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TrusTrace launches material compliance tool

Published: March 14, 2022

The traceability SaaS company has announced the launch of TrusTrace Certified Material Compliance.

ILM podcast: Livestock, leather and why the industry needs to find its voice

Published: May 12, 2021

The latest episode of the ILM “View from the top” podcast series features three narrated articles written by Dr Mike Redwood. It is now available free-to-download and listen to here, as well as via Apple Podcast, Spotify and Deezer.

Ferragamo releases sustainable watch for Earth Day

Published: April 1, 2021

The Italian fashion house has announced the re-edition release of the F-80 Skeleton Sustainable, a new “green” timepiece for Earth Day 2021, which falls on April 20-22.

La Spaienza University and UNIC present series of “Made In Italy” seminars

Published: March 22, 2021

The university in Rome and the Italian tanners association are hosting a seminar series “Made In Italy” as part of the university’s Master’s in Fashion Studies.

Faurecia details “Seat for the Planet” project

Published: February 1, 2021

The France headquartered automotive seats and components supplier said it seeks to go beyond OEMs’ specifications and targets to improve industrial processes, materials used and the seats’ design to reduce the CO2 footprint of its systems throughout their life cycle.

Faurecia to invest over US$10 million in seating operations

Published: September 27, 2019

The France headquartered car parts and seating manufacturer is said to be planning to invest US$10.7 million in Detroit, U.S. state of Michigan, for the assembly of automotive seats, seat frames, foam cushions and seat covers.

Factory fire destroys leather goods and machinery

Published: February 6, 2019

Hundreds of seat covers, as well as machinery, are reported to have been destroyed during a fire that broke out in a leather factory located in the Indian state of Punjab on February 6.

A marketing giant without realising it

Published: January 5, 2017

Today you can buy a leather version of a 1972 Nike Classic that changed the running shoe market. The red leather Cortez. It's existence is like a three dimensional history of the past 50 years in our industry.

Lear inaugurates car seat cover facility in Macedonia

Published: November 7, 2016

Global supplier of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems, Lear Corporation, inaugurated a new car seat cover facility in Macedonia.

New book on Gloves and Glove-Making

Published: May 20, 2016

ILM columnist and leather industry commentator Mike Redwood has recently written and published a new book titled: “Gloves and Glove-Making” with all Royalties of the book going to the Glovers’ Guild.