2014
UY Downturn in sheepskin demand puts Uruguayan tannery into administration
CO Colombia can capitalise on caiman Free Content
CN Belle keeps opening stores in China
HK Bill Amberg to exhibit at APLF
FI Finnish designer launches reindeer leather brand
14 January 2014
PK Tannery in Pakistan installs solar panels for “greener tomorrow” Free Content
IN CLE seeks bids for Indian leather industry report
CZ Czech leather industry figure dies
IN Toshiba invests in wastewater sector
Reebok range uses UK-tanned leather
13 January 2014
DE 2013 group sales at BMW at record levels
BR Wet blue now leads the way in Brazil
CN Footwear: the next China is China Free Content
US Katzkin enters ‘ultra-premium’ car sector
LK Sri Lanka prepares for leather fair
10 January 2014
GB Yorchem secures ISO9001 accreditation
CN China: Wages could jump 10% in 2014
CH Swiss asset manager buys Italian leather brand
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.12.13
GB Leaders in luxury cars: Bentley and Rolls-Royce both claim the title Free Content
09 January 2014
BE Brussels training day for ‘green product’ pilot project
IN Rapid growth for India's luxury market in 2013
US Record for US beef exports in November
GB Rolls-Royce adds its name to car brands with record sales in 2013
BR Brazilian leather exports exceed $2.5 billion in record year Free Content
08 January 2014
IT Assocal bemoans Italy’s domestic “collapse in consumption” of shoes
VN Taiwanese firm backs new 7-acre footwear factory
CA Record luxury car sales in Canada
US Kansas confirms lower cattle numbers in feedlots
GB Another record year for Bentley Motors Free Content
07 January 2014
VN Record for Vietnam’s footwear exports in 2013
SE J Lindeberg extends its Pittards ski wear range
US NY designer needs tanners’ help to solve python problem Free Content
GB UK car sales up by more than 10%
DE BASF reports “excellent performance” of new wastewater range
06 January 2014
US US footwear manufacturing up 12% in 2012
CO Colombia: packer wants to set up new tannery
ET Ethiopian tannery honoured in export awards
EC Cattle farmers in Ecuador fear anthrax
IN LERIG 2014 to focus on clean, green leather Free Content
03 January 2014
AU Australia: Heatwave hits cattle farmers
IT Fiat brokers $4.35 billion deal for Chrysler
ET Ethiopian government steps in to resolve dispute between tanners and hide supplier Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 21.12.13
UY Stalemate for Uruguayan cattle industry
02 January 2014
IN $160 million for new Indian leather development programme
MO Macau may open up Chinese business for US beef
SG Architect admires “abstract” Prada shoes
NZ New Zealand lamb in demand
FR French tanning industry records growth despite raw material shortage Free Content

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