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Utilities disconnected for five Savar tanneries

Published: December 14, 2022

The Department of Environment has disconnected the utilities for five tanneries at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate in response to river pollution from untreated effluent.

Philippines outlines measures for leather industry recovery

Published: August 31, 2022

The Bulacan Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council has outlined some measures for revitalising the tanning industry in Meycauayan City.

Shoe design software presented

Published: November 2, 2021

During the 2021 edition of the Simac Tanning Tech fair, which took place in Milan last September, Swiss cutting and automation specialist Zünd, along with partners Mindtech, showcased its latest Mind ShoeDesign software.

Real Leather. Stay Different. Taiwanese Student Design Competition winners

Published: October 5, 2021

The Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition in Taiwan has found its winners in 24 students awarded gold, silver and bronze places.

Tyson Foods rejects government conclusions on beef price inflation

Published: September 9, 2021

Tyson Foods has issued a statement in which it categorically rejects the conclusions drawn on September 8 by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the National Economic Council in a White House press briefing. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published a report detailing the drivers of consumer inflation in the food sector, none of which are related to industry consolidation or scale.

KLDC audit report spotlights irregular procurement and hiring schemes

Published: June 24, 2021

Claims of irregular procurement and hiring of staff have put the Kenya Leather Development Council (KLDC) from the State Department for Livestock to the State Department for Industrialisation under pressure, attracting a parliamentary probe.

Nordstrom to ban fur and exotic leather products

Published: October 5, 2020

The U.S. luxury department store chain announced it will stop selling products made using animal fur or exotic animal skin by the end of 2021.

J.C. Penney could close more stores

Published: April 8, 2019

In February, the U.S. department store chain said that it planned to close 18 full-line department stores and nine home and furniture stores in 2019, bringing its total locations to roughly 840.

Major British department store bans sale of exotic skins

Published: February 28, 2019

High-end chain of department stores in the UK, Selfridges said it will ban the sale of exotic animal skins as from February 2020.

U.S. officials question JBS owners

Published: December 10, 2018

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have reportedly questioned the major shareholders of J&F Investimentos, owner of meatpacking giant JBS, during a recent visit to Brazil.