information

Leather UK announces labelling initiative for leather goods

Published: January 10, 2023

Leather UK has announced the “Leather for Life” Swing Tag Project, a labelling initiative for British made leather goods.

Steady growth for Chinese leather industry through October

Published: December 5, 2022

The leather industry in China has registered stable growth from January to October 2022, according to the latest information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Report highlights issues in leather supply chain transparency

Published: November 10, 2022

The ‘Shine a light on leather’ report from the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) has highlighted a series of issues relating to transparency in the leather supply chain.

Do we have the right information on livestock?

ILM Contributor Published: August 3, 2022

Mike Redwood looks at the vital connection between leather and livestock, and whether we have the information we need on the livestock industry.

Bangladesh to create digital worker database

Published: June 30, 2022

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) has announced that it will create a digital database of workers from both formal and informal sectors.

New info hub for Simac Tanning Tech

Published: March 7, 2022

The Italian association of manufacturers of technologies for footwear, leather goods and tannery machinery (Assomac) has created a new information hub for the Simac Tanning Tech event.

World Footwear survey concludes industry is optimistic

Published: November 25, 2021

The most recent edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey, conducted during the month of October, has assessed an “uplifting picture of recovery in the first semester of 2021”.

New Assomac image and European mark

Published: September 27, 2021

The Italian association of leather, footwear and leather goods machinery manufacturers, Assomac has rebranded and been recognised with a European collective mark.

Tandy Leather fined for faulty inventory tracking

Published: July 23, 2021

The Texas-based retailer and wholesaler distributor of a broad product line, which includes leather goods and leatherworking tools, along with its former CEO, have been charged with using a faulty inventory tracking system, resulting in inaccurate information being included in its financial statements.

Real time data generation from Systemhaus

Published: May 4, 2021

Brazil based machinery software provider Systemhaus has launched its Antara System, developed to meet the multitude of demands from the leather making sector.