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July 2018

31 July 2018
BR More tanneries sign up for Brazil’s sustainability certification programme
JP US to be the loser after new Japan trade deals
David Peters: Raw material surplus has created a new market dynamic Free Content
IN Stage set for 2018 India International Footwear Fair
TR The popularity of parchment boosts Bergama
30 July 2018
HK Leather courses on offer in Asian cities in October
BD Bangladesh Leather and Footwear Expo concludes in Dhaka
RU Obuv Rossii expansion is ahead of schedule Free Content
TN Federation president fears for future of Tunisian leather sector
GB New appointment strengthens Hardy’s Americas team
27 July 2018
AE Aspinal of London to expand presence in Middle East
US Another record quarter for Lear
FR What first-half figures say about Louis Vuitton and Gucci Free Content
DE TFL to expand retanning chemicals production
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 14.07.18
26 July 2018
FR Kering adds to string of strong H1 results
FR Leathergoods continue to shine for Hermès
GB Five new companies join Leather Naturally initiative
RU Russia now in CLE’s sights
US Tone of global trade talks changes after US-EU meeting Free Content
25 July 2018
GB University honours Leathersellers clerk Free Content
MX CICEG laments scarcity of skilled footwear workers
FR Louis Vuitton plans seventeenth French workshop
AR More than 3,000 jobs lost among Argentina’s leathergoods manufacturers
DE Lanxess announces autumn-winter 2019-2020 colour trends
24 July 2018
Leather Pipeline: sellers have lost confidence in Chinese tanners Free Content
DE TFL pushes water-based finishing products in new trends catalogue
FR Leathergoods once again prove their value in LVMH first-half results
IT Ferragamo and Polimoda to launch footwear design course
MN UNIDO takes steps to support Mongolia’s leather industry
23 July 2018
ES Leather shoes increase their share of Spanish total
IT New Lineapelle component will bring start-ups and investors together
ES Valencian shoemakers exhibit at Elda footwear museum
ZA Ostrich meat and leather producers announce merger Free Content
GB New UK managing director for Lanxess
20 July 2018
US Online direct-to-consumer sales boost Timberland Q1 performance Free Content
ZM Comesa countries can multiply hides and skins value by 12
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 07.07.18
PT Portuguese shoemakers eye impact on US market
DE Volkswagen the latest to report record first-half sales
19 July 2018
BE COTANCE and industriAll announce October health and safety event
AU CLE to explore markets in Australia
US Wet blue is where the money is for US hide exporters Free Content
FR LVMH’s online revenue is now €3 billion
GB Burberry under pressure for destroying stock
18 July 2018
PK Pakistan: leathergoods and shoes compensate for falling value of leather
IE Roundtable to develop responsible leather assessment tool
IE Leather initiative to launch at Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef conference Free Content
VN CLE leads business delegation on Vietnam trip
GB Pavers snaps up another footwear group
17 July 2018
JP Japanese automotive brands to benefit from end to 10% EU tariff
US Leather will need to keep sharing car interiors
JP EU’s largest ever trade deal is good news for luxury brands Free Content
NL Ecco workshop offers insight into the leather creation process
DE Assocal plans for 2019 Moda Made in Italy events
16 July 2018
US Consorzio takes veg-tan leather story to New York Free Content
BR Temple Grandin returns to Brazil
GB Pentland Brands appoints new directors
FR CNC calls for reforms to apprenticeships
BR Brazilian tanneries prepare for Lineapelle New York
13 July 2018
CN Stella Group keeps a close eye on trade tensions Free Content
IT New Lanxess laboratory will work on water-based technologies
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 30.06.18
BR First-half figures make for bleak reading for Abicalçados
DE BMW bags record sales in first half of 2018
12 July 2018
CN Leather sector now a target as US-China trade war ramps us Free Content
CO Colombia turns a corner
EC Increasing quality is bringing buyers to Ecuador, Caltu claims
MX Mexican President-elect pledges support for footwear industry
DE China contributes to strong first half for Audi
11 July 2018
VN Optimistic mood as Vietnam event opens Free Content
MA Ambitious targets for Moroccan leather industry
GB Positive early signs as Burberry ‘transforms’ its leather offer
GB UK luxury body appeals to government over Brexit
BD Savar delay hits Bangladesh’s leather exports
10 July 2018
CN Zschimmer & Schwarz prepares for ACLE
US Relief that hides and leather escape tariff tit-for-tat
JP Tokyo summer for Spanish shoe brands
Leather Pipeline: Strong tanning groups eye successful future Free Content
NG Nigerian leathergoods students to showcase their products
09 July 2018
BE COTANCE delegation pushes for legislation to protect leather’s identity
IT Mipel to tell the story of leathergoods craftsmanship
GB Jaguar Land Rover CEO expresses post-Brexit trade concerns
ZM Comesa to endorse new youth employment initiative
CN UNIDO pledges support for new Chinese industrial development agency Free Content
06 July 2018
UY Uruguay: leather firms encouraged to apply for industrial fund share Free Content
GB Apron project for Billy Tannery
US Actual slaughter under federal inspection - 23.06.18
DE Mercedes celebrates record sales in first half of 2018
IN Indian government minister opens new footwear design centre
05 July 2018
IT Another Arzignano tanning group makes a move into Tuscan territory
ET Ethiopia’s industrial parks to receive $175 million World Bank boost
IT Richemont to expand leathergoods plant in Florence
VN Brazilian Leather heads to Vietnam
VN ISA TanTec chooses “outstanding” Vietnam for its fifth tannery Free Content
04 July 2018
IT Milan luxury brands take Chinese social media step
DO USMEF lauds “great results” from Latin American Product Showcase
IT Ferragamo strengthens as it eyes brand relaunch
SE It’s leather or leather on Polestar’s configuration tool Free Content
CN TFL to look two seasons ahead in Shanghai
03 July 2018
FR New leadership team for Millau leather hub
ES ‘Upskilling’ project partners meet in Elda
GB Lineapelle London to include special talk on Tuscan veg-tan leather
Sam Setter wants the leather industry to blow its own trumpet Free Content
NL New BLC owner becomes ZDHC contributor
02 July 2018
ES Export and employment success for Ubrique leathergoods Free Content
GB The new issue of World Leather is now available
VN UNIDO plays active part in Global Environment Facility assembly
TR Some Turkish tanners have held back on move to new clusters
IT Italian companies “especially vulnerable” to counterfeiting

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