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March 2015

31 March 2015
FR If more bovine goes into cars, more skins can go into shoes
IN Domestic footwear market in India to reach 5 billion pairs in 2020
EC Vice-president defends Ecuador’s policy on footwear tariffs
IN UITIC president explains why a shoe factory on the moon makes no sense
GB University of Northampton issues tannery challenge to UK leather industry Free Content
30 March 2015
ES Leather and shoes lead to job growth in Elche
HK Brands’ hazardous chemicals group will scrutinise leather
FR CNC president celebrates “unique expertise” of French tanners
PT New industry event for Portugal
HK APLF 2015 opens in Hong Kong Free Content
27 March 2015
FR Car design teams know the value of leather Free Content
FR ‘Remarkable’ growth for Hermes’ leather products
MN Official launch for Made in Mongolia leathergoods
BR Employment levels fall in Brazil
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.03.15
26 March 2015
BR Stahl South America expert says JBS is a game-changer
CN China will dominate vehicle sales growth
FR When Lectra went behind the scenes at LVMH Free Content
HK Brazilian tanneries expect $400m sales at APLF
CN Strength in numbers at Micam Shanghai
25 March 2015
BE JCI does more than ‘cut-and-sew’
FR Automotive leather conference a success and will become an annual event
FR Automotive leather: where the millions of extra square-feet will come from Free Content
IT Ferragamo stops 90,000 sales of fake goods in 2014
GB Second-half profits boost for Pittards
24 March 2015
Decline in leather demand began almost one year ago Free Content
FR Could the global automotive industry really need an extra billion square-feet?
IT Mipel grows closer to Micam
US Lottery winnings spent on setting up tannery
BR Rhodia unveils three tanning products developed with Brazil’s leather sector
23 March 2015
BD Finished leather exports from Bangladesh decline in value
BR Fimec’s Factory Concept shows the path to growth, organiser claims
AE Moreschi means business in the Middle East Free Content
GB Northampton's new footwear facility draws big names to launch
AU Furniture retailer sues manufacture over ‘bonded leather’ complaints
20 March 2015
CN Chinese shoppers flock to Chanel shops Free Content
BO Sustainability is key for Bolivia’s crocodile leather exports
IN Ranipet tannery to pay $4,000 for each death
DE Lanxess profit rise ‘gratifying’
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 07.03.15
19 March 2015
ET Praise for Ethiopia’s leather industry from the World Bank
MX Governor pledges support for leather and footwear
CN China: former IULTCS president says duty on imported hides must come down Free Content
IT Italy: Leather effects company damaged in fire
RU Italians plough money into Moscow event to bolster shoe trade with Russia
18 March 2015
CN Chanel promises fairer prices for China Free Content
AU Australian police clamp down on cattle theft
FR Hermes supplier doubles hide cutting with Lectra’s Versalis
BR Sharp fall in Mato Grosso slaughter
MA New report puts Morocco, Italy and China in shoe producing axis
17 March 2015
PY Paraguay could become a new focus for Taiwanese shoe firms
IT Record-breaking year for Porsche
TH Thai automotive tannery sets up seating joint-venture
MX 72nd edition of Sapica starts in León
US Tyson holds onto number-one position in US cattle slaughter capacity Free Content
16 March 2015
BR 35,000 expected at Fimec
US ‘Leather expert’ Horween namechecked by US brand
PY Packer says Paraguay has unofficial green light for beef exports to EU
CO Leather entrepreneur will keep workers’ home-ownership plan going
CZ Czech research team announces new method for turning tanning waste into biofuel Free Content
13 March 2015
IT Leathergoods gains at Ferragamo
ES Spain’s footwear makers granted wish at Momad
IN Leather is a ‘focus sector’ for the Indian government
GB New chief executive for Mulberry Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 28.02.15
12 March 2015
HK Ken Maxfield to speak at ICHSLTA cocktail event
AU Australian government rules out suspending cattle trade with Vietnam
DE BMW confirms record 2014
BR JBS reports another year of growth
IN Maharashtra beef ban will hurt tanners Free Content
11 March 2015
US US beef counts the cost of port impasse
DO New leather and footwear association for Dominican Republic
BR Animal welfare report finds JBS among best performing food firms
AR Price controls will help Argentinean SMEs, minister says
ES Luxury partners praise Loewe’s commitment to training new artisans Free Content
10 March 2015
DE BASF employees to share €100 million
Leather Pipeline: Chinese tanners turn to European hides Free Content
DE Record February for BMW
CN Report predicts 12% growth in China beef imports in 2015
GB Special Trumpler events supports Northampton leather students
09 March 2015
ID Help at hand for Indonesian tanners to invest in new machinery
HK Hong Kong press conference to launch next year’s UITIC Congress
FR Tanneries du Puy confirms senior appointment Free Content
PK Minister promises funding after successful Pakistan leather event
IN Ranipet workers seek answers
06 March 2015
MA Igualada visit inspires Moroccan ETP project
IT Tanners suggest postponement for Lineapelle
VN Vietnam: Leather and footwear exports show no sign of slowing
AR Argentina: tanners under pressure to drop leather price Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 21.02.15
05 March 2015
HK Last few tickets remain for ICHSLTA Hong Kong cocktail event Free Content
MX ANPIC changes its name as Mexico’s tanners broaden their offering beyond shoes
SD Ethiopian tannery tour sparks leather deal in Sudan
BR JBS’s mothballed beef processor restarts production
CU A big year ahead for Cuba’s only shoe manufacturer
04 March 2015
US New David Peters column Free Content
UY Strong ties with Germany good news for Uruguayan leather
IT Tuscan tanners report successful Lineapelle
DE Wendel considers selling Stahl - reports
PE Peruvian delegation looks at Argentinean solid waste idea
03 March 2015
DE Assocal looks forward to Munich event as exports to Germany offer “positive signs”
RO First ‘Future For European Leather’ seminar set for Bucharest Free Content
PK Funding for Pakistani firms to attend Expo Riva Schuh
GB UK’s beef exports ‘encouraging’
DE Record volume and value for Volkswagen in 2014
02 March 2015
IT Cartigliano introduces freeze-drying for hides Free Content
DE BASF puts up prices for formic acid
FR Conseil National du Cuir to bring the Eiffel Tower to Hong Kong
IN India slashes duty on leather shoes
BD CTC lab supports leather industry in Bangladesh

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