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December 2015

23 December 2015
Season’s greetings
22 December 2015
CO “New China” wants sophisticated meat products, OECD says Free Content
PK Help on offer for Pakistan’s leather garment manufacturers to travel to APLF
GB Leather knife manufacturer under new ownership
TR Global demand for Turkish FMD vaccine
NA Namibia’s FMD outbreak hits hide trading
21 December 2015
GB FT publishes World Leather letter Free Content
US David Peters to speak at Cincinnati leather buyers’ conference
NL Dutch leather experts release CSR self-assessment for tanneries
ZA Foot and mouth disease reported in South Africa
IN Work to resume at a number of Kanpur tanneries
18 December 2015
CN China’s footwear exports fall but bag exports healthy
DE Chrome-tanned leather is the industry’s ‘stainless steel’
AU Australian beef plants extend holiday closures
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 05.12.15
GB Leather production without water is possible “in principle”, professor says Free Content
17 December 2015
NL Stahl names new sustainability director
VN Vietnam set to become more important for leather shoes
GB Leather industry could have saved Reutlingen, Covington insists
ES Spain needs new footwear workers to meet European demand Free Content
US Will Leather Goods donates 3,000 bags to children
16 December 2015
Leather Pipeline: Tanners’ long holiday breaks are a clear indication of low demand Free Content
BR Hide deliveries to Brazilian tanneries down by 12.2% in Q3
IT Staff changes on cards at Prada after profit fall
IT World Leather answers Financial Times question
FR Environment is “not just talk” at Louis Vuitton, director says
15 December 2015
TR New director for Lectra in Turkey and the Middle East
CI FEDIC outlines its hopes for the leather industry in Ivory Coast
BE ‘Leather Is My Job’ project to run again in 2016 Free Content
US Car buying reaches nine-year high in US
AE Tanneries show support for second Leatherworld Middle East
14 December 2015
GB Luxury brands need to do more for online shoppers
BR Beef exports to China worth $400 million to Brazil after only five months
CN Belle International to cut own-brand stores, while overseas brands grow
GB Kurt Geiger to have new owners Free Content
11 December 2015
DE Audi continues to grow sales in Europe Free Content
GB Tannery overcomes flooding to host COTANCE visit
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.11.15
GB Mulberry’s focus on bags drives return to profitability
BR CICB celebrates 50 years of Leather Law
10 December 2015
GB Panel discussion on the tannery of the future at COTANCE event
GB COTANCE completes ‘The Future of European Leather’ conference series Free Content
IT Sergio Rossi’s new private equity owners aim for international growth
DE BMW year-to-date sales pass 2m mark
US Former governor of Arkansas joins Tyson Foods board
09 December 2015
DE Extended Christmas shutdown for Volkswagen
FR Lectra hosts Bordeaux event for furniture-makers
NL ZDHC includes leather chemicals in new MRSL
BR JBS reports greenhouse gas emissions improvement
US Canada and Mexico ready to retaliate over US labels of origin Free Content
08 December 2015
IN Indian leather sector aims to double revenues by 2020
US New blog entry: predictions for 2016 (part two) Free Content
GB Veg-tan workshop for Northampton students
IN UITIC call for papers hailed as a success
GB English Leather Company to offer cordovan
07 December 2015
IN Deaths in Indian tannery zone
GB Tricker’s appoint new head of global sales
PK Falls for Pakistan leather exports
US Tyson slaughter rates down by 4,000 head per week Free Content
IT POTECO gears up for new leather technology courses
04 December 2015
IT Italian shoe companies urged to embrace digital marketplace
ES Apparel brand says there will always be good lambskin leather Free Content
US Tamara Mellon brand enters Chapter 11
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 21.11.15
03 December 2015
ZW Zimbabwe courts China for leather sector investment
FR Premiere Vision Leather outlines top developments
US New blog entry: predictions for 2016 (part one) Free Content
CN China lowers tariffs on leather footwear imports
IT Arzignano to host greenLIFE conference
02 December 2015
GB UK meat industry representatives to discuss EU referendum
AU Rolls-Royce Motors changes its dealership partner in Melbourne
IR Leather represented as Italian delegation travels to Iran
FR Hermès bags worth €500,000 stolen from Paris warehouse
IT Bureau Veritas makes Italian acquisition in pursuit of growth in luxury markets Free Content
01 December 2015
CN Leather Pipeline: Hello again, Hebei Free Content
BR Correction to Mato Grosso slaughter stats, but numbers still down on 2014
DE Lanxess releases leather trend details for spring-summer 2017
NL Silver for Smit & Zoon in CSR rating
GB SATRA completes lab expansion project

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