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Leather

Manuel Rios elected Cotance's President

Sep 29, 2021 / European Union
Cotance's Extraordinary Assembly General held in Milan unanimously elected Manuel Rios Navarro to guide Cotance for the next 2 years. Mr Rios is the CEO of INPELSA, a Spanish sheepskin tannery located in Canals (Valencia)

Pakistan exports of footwear and leather are on the rise

Sep 24, 2021 / Pakistan
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics exports of leather products, tanned leather and footwear increased in the first two months of the new fiscal year

Bangladesh: leather industry grows in the first two months of the fiscal year

Sep 23, 2021 / Bangladesh
Although it is too early to spot a trend, in the firts two months of the new fiscal year, the leather industry in Bangladesh has reported growing exports in its categories. Other footwear (no leather) with declining exports

2021 Lineapelle New York cancelled

Sep 23, 2021 / United States
The New York edition of the Lineapelle fair has been cancelled due to continuing travel restrictions and the suspension of B1 visas by US authorities

French hides and skins organisation changes name

Sep 22, 2021 / France
The French Hides & Skins Association (Syndicat Général des Cuirs et Peaux) has changed its denomination to French Hides & Skins Federation (Fédération Française des Cuirs et Peaux)

UNIC, ICEC and WWF partner up for sustainability

Sep 20, 2021 / Italy
The three entities have joined forces to increase sustainability within the leather industry by enhancing environmental, social and governance practices (EGS)

Share of textile footwear exports decreased over last 2 years

Aug 31, 2021 / World Footwear Yearbook
Data is taken from the World Footwear 2021 Yearbook just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Bangladesh leather industry sets new target for its exports

Aug 18, 2021 / Bangladesh
The country has set a target of 1.03 billion US dollars for the leather segment in its new fiscal year. A month has passed already, and leather footwear and finished leather are on target. Leather products missed the target set for the month

Pakistan footwear exports in growing mode

Aug 10, 2021 / Pakistan
In the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan exported 16.61 million pairs of shoes, resulting in exports revenue of 131.89 million US dollars. This reflects an increase of 22.03% in volume and 4.72% in value

APLF Leather 2021 rescheduled to March 2022

Jul 28, 2021 / Hong Kong
In order to allow greater international participation, the management of APLF and its sister Hong Kong events has taken the decision to reschedule the events to 2020, from the 30th of March to the 1st April

Leather industry prepares next physical meetings

Jul 23, 2021 / Ethiopia
The 5th edition of the World Leather Congress, which was presented on the 15th of July, will be hosted by the city of Addis Ababa will host the event on the 1st of November. From the 3rd to the 5th of the same month, the XXXVI IULTCS Congress will also take place in Ethiopia’s capital

New study points out the potential of the Nigerian leather industry

Jul 14, 2021 / Nigeria
The African country leather industry can generate over 1 billion US dollars in revenue by 2025, according to a study by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

Capri raises fiscal 2022 guidance

Jul 12, 2021 / United States
The global fashion luxury group is raising its guidance for Fiscal 2022 revenue and adjusted earnings per share. This information and a broader view of Capri's vision, growth strategies and long-term outlook, was shared at the Company's Virtual Investor Day

Sustainable Leather Forum programme announced

Jul 12, 2021 / France
The speaker's programme for the third edition of the forum, which aims to discuss the best practices in the French Leather Industry in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility on a social, environmental, and an economic level

India’s leather industry with two digits decline in the last fiscal year

Jul 5, 2021 / India
The leather industry in India is closing the fiscal year* with a decline of 27.39% in exports. All segments, with the exception of Saddlery and Harness, posted two digits drops, loosing almost a third of its value
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