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April 2016

29 April 2016
HK Gucci warns Hong Kong stores over replicas
UG Uganda to build agricultural industrial park
DE Performance products earnings up as BASF reports Q1 decline
IT Nine students head to Tuscany for 2016 Craft The Leather programme Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.04.16
28 April 2016
KR Meet the world’s largest luxury leathergoods manufacturer Free Content
US Ashley Roberts launches footwear range
FR Hermès sales growth slows
UY Uruguay: worker-owned tannery has closed, despite state loan
AE Analysts value Middle East and North Africa leather sector at $4.6 billion
27 April 2016
KH Ferragamo opens boutique in Cambodia
AR Hope that JBS plants in Argentina could reopen Free Content
RW Initiative targets African agribusiness
VN US Agriculture Secretary makes Vietnam visit
BR Assintecal names new president
26 April 2016
IT Baldinini wants to open its own museum
FR Strike at Louis Vuitton manufacturing partner
US Stuart Weitzman contributes to strong Coach quarter Free Content
BR More groups join leather sustainability programme
VE Vestey Group wins Venezuela case
25 April 2016
AU Beef to lead Australian agricultural exports
IT Ferragamo CEO to leave by end of 2016
FR Kering reports “solid” Q1 despite Bottega Veneta decline Free Content
ES Growth in leather and footwear employment in Elche
CN Jaguar Land Rover announces China-exclusive launch
22 April 2016
VN Why Vietnam could be a good bet for Spanish tanners Free Content
HU Lear opens leather cutting plant in Hungary
US Opportunities for US leather products in Cuba
MX First of three shoe innovation centres opens in Mexico
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.04.16
21 April 2016
FR Kering joins ZDHC group
GB Beef consumption declines in US and Europe
GH Agribusiness event to take place in Northern Ghana
GB International trade award for Joseph Cheaney & Sons Free Content
RU Lanxess puts water treatment technology on display in Moscow
20 April 2016
FR Longchamp collaborates with artist for Paris storefront
AU Australian cattle farm to be sold
FR End of the road for Bata in France Free Content
BO Bolivian companies to benefit from $100m credit line from India
ES Almansa footwear manufacturers to take advantage of new funding programme
19 April 2016
Leather Pipeline: signs of promise for furniture leather Free Content
FR Michino to make bags for Repetto
CO Colombia brings back ban on raw hides
FR Counterfeit goods make up 2.5% of global trade
ZW Corn-fed crocodiles to boost profitability
18 April 2016
FR Louboutin takes up space in Paris department store
US February US hide figures confirm volumes up, values down
BR Brazilian shoe export figures make painful reading for Abicalçados Free Content
CN Chinese tourists spending less on luxury goods
IN IULTCS Global Congress set for February 2017
15 April 2016
BD Bangladesh: tanners fail in bid for more time over Savar move
AR Arlei reopens former Sadesa tannery Free Content
DE Rise in European new car sales
US Amazon expands involvement in fashion industry
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.04.16
14 April 2016
FR Die-cutting systems “no longer able to keep pace”, Lectra claims Free Content
BR Growth for Brazil’s beef exports
FR LVMH partners with startup event
AE Dubai footwear sales to reach $3 billion by 2020
GB Flat six months for Burberry, but digital offers solace
13 April 2016
IN Stahl makes leather chemicals acquisition in India Free Content
PT Couro Azul to supply leather for TAP’s launch of the A330neo
CN Stella International blames warm winter for slow start to 2016
ES Leather on the horizon for Banderas?
US USDA makes change to Margin Protection Programme
12 April 2016
IT €60m investment in Arzignano wastewater treatment
DE Record first quarter for Audi
GB Seventh-generation Muirhead to run two Scottish Leather Group tanneries Free Content
FR LVMH reports increased revenues in first quarter
ID Indonesia launches e-commerce drive to aid farmers
11 April 2016
FR CTC expansion project complete
ES Loewe to reward craftsmanship
US USDA offers grants to help producers
IT Break-in reported at Bottega Veneta: thieves target intellectual property
GB Xeros appoints leather technologies director Free Content
08 April 2016
US USMEF expects rebound in US beef demand
PL Leather seat-maker signs General Motors deal
CN China’s share of the US footwear market is falling
MX Stahl spreads Campus concept to Mexico Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 26.03.16
07 April 2016
US New blog entry: expect consolidation Free Content
TW ICT elects new president
FR Leather cutting “two industrial revolutions” behind the times
BW Botswana takes lessons from tannery sector in India
RW Rwandan government to double leathergoods import taxes to aid domestic production
06 April 2016
HK GLCC meets in Hong Kong
US Tyson sets water-saving target
FR Lectra Automotive Leather conference comes to successful conclusion Free Content
US Saddleback Leather short film to premiere in US
BR Curtume CBR director promoted at CICB
05 April 2016
FR Lectra to invest more in leather
BR JBS confirms that hides are getting bigger
FR David Peters tells Bordeaux audience why 2015 was a vintage year
HK Leather Pipeline: Chatter from APLF Free Content
ZA Suspension for South African leather cluster
04 April 2016
IR Vietnam a good market as Iran opens up
MA Government to hand Moroccan leather sectory formal performance contract
HK ICHSLTA elects new president
NL Dutch leather industry makes CSR self-assessment tool available to all
US US expects AQSIQ audits in autumn 2016 Free Content
01 April 2016
HK Regional Tannery of the Year winners walk tall
CN Chinese tanners increase production
CN CLIA expects “positive new policies” to encourage people to buy in China Free Content
ES Currency fluctuations impact Spanish footwear exports
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 19.03.16

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