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Cotance issues open letter against Pinatex award nomination

Published: May 18, 2021

Cotance has penned an open letter to the European Patent Office (EPO) in response to the inclusion of Piñatex, a material made from waste pineapple fibres, in a contest for the European Inventor Award organised by the EPO, where the Piñatex-patent is registered. Carmen Hijosa, founder of Piñatex, is a finalist and the public vote takes place June 17, 2021. The letter focuses on the sustainability of leather and refutes the promotion of Piñatex as a leather alternative.

How good is our competition?

Published: January 22, 2020

Are we a lazy industry? I sometimes wonder. Twice in the last two weeks I have been asked about comparative test data to compare leather with synthetics, and as far as I know, as an industry we have no peer reviewed papers which we can use as an industry to fight our case.

Beef drives Cargill’s first quarter results

Published: September 29, 2017

Cargill, one of the world's biggest agricultural commodities company, has reported adjusted operating earnings of US$888 million for the fiscal 2018 first quarter ending August 31; exceeding by 7% the US$827 million earned in last year’s comparative period.

Richemont records growth in sales in H1 2017

Published: September 15, 2017

The Switzerland-based luxury goods holding has posted sales for the five months ended August 31 up +12% at constant exchange rates and +10% at actual exchange rates.