
Chinese tanning industry in a race to the bottom
According to the latest analysis from theSauerReport Editor Ian Banks, there are serious concerns about the situation in China.
Read more...According to the latest analysis from theSauerReport Editor Ian Banks, there are serious concerns about the situation in China.
Read more...Leather exports from Bangladesh between July 2021 and May 2022 totalled US$1.11 billion, already exceeding strategic targets for the full year.
Read more...Biotechnology company Evolved By Nature has succeeded in raising US$120 million in its Series C financing.
Read more...The Bangladesh Bank has set a loan cap of Tk4 billion (US$42.74 million) for tanners to procure rawhides in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha season.
Read more...India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has made the decision to increase GST tax on work related to the processing and manufacture of leather goods and footwear.
Read more...The Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (Cotance) has rejected allegations in the latest Global Witness report linking the leather value chain with deforestation.
Read more...Further underlining the supply and demand imbalance in the global leather industry, the latest data from the USDA shows record monthly figures for June 1, 2022, for cattle and calves on feed in the U.S..
Read more...More details have emerged regarding the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA).
Read more...Hide and skin traders in Bangladesh are demanding that tannery owners pay them outstanding bills before Eid-ul-Azha.
Read more...The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has decided to “pause” its consumer-facing transparency program while it reviews its data practices.
Read more...ISA TanTec has announced a partnership with Land to Market, reportedly becoming the organisation’s first global tannery partner.
Read more...President of the Conseil National du Cuir, Frank Boehly, has been appointed to lead France Industries Créatives.
Read more...An online training course has been launched to educate tannery workers on dealing with hydrogen sulfide gas.
Read more...Chemicals company Zschimmer & Schwarz has announced changes to its senior management, including a new CEO.
Read more...Nike has made the decision to fully exit Russia following a suspension of operations in the country three months ago.
Read more...PrimeAsia has launched two new leather collections under its Responsibly Raised program for the outdoor and athletic lifestyle footwear industries.
Read more...Siva V Meyyanathan, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Forests, has launched an initiative to develop solid waste management at tannery clusters in Tamil Nadu.
Read more...The Blueprint Project Skills4Smart TCLF 2030, which aimed to modernise the European textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries, has concluded.
Read more...The Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia (KIAA) has launched a new social media campaign in the U.S. to promote kangaroo leather.
Read more...According to the latest analysis from theSauerReport, a growing number of Chinese tanners are concerned that they have lost business to other origins following the recent lockdown disruptions.
Read more...The Italy based leather industry research and testing laboratories SSIP (Stazione Sperimentale per l'Industria delle Pelli e delle Materie Concianti) has appointed Italian tanner, Rino Mastrotto as the latest member to its Board of Directors.
Read more...Animal activists in the U.S. are launching legal action against a footwear manufacturer in an effort to combat kangaroo leather use.
Read more...According to local media, the Aba leather industry is thriving despite a lack of support from the Nigerian government.
Read more...Vicenza headquartered leather maker Gruppo Dani has achieved what it calls the first certification of an energy management system issued to a tannery in Italy.
Read more...Exports of Brazilian hides and skins are down 8.5% in value year-on-year, according to the latest data released by SECEX (Foreign Trade Secretariat) of the Ministry of Economy and reported by CICB/Brazilian Leather.
Read more...Inversa is producing exotic leather from the skins of lionfish, a highly invasive species particularly in the company’s home state of Florida.
Read more...The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has provided an update on its chemical assessment work as part of the fourth report under its Integrated Regulatory Strategy.
Read more...European Union passenger new car registrations have fallen by 11.2% in May 2022. The tenth consecutive month of decline.
Read more...According to the latest data from the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados), footwear exports from Brazil are up 66.5% in value and 30.3% in volume.
Read more...Mirko Balsemin has been announced as the new President of the tanning section of Confindustria Vicenza.
Read more...Xingye Leather Technology is reportedly planning to double the area output of Hongxing Auto Leather’s manufacturing in the next year.
Read more...Reportedly, leather production sales in the Mexican tanning district of Guanajuato are up 21% in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 1.57 billion pesos (US$76.06 million).
Read more...New Zealand has announced a plan to tax methane emissions from cattle and sheep in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
Read more...According to the latest analysis from theSauerReport, bovine slaughter in the EU-27 region has balanced out stability with growth for some and declines for others.
Read more...Italian finishing machinery specialist Gemata welcomed students from Italy and the UK to its production facilities on June 8.
Read more...The U.S. has maintained growth for wet-blue exports from January-April 2022, increasing by 8% year-on-year in value and 2% in volume.
Read more...The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has announced a new initiative worth €3 million to support the leather and furniture industries in Egypt among others.
Read more...At.Kollektive is a new design project from Ecco Leather, which has brought together a series of designers and an architect as its first guest creatives.
Read more...The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced the addition of a polymer chemical to its Candidate List of substances of very high concern.
Read more...According to recent reports, tanners located in the leather cluster around León, Mexico, are reluctant to upgrade their facilities in the face of waste discharge sanctions.
Read more...The latest data released by the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) shows that wet salted hide exports to China and Hong Kong fell in the first four months of 2022
Read more...The General Secretary of the Argentine Federation of Leather Industry Workers Union (FATICA) Walter Correa has signed an agreement to increase pay for tannery workers.
Read more...The recent relaxation of lockdown restrictions in China has come as a relief to Australian hide suppliers as it represents the largest export market, according to analysis from theSauerReport.
Read more...The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and ASTM International have agreed to extend their Technical Cooperation Agreement from 2019.
Read more...According to the latest data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), monthly beef exports from the U.S. topped US$1 billion for the third time this year.
Read more...The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has concluded its assessment of a group of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons relevant to leather production.
Read more...Fifth-generation cattle rancher and consultant Megan Kingsbury has announced plans to build the largest beef plant in the U.S..
Read more...The parliamentary standing committee for the environment, forest and climate change ministry has criticised a “deliberate delay” in shutting down tanners at Savar.
Read more...Skoda has highlighted the use of recycled and eco-friendly materials, including olive extract tanned leather, in its vehicles interiors for World Environment Day on June 5.
Read more...The oldest buffalo leather tannery in North India has announced its fourth quarter and full 2022 financial results.
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