Leather

Tod’s posts strong 2023 results

Feb 2, 2024 / Italy

The Italian-based luxury group delivered a strong performance in 2023, highlighting the double-digit revenue growth at constant exchange rates across all its brands, as compared to 2022

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Abrameq lends its support to the CICB Sustainability Forum

Feb 1, 2024 / Brazil

The Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industries for the Leather, Footwear and Related Sectors has become a Gold Sponsor of the CICB Sustainability Forum, which will be held on the 13th of March during Fimec

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Volume increase in Brazilian leather exports in 2023

Jan 24, 2024 / Brazil

In 2023, Brazilian exports of hides and skins rose by 13.0% in area and 21.5% in weight, as compared to the prior year. But in value terms, leather exports were down by 8.3% over 2022

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Indian leather industry seeks fiscal incentives in 2024 Budget

Jan 19, 2024 / India

The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) in India has called for several financial incentives for the leather industry in the forthcoming Budget 2024

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Bangladeshi leather footwear exports down by 33%

Jan 9, 2024 / Bangladesh

In the first half of the fiscal year 2023-2024, Bangladesh’s leather footwear exports fell by 33% year-over-year, leading to an overall decline in the country’s leather exports

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Deborah Taylor from SLF: leather has a sustainable future

Premium ContentDec 26, 2023 / World

We continued our conversation with Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), around the misconceptions that surround the leather industry and how education, communication, innovation and responsibility can help us move forward

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New General Manager at Assomac

Dec 20, 2023 / Italy

The National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies (Assomac) has announced that Agostino Apolito will assume the role of General Manager from January 2024

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Expectations rise for the next edition of Fimec

Dec 19, 2023 / Brazil

The organisers of the “largest leather-footwear trade fair in Latin America” say that the next edition, to be held from the 12th to the 14th of March, “will be the biggest in recent years”

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Deborah Taylor from SLF: traceability is the number one challenge facing the leather industry

Premium ContentDec 18, 2023 / World

We spoke to Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), to find out more about the tools the organisation provides to help the leather industry move towards more sustainable practices and the biggest challenges it currently faces

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Bangladeshi leather exports on a downward trend

Dec 11, 2023 / Bangladesh

Bangladesh's leather exports have been on a downward trend, mainly due to the performance of the leather footwear segment, whose exports fell by 34.75% year-on-year from July to November

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Simac Tanning Tech 2023: paving the way for a digital and sustainable transition

Dec 7, 2023 / Italy

The international exhibition of machinery and technologies for the footwear, leather goods and tanning industries demonstrated the vitality of a strategic sector for the Italian economy, committed to a digital and sustainable transition

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Value of Pakistan’s footwear exports continues to fall

Nov 23, 2023 / Pakistan

From July to October, footwear exports declined by about 15% in value, as compared to the same period of last year, mainly driven by the performance of the leather footwear segment

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Portuguese Lavoro introduces ecological sole made from air

Nov 14, 2023 / Portugal

The Portuguese professional footwear brand presented a new ecological sole resulting from the combination of gas and TPU with a better mechanical performance

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Global leather industry issues manifesto ahead of COP28

Nov 9, 2023 / World

Leather associations from around the world have signed a manifesto to call on COP28 delegates to recognise the positive role of natural materials such as leather in people’s lives and livelihoods

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South Africa calls for more economic cooperation with Namibia

Oct 26, 2023 / South Africa

South African’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged business leaders from both countries to further develop cross-border value chains in key areas such as leather to boost their economic development

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