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Designer Brands announces new CEO

Published: January 9, 2023

Footwear manufacturer Designer Brands has announced a planned CEO transition for 2023, with Doug Howe to lead the company from April.

EU passenger car registrations decline heavily in April

Published: May 27, 2022

In April 2022, new passenger car registrations in the European Union (EU) declined by 20.6%, driven by supply chain issues.

Best April for Brazilian footwear exports in 14 years

Published: May 19, 2022

Data from the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados) shows that, for April 2022, footwear exports from Brazil were up 75.4% in value.

April hide exports from Brazil down on 2021

Published: May 18, 2022

Monthly data for Brazilian hide exports in April 2022, released by SECEX (Foreign Trade Secretariat) of the Ministry of Economy and reported by CICB/Brazilian Leather, shows a drop of 9.1% on the same month in 2021.

Shanghai to maintain restrictions as cases rise outside quarantine

Published: April 21, 2022

Authorities in Shanghai have reported that restrictions will remain in place for now even in districts which have cut Covid-19 transmission to zero.

Slaughter volume dips in Australia predicted for April

Published: April 12, 2022

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has released its forecast for an expected dip in slaughter volumes during April.

China bans three Brazilian meat exporters

Published: April 11, 2022

China's General Administration of Customs has announced a suspension of imports from two Brazilian beef plants and one poultry plant.

Buckman to increase chemical prices from April

Published: March 16, 2022

U.S.-based specialty chemical supplier Buckman has announced a global price increase for all of its product offerings.

India’s leather export growth post 2020

Published: June 23, 2021

Leather export in India has reached US$641.72 million in April-May 2021, compared with US$146.79 million in the corresponding period in 2020, according to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE). The CLE, the trade promotion organisation of the leather and leather products industries, also said that there is an expectation that this growth trend would continue.

Brazilian leather exports see a dramatic 74.5% increase

Published: May 13, 2021

Hides and leather exports from Brazil in April totalled US$122 million, up 74.5% compared with the same month in 2020 when US$69.9 million worth was exported. This also reflects a figure 9% higher than March 2021, when the total was US$111.9 million. China remains the main destination for Brazilian leather.