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Cooperation is the way forward for leather

Mike Redwood

Once again, Mike Redwood calls for cooperation in the leather industry, looking to the recent example set by the Leather and Hide Council of America and the China Leather Industry Association. Read More...

ACLE 2023 visitor numbers up by a fifth

According to the fair organisers APLF Ltd, this year's 23rd edition of ACLE, August 29-31, attracted more than 28,000 professional visitors, such as traders of raw hides and skins, as well as footwear, luggage, clothing, furniture, and automotive interior manufacturers and designers. Read More...

Shanghai was full of surprises

Martin Ricker

ILM Editor Martin Ricker looks at some of the fundamental issues facing the world’s second largest economy and how the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), could signal the start of a recovery for tanners. Read More...

Chinese tanning industry contracts in H1

The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) has published data for the first half of 2023 showing that leather sales revenue, raw and semi-tanned leather imports declined value in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2022. Read More...