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June 2018

29 June 2018
TR Drop in demand for double-face puts Turkish tanners in trouble
ES Igualada team patents new veg-tan process using grape seed
US Lear targets sales of $30 billion by 2023
NL Ecco Leather takes over wastewater treatment plant Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 16.06.18
28 June 2018
FR New Leatherworld Paris exhibition will go ahead
MY Investigators in Malaysia seize handbags from former PM’s homes Free Content
CN Shenzhen footwear summit addresses leather sustainability
ZW ALLPI director backs African free trade deal
CN Céline Dion’s handbags head to Asia
27 June 2018
CN Smit & zoon awards scholarship fund to Shaanxi University Free Content
DE Scientific committee announced for next IULTCS Congress
GB BLC announces Asia leather training tour
US USDA reports record cattle-on-feed numbers
IT Assocal bemoans “lukewarm” start to 2018
26 June 2018
Leather Pipeline: tanners are now turning down hides Free Content
US USHSLA signs new letter to Congress
CN Successful environmental audit for ISA TanTec in China
FR LVMH prepares for 2018 Journées Particulières
GB Clarks CEO resigns amid conduct complaints
25 June 2018
BR JBS Couros will seek CSCB certification for all its tanneries
CO Leather promotion initiative pays off for Quindío
PT ETP not entirely to blame for Alcanena odour issue Free Content
US US President threatens 20% tariff on EU vehicles
GB New apprenticeship standard for UK footwear industry
22 June 2018
IT Ferragamo family reduces its stake in luxury group
DE Trumpler marks its 150th anniversary
US Leather industry’s divided opinion on Modern Meadow Free Content
CN Modern Meadow wins recognition from World Economic Forum
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 09.06.18
21 June 2018
NL Why Smit & zoon is publishing a new edition of its Product Passport
IT Gruppo Mastrotto to invest in new Santa Croce facility
KE Leather secures funding in latest Kenya budget
IT Diego Della Valle puts his faith in Tod’s chief executive
CN Mercedes anticipates fall-out from China-US tariff dispute Free Content
20 June 2018
US Jon Clark delivers JA Wilson memorial lecture Free Content
DE Audi chief executive arrested
US New US figures show wet-salted hide prices are falling
FR Hermès reopens stores in Monaco and Nice
NL Smit & zoon sets out its stall for ACLE 2018
19 June 2018
US ‘Doomsday scenario’ suggests big drop in hide prices Free Content
BR Increase in Brazil’s cattle slaughter in Q1
VN Lefaso backs calls for new leather clusters in Vietnam
GB Luxury handbags are “wearable works of art”
US Sale of brands an “important step” for Nine West
18 June 2018
FR Automated leather cutting still presents growth potential
IT New creative direction for Bottega Veneta
IT New automated system can detect 99% of hide defects, partners claim
GB UK tannery invests for expansion
DE Tannery 4.0 will help tanners’ circular economy credentials, Lanxess says Free Content
15 June 2018
GB Northampton team “tests the test” in early work on chrome VI
DE TFL zirconium trials show promise Free Content
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 02.06.18
CL Number of Chilean companies exporting shoes drops 75% in two years
GB Mulberry counts on international markets to boost sales
14 June 2018
GB Leather needs to guard against its own greenwashing
DE Fitting venue lined up for IULTCS Congress 2019 Free Content
FI REACH is just the beginning
DE BMW passes one million vehicle sales for the year
US Adient on the hunt for new CEO
13 June 2018
DE Film was right to show the rough and the smooth sides of leather industry
NZ New Zealand team offers “new insights into chrome tanning”
DE Freiberg Leather Days event gets under way Free Content
BR Truckers’ strike impacts Brazil’s footwear exports in May
IT Gucci moves to secure its leathergoods production capacity
12 June 2018
DE FILK announces new research director
GB Northampton students spend two days at Lanxess
BD Bangladesh could receive split export boost
ES Valencia’s shoe companies to get better financial support
Leather Pipeline: Nothing will satisfy the anti-leather campaigners Free Content
11 June 2018
CL CLE to repeat buyer-seller visit to Chile
ET Stahl and partners launch new Ethiopia tanning initiative Free Content
SK Jaguar Land Rover announces move to Slovakia for its Discovery model
CH New leader for Richemont’s accessories brands
CN China to spearhead growth of luxury goods market
08 June 2018
DE Lanxess takes ReeL project to Frankfurt event
ES EU report counts the cost of counterfeiting
IT Italy’s shoe export revenues rose by 3.4% in 2017
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 26.05.18
GB Cordwainers hands out 2018 student footwear awards Free Content
07 June 2018
FR LVMH names winner of Young Fashion Designers prize for 2018
DE Another record month for Mercedes-Benz
BR Two more tanneries join Brazil’s CSCB programme Free Content
PK Volume up, value down: export problem persists for Pakistan’s tanners
IT AICC national conference to go ahead in Tuscany
06 June 2018
IT Northampton students visit TFL’s Italian facilities
BR Marfrig completes National Beef acquisition
GB Burberry highlights Brexit risks Free Content
SA Saudi Arabia a key target for Brazilian footwear companies
US Founder of Kate Spade dies
05 June 2018
US Beef consumption grows as the global cattle herd passes 1 billion head Free Content
TR Turkish leather industry aims to double export revenues in three years
US Solid Q1 marks “exciting return to growth” for DSW
BD Sam Setter column addresses worrying reports from Savar
FR Piquadro completes acquisition of Lancel
04 June 2018
US Suppliers put leather on show at High Point Free Content
TR Contract tanners in Turkey may start making finished leather
GB Fine dining: two of the FT’s top ten chairs use leather
TN Inescop to support leather projects in Egypt and Tunisia
US Caleres benefits from “strategic shift to in-house fulfilment”
01 June 2018
US The skies darken over US trade with Europe, Mexico and Canada Free Content
DE Lanxess reacts to European Commission NMP restrictions
CN What luxury brands can learn from Oreo cookies
DE TFL to talk about low-impact technologies at Freiberg
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 19.05.18

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