Leather
Bangladesh: leather sector closes the year on the red
Notwithstanding the good performance of leather footwear exports, the leather industry as a whole registered a decline of 6.06% in revenue. The industry closed financial year 2018-19 below the target set for exports
Zimbabwe: modernisation is the way
The African country is appealing to its tanneries to focus on modernisation as a way of succeeding
Bangladesh: leather industry below exports target
Notwithstanding the good performance of leather footwear exports, the leather industry as a whole registered a decline of 8.69% in revenue in the first 10 months of the year. The industry is below the target set for exports
Leather Naturally celebrates another milestone
After successfully raising over 1.5 million US dollars to fund a global campaign to promote leather, the Leather Naturally initiative now confirms that it has over 100 members
India’s leather footwear exports up by 1%
According to the Council for Leather Exports in the first 10 months of the fiscal year exports of leather footwear increased by roughly 1%. Exports of the overall leather industry are declining
JBS USA announces 95 million US dollars' investment
The Brazil-based company announced a 95 million US dollars expansion project at its Grand Island (Nebraska) beef production facility
New York will host the World Leather Congress
The fourth World Leather Congress is planned to take place the day before the Summer Lineapelle New York on Tuesday the 16th July
Egypt extends fees on crust leather exports
Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar has extended fees on crust leather exports for one year more, starting on this month
Talking sustainability with the Chairman of Leather Naturally
Leather Naturally has recently secured funding of 1.5 million US dollars to launch a global campaign to promote the use of leather. We took the opportunity to speak to Egbert Dikkers, Chairman of the Leather Naturally Management Board
Bangladesh with leather exports off target
In the first nine months of the current financial year, exports revenue of the leather industry in Bangladesh declined by 9%, reaching just over 770 million US dollars
A successful World Footwear Congress
The sixth edition of the World Footwear Congress took place last week in Naples, located in an European region with high footwear industry representation. The debate focused on themes under the topic Digitalisation for a sustainable footwear industry
Pan African leather fair to be held in Egypt
Informa Exhibitions have announced the launch of Pan African Leather Fair to be held in June 2020, in Cairo. Powered by APLF, the exhibition will be the definitive event for the leather industry in the Middle East and Africa
Sustainability to the fore at APLF
Sustainability cuts across all sectors so it is not just sustainability and leather. The 4 events taking place in Hong Kong these days are all drawn together and linked not only by materials, manufacturing, components and fashion applications but by sustainability itself
The APLF fairs kicked-off today in Hong Kong
APLF Leather & Materials, Fashion Access and Cashmere World opened its doors to the public. The trade fairs have a parallel programme of seminars, workshops and talks. The Global Footwear Executive Summit was held yesterday in the same venue
Vietnam: footwear exports up by 10.5%
The Asian country continues to step up its footwear exports, while it absorbs some of the business moving away from China. In 2018 Vietnam's exports crossed the 16 million US dollars threshold and growth reached double digit-
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