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Year ahead will be impacted by Brazilian cattle shortages

Published: March 17, 2021

According to a report by agricultural analytics firm Safras & Mercado, a shortage of cattle for slaughtering will impact Brazilian beef production for at least a year.

Gradual recovery for Faurecia in second half

Published: February 23, 2021

The French automotive seating and parts manufacturer said that the first half of 2020 was strongly impacted by the global spread of Covid-19, which heavily impacted the automotive industry. In the first quarter of the year, worldwide automotive production fell 22% to 17.2 million vehicles, mostly impacted by China.

Bentley to cut 1,000 jobs in the UK

Published: June 5, 2020

After Aston Martin, the luxury British marque could cut around 1,000 jobs in the UK, a quarter of its workforce, as it is impacted by declining sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ECCO’s net sales up 3.8% in 2019

Published: April 16, 2020

The Danish tanner, shoe manufacturer and retailer posted revenue of €1,360 million (+3.8%) in 2019 from €1,309 million in 2018.

Puma’s sourcing not severely impacted by coronavirus

Published: March 12, 2020

The international sportswear manufacturer has provided an update on its activities since the COVID-19 outbreak.

Burberry continues to build on full leather collections

Published: May 17, 2019

For the year ended March 30, 2019, the British fashion label posted a +2% increase in revenue (excluding Beauty wholesale), but retail sales have remained flat.

Bangladesh leather sector impacted by U.S. – China trade war

Published: April 29, 2019

China has allegedly reduced hide imports from Bangladesh, while some key buyers are said to have switched to cheaper leather alternatives.

Tannery specialised in footwear goes bankrupt

Published: March 27, 2019

At the height of its success, the 165-year-old tannery supplied leather to brands such as lbano, Jarman, Cardinals, Hush Puppies, Calzarte and Glove.

Argentina’s footwear sector remains in crisis

Published: March 28, 2017

Representatives from Argentina’s footwear sector have qualified the crisis as “very serious”, and point to the 4,500 job losses and 2,500 job suspensions in the past year.

Russian beef production expected to decline in 2017

Published: March 17, 2017

New report forecasts a drop in Russia’s beef production in 2017 as cattle numbers decline and dairy farms are impacted by a lack of development funds.