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Indian leather and footwear industry to reach 47.1 billion USD by 2030

Feb 12, 2024 / India
India’s leather and footwear industry turnover is expected to grow significantly from around 17.3 billion today to 47.1 billion USD by 2030, according to a strategic document for the sector

Bangladesh Central Bank lowers export incentives

Feb 9, 2024 / Bangladesh
Bangladesh has announced cuts to export incentives in almost all sectors as the country prepares to exit Least Developed Country status in 2026. The leather industry is one of the hardest hit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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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