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April 2020

30 April 2020
US Release paper line will help tanners keep to ZDHC commitment, Sappi says
US Leather target set in Capri’s first CSR report
BR Thousands of jobs lost in Brazilian footwear sector
MX Fatalities confirmed among automotive seating workers in Mexico Free Content
MN Mongolia: UNIDO moves leather sector support online
29 April 2020
US Trump signs executive order to keep meat plants running
FR Hermès banks on its craftsmanship to help it weather the storm
GB British Footwear Association appeals to shoe companies for PPE help
TR Low raw material prices cause confusion in Turkey
ES Restart plan from Spanish government: automotive asks for more Free Content
28 April 2020
US Tyson warns US 'food chain is breaking'
MX Guanajuato governor announces extra $125 million to support companies
CN Retailers in leather shopping mall benefit from live streaming
SE All of Sweden’s tanneries use greener fuel
Shipping partner could help Assocal members move shoes Free Content
27 April 2020
PK Garment and footwear growth compensate for finished leather fall in Pakistan
JP January increase in footwear and leathergoods imports in Japan
KR Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis taps former Aston Martin exec
ES Summer Loewe collection can help people think of better times
IT Italian tanners can go back to work Free Content
24 April 2020
NZ New Zealand groups assess covid-19 impact on farmers’ waiting times
US Tapestry to cut 2,100 part-time employees, furlough others
FR Key assets make Hermès confident of recovery after Q1 “uncertainties”
GB Northampton shoe firm calls on UK government to shop locally Free Content
IT Another Italian tanner falls victim to covid-19
23 April 2020
GB Cordwainers’ student awards go ahead despite covid-19
IT Tanners’ association extends helping hand to hospitals
DE Gallery Shoes to go ahead in late summer, combined with fashion events
GB Great British Beef Week adapts to the times
22 April 2020
US Worker concerns over covid-19 close Tyson plant
FR Kering hails remarkable Q1 performance from Bottega Veneta Free Content
FR Premiere Vision highlights spring-summer 21 leather trends
FR Cuir Invest among new backers of circular fashion platform
IT New fund to help farmers in poor countries weather economic crisis
21 April 2020
MX Saddleback’s Mexico-based leather craftsmen redeployed
BR JBS closes large US pork plant due to coronavirus
HK Loro Piana to open concept shoe store in Hong Kong
IT Italy’s furniture manufacturers beg to be allowed to work again Free Content
20 April 2020
EG Cairo fair postponed for a year
US SSIA postpones 116th annual convention to next summer
DE Volkswagen tops sales table again Free Content
IT Famous virologist helps Gucci start production again
17 April 2020
AU Cattle slaughter falls as Australia rebuilds herd
BR Tough quarter for Brazilian tanners despite finished leather export increase
FR Q1 decline, but LVMH vows to emerge “even stronger” after covid-19 Free Content
DE New head of Lanxess global procurement and logistics
16 April 2020
CA Canadian Cattlemen’s Association requests set-aside to protect supply chain
HK Stella to strengthen cost controls after covid-19-affected Q1
CN Bespoke Birkins on offer as Hermès store reopens in Guangzhou
IT Some manufacturers reopen in Italy, tanners have to wait Free Content
DK Athleisure drives Ecco to ‘successful’ year
15 April 2020
US Tapestry adds to board
IN ‘Honour contracts’ pleads CLE as India loses $1bn in leather orders
FR Export growth for French leather sector
NL Stahl makes biomaterials move
DE Leather trainer pulls together elements of Puma and Porsche
14 April 2020
US US meatpackers close after workers contract coronavirus
Tapestry in China and South Korea returning to normal; others still closed
Smit & Zoon publishes CSR progress report
GB Kerry Senior takes over as ICT secretary
09 April 2020
US Deckers’ aid package includes Uggs for healthworkers
IT Ferrari outlines 'return to work' plan
DE Let dealers sell cars again, German automotive industry body begs
BR Strong performance for Brazilian beef exports
HK Confirmed: no APLF in 2020 Free Content
08 April 2020
US Kering donates $1m to healthcare in the Americas
JP Oki Sato designs leather handbag for consumers to assemble Free Content
VN Tax breaks mulled for Vietnam’s leather sector
KR $45 billion in economic relief for ‘step ahead’ South Korea
IT Founder of Tuscan tannery dies
07 April 2020
US Coronavirus drives record US beef exports in February
US Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace stores to stay closed until June
FR Industry organisation to buy masks and sanitiser for French leather companies
IT Sergio Rossi dies of Covid-19
06 April 2020
US SSIA to make decision about convention
GB Pause in production for UK’s Dartmoor Sheepskins Free Content
IT Gruppo Mastrotto responds to Covid-19 challenge
Vienna SER meeting cancelled
CN CLIA outlines aid available to China’s leather sector

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