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January 2017

31 January 2017
US New David Peters blog on the sounds coming out of the White House
IN Trumpler introduces new products for the Indian market
IN Tamil Nadu minister inaugurates IILF 2017 Free Content
GB Jimmy Choo boosted by weaker pound
BR Brazilian leather companies eye Indian market
30 January 2017
TH Kering moves to secure supply of python skins
ET Ethiopian footwear manufacturers aim to make global splash
US New USHSLA figures confirm decline in US wet blue exports Free Content
PK Extra space required at Pakistan leather show
ID Government takes action over anthrax outbreak in Indonesia
27 January 2017
IN Tannery team sets up ‘health camp’ for local children
IT Fourth quarter recovery not enough for Tod’s
US 2016 was a record year for Lear
FR Record revenues for LVMH in 2016 Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.01.17
26 January 2017
TH BIFF & BIL event moves from March to October
AU Australia: slaughter to dip in 2017, as herd grows Free Content
CO Acicam president laments impact of imported Chinese goods
FR Kering updates sustainability goals
IN India’s top leather exporters named
25 January 2017
DE Xeros is going ahead without Lanxess for now
CN New Shanghai event for UK luxury brands
FR Major Asian cities are “saturated” with luxury stores Free Content
GB 41 companies exhibit at Lineapelle London
US Buckman CEO to step down in April
24 January 2017
Leather Pipeline: the main challenge for the coming months Free Content
AU Coach unveils new store at Sydney Airport
US USMEF “fully committed” to trading partners after TPP withdrawal
IT UNIC helps Italian police uncover false ‘leathergoods’
US Cincinnati Leather Research Laboratory announces course dates for 2017
23 January 2017
IT Le Marche partners launch ‘Art of Tanning’ master’s course Free Content
BR Viposa inaugurates Nova Andradina tannery
ES Brexit shares the blame for Spanish shoe export decline
BR Couromoda marks positive start to 2017
US Coach and Michael Kors expected to compete for Kate Spade brand
20 January 2017
ET Italy to continue funding UNIDO’s work with small leather companies in Ethiopia
SG Bridge of Weir supplies leather for Singapore’s first “hypercar”
RU Boxmark mulls setting up tannery in Russia Free Content
CO Leather waste can cut out noise for leathergoods workers
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 07.01.17
19 January 2017
IN India to promote greener leather sector at IILF
HK A new approach as Tannery of the Year enters its sixth programme Free Content
AU Australia targets more sustainable beef industry
AT Wollsdorf Leather set to agree ten-year deal on polymer-bead retanning
TN Research key to future of Tunisia’s leather industry
18 January 2017
NL Leather chemicals suppliers back Tannery of the Future
BR Minerva acquisition falls through
GB UK meat exporters lay groundwork for US inspection
FR Expansion of French crocodile tannery to be completed in 2017
GB Home comforts for Burberry Free Content
17 January 2017
CN Chinese officials visit Santa Croce leather institutions
CN Audi to start making and selling electric cars in China this year Free Content
IT Consistency pays off for Expo Riva Schuh
GB Burberry must wait until July for new CEO
BR Optimism as Couromoda 2017 gets underway
16 January 2017
IT High boots popular at Expo Riva Schuh
IT EL.PA claims “turning point” in spray systems
IN BASF to urge tanners to “create differentiation”
FR Dior creative director joins LVMH Prize panel
DE GDS “no longer the right format” for footwear sector Free Content
13 January 2017
DE Lanxess seminar comes to successful conclusion Free Content
BR China decline hurts Brazilian leather exports
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 31.12.16
BR Brazilian leather companies target $4 million in New York
MX Mexican state to get new footwear research centre
12 January 2017
DE Second Lanxess leather seminar off to a strong start Free Content
CH New Oeko-Tex leather standard applies to shoes too
FR LVMH launches new edition of luxury academic programme
FR Is the golden age of the handbag coming to an end?
CH Strong end to 2016 for Richemont
11 January 2017
DE Volkswagen reaches settlement with US government Free Content
BR Brazilian beef exports hit by currency issues and unrest in key markets
PK Pakistan’s leather firms must grow for share of government package
US Report reveals changing face of luxury goods market
FR Back to the future for Berluti
10 January 2017
Too early to get “overexcited” first Leather Pipeline report warns Free Content
PL Furniture group establishes leather competence centre in Poland
IN India bans imports of exotic skins
BR Brazilian footwear industry ends 2016 on a high
US November “a very strong month” for US beef exports
09 January 2017
ID US wants beef complaint process against Indonesia to continue
PK South Asian countries could establish a leather industry hub
CA SUV demand brings Canada into Audi’s top-ten markets Free Content
GB Pittards expects second-half slowdown
BR Renewed programme is “crucial” for Brazilian footwear industry
06 January 2017
IT Tuscany mourns the loss of a towering tanning industry figure
CH Rinspeed shows off Oasis with white leather interior at CES Free Content
US Bruno Magli targets US store openings
US Tandy ends 2016 on a high
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 24.12.16
05 January 2017
AT Research team tests silver-titanium nanoparticle idea on leather
IT AICC to kick off new year with biocides seminar
FR New workshop area at Première Vision Leather
EG Incentives for Cairo tanneries to relocate
US SUV growth is good news for automotive leather Free Content
04 January 2017
US Coach fills CFO position
IT Piquadro steps up reshoring efforts
DE Work already under way in Germany for 2019 IULTCS Congress
GB Trumpler completes week of training in Northampton
BR New anti-deforestation report highlights JBS as a success story Free Content
03 January 2017
BR CICB to launch series of 2017 events to celebrate sixtieth anniversary
BD No more time for Hazaribagh Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 17.12.16

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