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August 2014

29 August 2014
BR JBS listed as Brazil's third-largest company
IT Handbags help Ferragamo hit H1 growth
MX Mexican footwear producers delighted as president takes tough stance on imports Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.08.14
CN Leather industry en route to Shanghai for ACLE Free Content
28 August 2014
BR Hope yet for Brazilian shoe companies that do “something different”
IN Good growth for Indian leather in new fiscal year
US Tyson completes Hillshire acquisition Free Content
VN 7,000 head to Vietnamese leather show as industry booms
US Lear Corp confirms purchase of Eagle Ottawa
27 August 2014
US US leather industry figure dies Free Content
TR Turkish veg-tanned sole leather producers complain
ZA South Africa subsidy available to Pakistan’s leathergoods manufacturers
GB 16-year high for UK sheep meat exports
US Footwear association plots new audit process on the back of Code of Conduct
26 August 2014
US US beef prices to rise 10% this year
TR Turkish tanners call for wet blue export duties
CN National Beef announces new sales deal in China Free Content
ID Rising leather prices can't dampen Stella's optimism
CN China tourist luxury spending boom could be over
22 August 2014
NG Nigeria aims to double leather revenues in three years
CN China’s leather production on par with 2013
BR Luxury brands want to fit into sustainable lifestyle
BR Question on carbon footprint of each square-metre of leather is coming Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.08.14
21 August 2014
BR Bill Amberg: no price limit for luxury leather if tanners tell their stories well
BR CICB hosts third Sustainability Forum
ZM High taxes make Zambia’s leather uncompetitive, say manufacturers
IT Footwear technology forum to premier in Milan
CN Finalists make last-minute preparations for Tannery of the Year Free Content
20 August 2014
US La-Z-Boy reaps benefits of moving production abroad
CN Huasi to invest in Hebei
US A buyer emerges for Eagle Ottawa
ES Double-digit growth for Spanish footwear in first half
ES Reuters insists Stuart Weitzman is for sale again Free Content
19 August 2014
NP Nepalese footwear industry asks government for support
DO EBLEX highlights genetics work to Dominican delegation
US London beef restaurant group visits Nebraska cattle farm
BR São Paulo event will drive sustainable beef vision forward
The news for automotive leather remains strikingly upbeat Free Content
18 August 2014
PH Growth in the Philippines: overseas companies encouraged to manufacture there Free Content
KE Kenyan tannery wishes to ‘improve image of the leather industry’
ID Indonesia and Australia sign cattle trade pact
AR Argentina: another packer files for bankruptcy protection
US Steve Madden acquires Dolce Vita brand
15 August 2014
VN Vietnam’s leather footwear exports rise 10% in July
GB Lotus sales show steady improvement
GB Harrods creates Shoe Heaven on the fifth floor
BR Q2 revenue growth of more than 30% for JBS Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.08.14
14 August 2014
US Ralph Lauren changes tack with greater focus on leathergoods
CA Management shake-up for Danier as sales fall 10%
IN Luxury market in India to reach $15 billion next year
CO Employers’ organisation puts leather output growth at 10% in Colombia
FR France prepares to train a new generation of leather artisans Free Content
13 August 2014
BR World Cup exercise delivers $6 billion worth of business
PE Lack of progress puts Trujillo leather park in doubt
US Cargill’s profits plummet but beef division fares well
CN China: CLIA launches water-saving ‘roadmap’
DE Lanxess leather business unit under new leadership Free Content
12 August 2014
US US increases value of wet blue and wet salted hide exports
CN BASF embarks on phase two of €90m R&D expansion
GB UK: Pittards chairman ‘powerful’ in South West
NA Minister mentions new crocodile tannery for Namibia
BR Brazilian footwear industry “in crisis” Free Content
11 August 2014
US Value of US beef per head doubles in four years
AR Beef production down in Argentina
BR JBS signs pact against slave labour
CN BMW to double the number of models it manufactures in China
IT First half dip in sales for Tod’s Free Content
08 August 2014
DE EU must do more for manufacturers, BMW chairman says Free Content
CN Huidong produces 460 million pairs of shoes
GB Who would work in a tannery? asks British footwear boss
AR Marfrig to close down plant in Argentina
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 26.07.14
07 August 2014
US World Leather CEO to speak at USHSLA annual meeting and convention Free Content
IT Growth for Church’s but decline in tourism impacts Prada
ET Ethiopia and India work together on footwear training
CO Fire causes severe damage to Colombian tannery
AR Tannery donates fruit trees to local community
06 August 2014
GB Airline CEO mixes John Lobb shoes with unusual shirts
NL Stahl will expand ‘Sustainability for Leather’ seminar programme
DE All Volkswagen car brands show growth, with one luxury exception Free Content
UG Ugandan government ban movement of cattle to contain FMD
DE Leather chemicals a bright spot for Lanxess
05 August 2014
IT Bottega Veneta outguns Gucci in Kering growth stakes
Leather Pipeline: Hide buyers turn to Europe as dollar makes US less attractive
CN China imports $1bn of semi and finished leather in 2013
CN Leather chemicals companies sell out Hall E2 at ACLE
DE BMW Group sells more than a million cars in first half
04 August 2014
IN India’s leather industry leaders start tour of Brazil
IT Arzignano tannery closes its doors
UY Tannery highlighted as an exception as investment in new machinery dips in Uruguay Free Content
US Temple Grandin to receive honorary degree in Texas
GB Eblex director defends beef industry
01 August 2014
AR Mendoza tanning co-operative wants to expand
PK Pakistan shipped finished leather worth $550 million in the last fiscal year Free Content
BR Brazil: Analysts forecast 2% growth for herd size in 2014
IT Versace designer poached to launch shoe and bag range
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 19.07.14

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