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July 2020

31 July 2020
IT Agreement with Tuscan authorities unlocks funding for Fendi
CN Burberry’s social retail store opens in Shenzhen Free Content
RU Russian footwear group confident its strategy will work
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 18.07.20
IT Prada half year review: store closures hit 70%, e-commerce growing rapidly
30 July 2020
IT Chanel takes a stake in a second Italian tannery
US Rocky’s digital investment pays off
SN Animal health vital to avoid repeat of covid-19 - OIE
FR Kering: Toughest period we have faced Free Content
BR JBS boosts safety measures at Brazilian facilities
29 July 2020
DE Assocalzaturifici cancels Munich event
NL Lower per-hide tanning cost with new retanning range, Smit & Zoon claims
CN LHCA seeks clarity on raw materials covid testing demands in China Free Content
US Reranked Barron’s list sees Tapestry jump 50 places
CN Mulberry appoints media agency to aid China push
28 July 2020
CN Three reasons for Hermès’s successful reopening in China
GB Jaguar Land Rover names new CEO
Leather Pipeline: Lockdown brings new opportunities for leather Free Content
NL Leather Naturally adds nine members
DE BMW to set targets for suppliers in bid to slash CO2
27 July 2020
FR Millau recovers Saint Anne’s Day traditions
BR Tanner says online resource has had a successful first month
FR LVMH says it is well placed to take advantage of the recovery Free Content
TR Turkey expects slump in Eid-Al-Adha slaughter numbers
NL ChemSec and ZDHC create restricted substance candidate list for leather
24 July 2020
FR Upcycling champions increase by-products’ value by 2000% Free Content
GB Former whisky site will house new SLG cutting plant in Paisley
BR ‘Deforestation-free’ in ten years, Marfrig promises
GB Jonathan Muirhead appointed Leathersellers’ Company Master
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 11.07.20
23 July 2020
IT Puglia inspires Dior cruise collection
GB Wanted: one million women entrepreneurs
IT Leathergoods, the diamonds in Italy’s fashion sector Free Content
US USDA investigates beef plant closures and cattle prices
GB Lambskin prominent in Burberry’s new collection
22 July 2020
US First Leather Sustainability Seminar a success Free Content
AU MLA: Global beef demand will fall only 1% in 2020
US American Leather appoints new chief revenue officer
IT SICIT celebrates “brilliant” H1 with growth of almost 10%
ES Footwear retail group goes into administration
21 July 2020
FR Joint plan to tackle Asian swine flu
GB Welsh luxury brand raffling leather chair for charity
US Luxury group CEO resigns with immediate effect Free Content
PK Pakistan seeks partners for two treatment plant projects
GB Footwear brand says store closures are permanent
20 July 2020
NL Relaunch of Leather Naturally website
LK Sharp decline in Sri Lanka exports
MM Exotic leather breakthrough in Myanmar
FR Fall in sales but Renault points to June recover and “electric momentum” Free Content
IT Salvatore Ferragamo adopts PLM for greater visibility
17 July 2020
FR Cruel summer for French tanneries
US Buckman and World Leather announce Leather Sustainability Seminar 2020 Free Content
IN Orders for industrial leather gloves are up in India
PK UNIDO joins PTA campaign on hide preservation ahead of Eid al-Adha
US Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection - 04.07.20
16 July 2020
IT Leathergoods firms hope for new strategies from Florence meeting Free Content
ID Indonesian expansion will continue as Stella seeks long-term profitability
DE Part of German abattoir hit by coronavirus can reopen
CH Richemont first quarter shows sales decline of 47%
DE Sitech and Brose to supply complete seats through joint venture
15 July 2020
GB Vivobarefoot initiative aims to keep shoes from landfill
JP Redesigned leather mill functions as work space and showroom
CN China’s handbag demand ‘encouraging’ for Burberry
IT Industry associations to address ‘covid storm’ in online event
CN All China Leather Exhibition 2020 is off Free Content
14 July 2020
CN USDA says demand for imported meat in China remains “incredibly strong”
ES Two resorts host Loewe pop-ups despite travel restrictions
IT Consorzio publishes sustainability manifesto
Leather Pipeline: Upholstery sector could benefit from lockdown Free Content
FR LVMH celebrates success of artisan apprenticeship programme
13 July 2020
IT Florence film-maker celebrates artisan skills
US US to charge extra 25% in tariffs on French handbags from January 6 Free Content
GB London-based capital investor may increase its interest in footwear
DE German footwear brand Lloyds announces Sulingen factory closure
VN HR honour for Tapestry in Vietnam
10 July 2020
ET Plans advance for Nine Leather Days in Ethiopia next year
BE COTANCE in call for production re-shoring
FR ATC signs global charter
09 July 2020
IT Tod’s CEO: “I am going in a clear direction.”
US US hide exports fall by more than 20%
08 July 2020
BD Bangladesh tanners ask for financial help
GB First Welsh-made Aston Martin rolls off production line Free Content
07 July 2020
US Responsibly Raised raw material remains “fully segregated”, PrimeAsia says Free Content
PK Only footwear registers export growth for Pakistan leather sector
GB Plan for separate business units progresses at Burberry
US Jill Pemberton named CFO for LVMH North America
06 July 2020
GB Leather designer tapped for Kanye collection
DE Lanxess adds to Tanigan range
GB World Leather Podcast analyses SLG’s new sustainability policy Free Content
DE German breakthrough for Loewe
US Cole Haan, Jeff Staple bring new life to classic wingtip
03 July 2020
KR European car companies carve out Korea growth
US Entrepreneur eases mask pain with leather strap
BD Tanners in Bangladesh ask for $70 million in aid
KR European car brands see growth in South Korea
ES Mango takes leather industry objections on board Free Content
02 July 2020
NZ New solutions for hide-grading and traceability
US Capri takes a hit but CEO focuses on diversity
CN Boosts for duty-free shopping in Hainan
FR Louis Vuitton leathergoods design director on the move
GB Work on Bentley Mulsanne interiors amounts to more than a million hours Free Content
01 July 2020
IT Circular Gucci line uses chrome-free leather
IT Two jailed over alleged luxury shoe brand fraud
FR Kering targets 100% ‘traceable’ leather by 2025 in biodiversity report
US Textile Exchange pilots Leather Impact Accelerator Free Content
CN China asks for covid-19 assurances on US leather-sector imports

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