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January 2016

29 January 2016
BR JBS responds to “financial crime” accusations
FR Second Lectra automotive leather seminar to go ahead in April Free Content
BR Brazilian tanneries double target set for PV New York
CN Intertek adds leather testing to expanded Shanghai footwear lab
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.01.16
28 January 2016
GB Growth for Jimmy Choo
IN UITIC Congress organisers expect a record attendance Free Content
IN Lanxess Liquid Purification Technologies to debut at IILF
IN Trumpler’s ILLF highlights will include fatliquor
TR Turkish leathergoods sector searches for new markets as relations with Russia sour
27 January 2016
BR Prosecutors in Brazil accuse JBS chairman and eight others of financial crime
IN India is one of leather sector’s greatest bets, says CICB
CN Shoe factory closures in Putian
TR Leather chemicals firms offer generous terms to Turkish tanners
FR Third partner joins Amtan and Whiteline in Paris venture Free Content
26 January 2016
Leather Pipeline: it’s like the summer holidays Free Content
ID Leather and footwear event to go ahead in Jakarta
DE Leather chemicals companies need a new certification body, expert says
US Buffalo leather popular at Première Vision New York
US Coach’s ‘transformation’ hitting the right notes with consumers
25 January 2016
DE LWG has audited 220 tanneries
CN Recognition for Sichuan enzyme-based waste management system
IN Stahl prepares for IILF 2016
BD New executive committee for Bangladesh industry body
FR Kering makes sustainability top 100 Free Content
22 January 2016
NL ZDHC aims to include leather in new audit protocol Free Content
DE Leather MRSL must not become “gold rush” for testing houses, Lanxess warns
IT Quality and innovation are key for growing Tod’s
NA Namibian tannery offers services in rehabilitating former prisoners
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.01.16
21 January 2016
BR Fimec prepares for fortieth edition
DE Tanners need time to work out best way to preserve hides, VDL chairman says
DE Lanxess RSL seminar off to a flying start Free Content
IT Italian schools’ leather project draws to a conclusion
VN Vietnam: Footwear industry targets 20% growth in 2016
20 January 2016
CO Colombia expects growth boost from manufacturing in 2016
CH Zünd says its new cutting system “nearly doubles” throughput Free Content
GB Yarwood Leather hails Gerber cutting technology a success
ET Ethiopian delegation turns to Tuscany for tanning know-how
NA Government revives Namibian tannery
19 January 2016
IL Israel reopens to US beef
BR Brazil: Value of 2015 hides and skins exports drops 23% to $2.3 billion
GB Handbag start-up makes Walpole Brands of Tomorrow list
US US hide export declines in volume and value remain close to 20% Free Content
PK EU to fund leather training programme in Pakistan
18 January 2016
FR Record year for Renault
FR Young designers have until February 7 to apply for €300k LVMH prize
IT Italy: €100,000 of leather stolen from tannery
FR Dordogne cluster idea is improving the quality of local hides Free Content
CN China’s car production grows despite fears of a slowdown
15 January 2016
AR Argentina: tensions between tanners and shoe manufacturers
ES Luxury industry expert says Loewe considered moving production to China Free Content
FR OIE’s new president promises protection for livestock
BR Optimistic mood at Brazilian leather show
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.01.16
14 January 2016
CN Fifth Tannery of the Year programme: China finalists named Free Content
CH Accessories brands boost Richemont
GB Burberry returns to growth in China
BR Brazil sets ambitious target for Première Vision New York
AR Argentina’s new government offers reassurance to “sensitive” domestic manufacturers
13 January 2016
AU Indonesia to admit Australian feeder cattle, but supply is tight Free Content
ZW Zimbabwe’s drought kills hundreds of thousands of cows
CN Footwear giant to close Dongguan factory
IT Italy needs a new mentality for growth, says The Economist
FR Première Vision to run Shoe Focus section again in February
12 January 2016
BR Double-digit declines in volume and value for Brazilian beef exports in 2015
CN New Beijing boutique takes Dior’s China footprint to 50 stores
US US beef exports slide
Leather Pipeline: Shoe tanners shifting to automotive will give carmakers power in price wars Free Content
FR IP protection for Céline bag
11 January 2016
GB Second-best year for Rolls-Royce
CA New Canadian president takes the reins at Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
DE US becoming more important to German carmakers
CN Confirmation that China’s shoe exports are contracting
BR Exporter focus at Couromoda Free Content
08 January 2016
DE Record year for Audi, despite “various challenges”
GB Jimmy Choo’s former tutor joins the University of Northampton Free Content
ES Spanish shoe exports record 11% value increase in first nine months
GB Úna Burke offers leather workshops at London atelier
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 26.12.15
07 January 2016
IT Sergio Rossi names new president Free Content
CO Colombia expects IFLS to demonstrate leather sector growth
HK APLF: Country pavilions to increase 25% as organisers expect buyers ‘in droves’
US Record year for carmakers in the US
NL New Smit & zoon research could lead to ‘shelf life’ test for leather Free Content
06 January 2016
CO Colombia opens to US beef
FR LVMH open-house celebration of artisanship to run again in 2016 Free Content
US Coach eyes China with board appointment
PK Sharp declines in Pakistan’s leather exports
VN Vietnamese prime minister has high hopes for leather in 2016
05 January 2016
US US exports almost 20% fewer hides in first ten months of 2015
BD Bangladesh: big jump in export revenues for leathergoods
US Testing group SGS expands footprint in US with Accutest buy
US New blog entry: the state of the relationship between hide buyers and sellers Free Content
04 January 2016
US New York’s Première Vision increases focus on leather
CH Stahl debuts glow-in-the-dark leather in driverless car
GB National honour for Scottish Leather Group chairman Free Content
IT Senior leather machinery figure dies
IN TFL to promote “eco-friendly beamhouse” idea in Chennai

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