Yeovil-headquartered tanner and leather goods maker Pittards has said that it is seeking to raise a total of £1.85 million (US$2.39 million) via management share subscriptions and a shareholder open offer. Read More...
U.S.-based biomaterials company Bolt Threads has announced that it will stop production of its Mylo mycelium material after failing to secure necessary funding. Read More...
In this week’s bulletin, ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth reviews some of the top stories from the latest week, including funding access issues in Zimbabwe, Pangea’s first sustainability report, a case of BSE in South Carolina and more. Read More...
Goat and sheep skins are a ripe opportunity for the Zimbabwe leather industry to expand, according to Zimbabwe Leather Development Council Secretary Jacob Nyathi. Read More...
Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh has offered seed funding for prospective start-ups and entrepreneurs in the domestic leather sector.
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Biotechnology company Evolved By Nature has succeeded in raising US$120 million in its Series C financing.
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Kering has joined other investors in supporting VitroLabs, a company which wants to build and scale what it calls the world’s first pilot production of cell cultivated leather.
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The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology (BFTT) research and development programme has awarded a total of £1.1 million (US$1.5 million) in grants to 13 SMEs for sustainable efforts in its latest round of funding.
Read More...The completion date of the new leather complex has been revised to 2020 due to a lack of funding and insufficient domestic hide availability.
Read More...VGCT, the German Tannery Chemists and Technicians Association, and the members of TEGEWA have signed an agreement to provide start-up funding for the preparation of the XXXV IULTCS (International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies) Congress to take place in 2019 in Dresden, Germany.
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