22 July, 2019 - 25 July, 2019
Cincinnati, U.S.
Apart from allocating plots to 187 tanneries so far, other projects for the ‘Integrated Leather Complex’ include the setting up of leather goods and footwear manufacturing units.
Read more...Thousands of workers, who were denied financial compensation, face unemployment after the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh to Savar.
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Victor Luis, CEO, Tapestry addressing the LWG meeting
Victor Luis, CEO, Tapestry, the parent company of famous luxury-lifestyle brands such as Coach, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman, addressed the recent Leather Working Group (LWG) meeting at the Groups’s headquarters in New York on July 15.
Read more...Despite the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry’s request for full tariff liberalisation from day one of the free trade agreement, leather shoes exported from the EU to the Mercosur economic bloc is to progressively benefit from free market access.
Read more...The investment includes the upgrading of some tanneries, the setting up of a raw hide market, as well as the construction of a technical centre and a new tannery.
Read more...Local reports say that 187 plots have already been allocated to tanneries at the Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC), which is expected to create an estimated 500,000 job opportunities.
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Orietta Pelizzari, Consultant for Lineapelle
A number of descriptive words relating to leather were repeatedly used during the 4th World Leather Congress (WLC) in New York on July 16. They aimed at showing the various qualities of the material in front of stylists, designers, students and buyers attending the one-day event. The WLC took place at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan.
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Lineapelle New York
As the outside summer temperature rose to the 40oC mark, tanners showed off their cool Autumn/Winter 2020-21 leather collections during the latest edition of Lineapelle New York, which took place at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan July 17-18.
Read more...New car registrations in the European Union dropped 7.8% to 1,446,183 units, mainly attributed to a negative calendar effect.
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Professor Frank Mitloehner.
Professor Frank Mitloehner from the University of California used the platform of the 4th World Leather Congress (WLC) in New York on July 16 to outline his research into the true impact of livestock farming on the environment.
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The British fashion brand has set two new, ambitious climate goals that build on the environmental targets already included in its Responsibility Strategy to 2022.
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The Orla bag with wooden handles
The end-of-line leathers, often covered in dust, get a new life by being hand-cut and transformed into limited lines of handbags and accessories.
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Steve Lange, LIA Laboratory, addresses the 4th WLC.
The 4th World Leather Congress is taking place at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan, New York, on July 16 under the theme of “Leather in everyday life”, with over 200 delegates attending the one-day event.
Read more...P R Aqeel Ahmed has been appointed as Chairman of non-profit organisation Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC).
Read more...Some tannery owners remain sceptical about the decision of the Uttar Pradesh’s administration to reopen the tanneries and claim this could be another of the many unfulfilled promises made since their closures in December 2018.
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The Leather Working Group (LWG) conducted its first Training Workshop at the headquarters of global brand Tapestry in Manhattan, New York on July 15.
Read more...European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is to start working on scientific, technical and administrative tasks to identify and regulate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) which, due to their intrinsic properties, can be transported across long distances, far from the locations where they have been produced or used.
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Brazilian exports of hides and skins declined 34.8% in value in June, year-on-year, and were down 23.3% in terms of area shipped.
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The consolidated net loss of the Hong Kong based tanning Group is expected to decrease by over 50% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the net loss of HK$48.02 million (US$6.13 million) a year earlier.
Read more...Changes in demand from luxury brands and the side effects of the U.S. - China trade war are leading the tannery to stop part of its leather production.
Read more...A hearing has taken place in early July regarding the proposed merger between South Africa’s Mosstrich Group and Klein Karoo International (KKI).
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Taking place July 10-12 in Ho Chi Minh City, this edition incorporates the International Footwear & Leather Products Exhibition (IFLE) and the International Exhibition on Sewing Machinery (Sew Tech).
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The iconic French luxury brand has acquired a printed leather specialist located in Tuscany. This is Chanel’s first tannery acquisition in Italy.
Read more...The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (Cotance) and industriAll-Europe Trade Union have reviewed progress of their joint project on Social & Environmental Reporting.
Read more...Four Brazilian tanneries are exhibiting at the 21st edition of Shoes and Leather Vietnam, and another six will be heading to Lineapelle New York.
