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June 2015

30 June 2015
Leather Pipeline: how we got to where we are today Free Content
GB Pittards re-purchases its UK tannery
ZA Durban footwear firm has export ambitions
FR Leathergoods company makes wine presentation special
IR Tabriz prepares for leather fair
29 June 2015
BE CEC president calls for reshoring
IT Prestigious award for Cartigliano
FR Jitrois stretches the point
AT UNIDO asks for input for paper on cleaner leather production Free Content
US Lotus changes lane in US
26 June 2015
BR Cattle slaughter down in Brazil in Q1
FR Decision on Stahl expected by summer
US US footwear association claims ‘historic win’
DE TFL introduces new fatliquor to help tanners meet automotive leather needs Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 13.06.15
25 June 2015
IT Unic names its new president
IT Italian leather production worth €5.3 billion in 2014
ZA South Africa: Leather companies urged to visit Indonesia
IT Matteo Renzi sings the praises of Italy’s tanning industry Free Content
FR Les Abrets: another new production site for Hermès
24 June 2015
IT Tanners in the middle of Tamara Mellon-Jimmy Choo row
VN Vietnam growth appeals to Brazilian tanners
MX US customers show interest in sourcing aviation leather in Mexico Free Content
SD 50% drop in Sudan’s raw hides exports
FR Car seat maker uses Lectra solution as springboard into new markets
23 June 2015
ES Luxury brands want to make it easier for wealthy Asian visitors to shop Free Content
GB London emerges as the epicentre of online fashion start-ups
TR Turkish leather garment producers turn to new markets
IT New Assocal president outlines footwear’s importance to Europe
IN Indian researchers convert fleshings into soling material
22 June 2015
TR Why 2015 could be “a lost year” for Turkish producers of garment leather
BR Twelve tanneries prepare to take part in design initiative at Francal
IN Final financial year 2014-15 values for India’s leather-sector exports Free Content
GB Former Mulberry director sets up rival brand
DE TFL’s latest soft fatliquor based on renewable raw materials
19 June 2015
FR 60% of hides in the global market are subject to protectionism, COTANCE says
FR COTANCE president says leather industry must not under-estimate its boost to EU economy Free Content
GB Former Cordwainer Jimmy Choo presents UK’s Footwear Student of the Year awards
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 06.06.15
GB Trumpler award for ‘outstanding’ leather student
18 June 2015
GB Christian Lahoude redesigns Harrys of London flagship store
HK VF recruits new head of leather business in Asia
JP CLE says India can do much better in lucrative Japanese market Free Content
CN Su Chaoying says Chinese industry will overcome obstacles
CN Tannery of the Year finalist plans expansion
17 June 2015
FR Hermès starts leathergoods production at Montbron
IT Alberto Premi designs shoes for Mini capsule collection
ID Indonesia removes luxury tax to boost spending
IT Graziano da Silva re-elected as FAO director general Free Content
TZ Tanzania: Tanners dismayed by government plan to increase wet blue levy
16 June 2015
Industry feels consequences of 2014 price hikes Free Content
BO Bata celebrates 75 years in Bolivia
ZA South African shoe producers travel to China to boost their skills
GB UK footwear manufacturing sector grows 22% in two years
IT Italian leather chemists wish for better communication
15 June 2015
DE Audi calls SUV “boom” a global trend
BR JBS closes meat processor due to lack of cattle
ET AGOA extension will be good news for Ethiopia’s leather footwear sector
AR General Motors contract win for Argentinean tannery Free Content
IN Three deaths at Kanpur tannery
12 June 2015
CN Aokang sets its sights on global reach with online retailer tie-up
US Tesla rejects PETA member’s request for only ‘vegan leather’
IN Improvement project under way at TFL warehouse in India
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 30.05.15
SN Senegal hopes to capitalise if China “exports” 85 million jobs Free Content
11 June 2015
ES Pikolinos pays to help football club pick up the pieces
GB Mulberry cements commitment to UK manufacturing despite falling profits Free Content
VN India spies opportunity to supply leather to Vietnam
ES Politician to take over as president of FICE Free Content
CO Colombia needs more leather, Cueros Vélez insists
10 June 2015
ES Spanish leathergoods talent is “turning the heads” of major global brands Free Content
ZA Mercedes celebrates South African car-making hub
CA Canadian cattle ranchers fear drought
BD Bangladeshi tanners will fall short of government export target
IT Assocalzaturifici elects its first woman president
09 June 2015
ET Ethiopian delegation asks for Chinese help in making leather production more efficient Free Content
US Karl Lagerfeld to take leathergoods and footwear lines to US
DE New softening and filling retanning agent from TFL
GB UK finished goods brand opens leather academy
VN Vietnam shipped shoes worth $3.5 billion to the EU last year
08 June 2015
DE German consumers vote Audi “most sustainable company” Free Content
UY Livestock farmers’ leader issues warning to Uruguayan packers
DK New Maersk ships increase their shoe-carrying capacity
US US beef prices continue ascent
GB EBLEX rebrand ‘will offer benefits’
05 June 2015
CO Assomac takes on Colombian project
BE EU Council’s ‘Made in’ meeting a ‘great disappointment’
GB Northampton student creates glow-in-the-dark leather
AR Argentina: government to control price of leather to help sector move into exports Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 23.05.15
04 June 2015
US Call for tanners to become water pioneers Free Content
IT Kering takes hands-on approach at Caravel after Dolfi brothers leave
NZ Job losses as New Zealand tannery cuts production 60%
GB Leather companies hope to capitalise on ‘Make in Britain’ ethos
BR Blitz in Paraná shows 37% of shops in breach of Brazil’s Leather Law
03 June 2015
BR Fuga Couros on track for new sustainability accreditation
GB Ambitious Harrys of London hires new CEO from Mulberry
US Biosk takes wastewater saving technology to the US Free Content
FR OIE updates guidelines on BSE and Foot and Mouth
IT Tuscan tanners feel first pinch from big fashion houses
02 June 2015
Leather Pipeline: Whispers of a slowdown in the automotive sector Free Content
DE Trumpler announces leather trends for autumn-winter 2016
BR JBS gets its deforestation commitment 99.9% right
IN UITIC launches call for papers
US Mississippi TanTec is a “vision come true” Free Content
01 June 2015
MX Price per pair shows Guanajuato’s shoemakers are making quality products
CN ACLE date changes unavoidable with sales of 100 million hides at stake
MX JBS and Tyson will work together after poultry deal
ID Employers launch new apprenticeship programme in Indonesia
GB Students have until June 5 to apply for a Leathersellers grant Free Content

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