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ELIA provides an overview of Ethiopia’s leather sector

Published: January 18, 2021

Tatek Yirga, President, Ethiopian Leather Industry Association (ELIA) took part in a panel discussion aired by the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.

Lagos Leather Fair hosts round of industry talks

Published: November 26, 2020

Held digitally on November 19 – 22, topics discussed during the four-day event ranged from the current and future situation of the leather industry to creativity and intellectual property.

JBS says way forward is more beef, less land

Published: October 21, 2020

Speaking during a panel discussion on October 16, the CEO of the Brazil headquartered meat processing giant said they could guarantee that 100% of the Group’s direct suppliers do not deforest the Amazon.

Leather mislabelling problem has to be fixed

Published: June 18, 2019

The issues associated with the labelling of leather, or perhaps we should say the mislabelling of leather, has been the subject of countless articles and discussion in many meetings among industry professionals.

Leather stakeholders must connect with next generation of consumers

Published: May 30, 2019

The 4th ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain Conference held on May 21 in Munich, Germany, concluded with a panel discussion examining the key trends and issues affecting the automotive leather sector.

Traceability allows brands to be less exposed and vulnerable

Published: November 20, 2018

A leading UK retail brand has said that a more transparent leather supply chain makes companies feel less vulnerable and exposed to risk and negative publicity. The comments were made during the discussion panel at the Leather & Sustainability in Retail conference held in central London on November 15.

ISA TanTec discusses sustainability at Footwear Summit

Published: June 28, 2018

Carl Flach, Senior Director Operational Strategies of international tanning group, ISA TanTec, participated in a panel discussion during the 2018 Footwear Production Summit held in Shenzhen on June 21.

Hijacked at the WLC

Published: September 5, 2017

During the World Leather Congress last week (August 29) I was asked to chair, or moderate, the final session and subsequent discussion panel. It was entitled ‘The Tanners Response’ and included a couple of globally respected tanners plus representatives from ZDHC, who are increasingly being seen as well aligned to the leather industry and Lanxess. The session was to end with a discussion for which two others took the stage.

ISA TanTec participates in global footwear summit

Published: June 26, 2017

Carl Flach, Senior Director Operational Strategies, ISA TanTec, took part in a panel discussion during the Global Footwear Production and Trade Summit held on June 21, 2017 in Shenzhen, China.

Leather has a good future in the automotive segment

Published: April 21, 2017

A panel consisting of automotive Tier-1 suppliers, an automotive industry consultant and an OEM have confirmed that in their opinion leather has a strong future in automotive interiors. Representatives were speaking during a panel discussion at Lectra’s automotive leather event in Cestas near Bordeaux on April 19.