Read more...The establishment of worker residences, medical facilities, educational institutes, rest houses, public toilets and canteens in the Savar Tannery Zone are among the demands put forward by tannery employees.
Read more...Kanpur’s tanning sector has praised the Government’s decision to allow the units to reopen but have highlighted the urgent need for the new Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), planned for the Jajmau cluster, to be constructed.
Read more...For its Union Budget 2019, India’s Parliament has proposed to cut the export tax on raw hides from 60% to 40%.
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Gabriella Bocca, Assomac President, celebrating Lamebo's 50th anniversary
Held on June 28, the Assembly of the Italian Tanning Machinery Manufacturers Association (Assomac) discussed three topics of global importance; sustainability, industry 4.0 and professional training.
Read more...Footwear exports from Brazil decreased 25.8% in volume and 24.5% in value in June, compared with the same month in 2018.
Read more...Wolverine Worldwide has responded and defended its position following an article published by MLive/The Grand Rapids Press, which accuses the U.S. based footwear manufacturer of having done little so far to remedy the ground water pollution caused by the Group’s former tannery located in Rockford, U.S. state of Michigan.
Read more...The U.S. – China trade war and the recently signed Vietnam-EU Trade Agreement (EVFTA) are allowing the Vietnamese leather and footwear sectors to maintain a competitive advantage in traditional markets.
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Robert Njoka, Chairman, Tanners Association of Kenya
Representatives from Kenya’s tanning sector have asked the Government to remove the 10% export tax on tanned (wet-blue) leathers and crust.
Read more...Bangladesh’s leather sector ended fiscal year 2018-19 with a 6.06% decline in export earnings.
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Organised by Messe Frankurt, the third edition of Leatherworld Paris takes place September 16-19 at the Le Bourget exhibition grounds.
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Around 40 tannery managers recently participated in a comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training jointly organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Government of Mongolia.
Read more...Bangladesh’s leather and leather product exports declined 5.53%, year-on-year, in the July-May period of fiscal year 2018-19.
Read more...Global leather chemical maker, TFL has expanded its syntans production capacity on its site in Huningue, France by 35%. The upgrade project, announced in July 2018, has been completed safely, on time and during normal operations of the plant.
Read more...In terms of area exported, shipments increased 31.4% in May compared with the same month in 2018.
Read more...The hide traders claim that changes to the current tax regime would foster the creation of more tanneries, allow competition, better quality leather and market expansion.
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Encompassing a combined population of 780 million and more than a trillion euros of combined trade and services, the recently signed free trade agreement is expected to create various opportunities for EU footwear companies.
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The XXXV edition of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) International Congress featured various presentations highlighting the latest trends towards new generation biobased leather chemicals.
Read more...Cattle and calves on feed for the U.S. slaughter market for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totalled 11.7 million head on June 1, 2019, up 2% year-on-year.
Read more...After 20 years of negotiations, the Mercosur economic bloc and the European Union reached an agreement for a trade deal which concerns a market of about 800 million people. The EU represents Mercosur's biggest trade and investment partner and its second largest for trade in goods.
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Manuel Bruder from Expert Systemtechnik
The XXXV edition of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies’ (IULTCS) International Congress featured a focus on engineering and tannery automation.
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Volkswagen's Zwickau plant in Germany
The forecast for new car sales in the EU has been revised to just above 15 million units at the end of 2019, down -1%.
Read more...The Uttar Pradesh state government is said to have released a budget for inspection of tannery waste released into the Ganges river, as well as the approval for the construction of a new Central Treatment Effluent Plant (CETP).
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The footwear manufacturing and retailing Group, which is also licensed to manufacture for the Adidas brand, has a debt of R$638.5 million (US$167.15 million) and filed a lawsuit for business recovery on June 24.
Read more...After doubling the physical infrastructure of its Vietnam unit to increase output, JBS Couros is launching a new showroom where customers can see and touch finished furniture items.
Read more...Dr Kheng-Lim Goh, Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering & Director of Research, Newcastle University, Singapore was the keynote speaker of the Heidemann Lecture at the XXXV IULTCS Congress in Dresden on June 26.
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