Maharashtra leather footwear cluster granted approval
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has granted approval for a leather footwear and accessories mega cluster in Maharashtra. Read More...
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Stahl joins biotech network CLIB
Global leather chemical maker, Stahl has joined the CLIB biotechnology network to reinforce open innovation and its responsible chemistry commitments.
Bulawayo Leather Cluster to revive Namibia deal
The Secretary-General of the Bulawayo Leather Cluster has told local media that plans are in motion to revive a deal with Namibia that was delayed by the pandemic.
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Government sanctions Ramaipur leather cluster
The India Council for Leather Exports has thanked the government for approving construction of a new mega leather cluster in Ramaipur.
Read More...New leather industrial cluster for Nigeria
Abia State government has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Total Value Integrated Services Limited for the building of an industrial cluster for leather, garments and allied products producers.
Read More...Kanpur-Unnao leather cluster gradually recovering from pandemic
India’s Council for Leather Exports (CLE) said the tanneries in the leather cluster of Kanpur, state of Uttar Pradesh, are gradually recovering from the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More...Final approval for Kolkata ‘mega leather cluster’
India’s Central government is reported to have given its final approval for the setting up of the Mega Leather Footwear and Accessories Cluster (MLFAC) in Bantala, a neighbourhood of East Kolkata.
Read More...Egypt’s leather sector upgrade underway
On October 10, government officials signed a contract for operating, managing, maintaining and developing Egypt’s new leather cluster.
Read More...Construction of new Indonesian tannery cluster hindered
The development of a new industrial area to help solve problems such as tannery waste has been hampered by local residents, who allegedly refuse to release some land.
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True impact of tannery closures in Kanpur
In the wake of the Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) state Government’s unfortunate and biased decision to close down all the tanneries located in the leather clusters of Kanpur, Unnao and Banthar for three months, from December 15, 2018 until March 15, 2019, due to the annual ‘Kumbh Mela’ - a Hindu religious congregation of bathing in the river Ganges, which takes place at Allahabad (a city about 200km downstream from Kanpur), has caused widespread outrage and unrest in the leather industry in this region.
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