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Article honours Michael Duck’s contribution to the leather industry

Published: March 12, 2021

After 27 years, Director of APLF and Executive Vice President of Informa Markets Asia, Michael Duck, is taking on a new and expanded role as Executive Vice President Commercial Development, as previously reported by ILM.

French leather training centre expanded

Published: March 2, 2018

Located in Montbéliard, France’s eastern region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, the leather centre has been expanded to host apprenticeship training and better equipped workshops.

Tanners may not be so lucky next time

Published: October 12, 2016

Once upon a time most people who wore shoes had leather ones. Canvas footwear was for lawn tennis. As the world population expanded, industry realised that it would not be possible to keep the per capita supply of leather level with the coming growth in demand.

New and expanded centre for Lear in Shanghai

Published: June 10, 2016

The leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems signed an agreement on June 6 to construct a modern new and expanded Asia-Pacific regional headquarters and technology complex in the Yangpu District of Shanghai, China.