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Lowest beef exports for Australia since 2003

Published: January 16, 2023

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reports that Australian red meat exports performed strongly in 2022, though beef exports are at the lowest total since 2003.

100 reasons to be in Italy this September

Published: September 8, 2022

ILM Content Director Martin Ricker looks at the full and varied calendar of events taking place in Italy this month.

Brazilian footwear export volumes up 57.5% in March

Published: April 12, 2022

Data released by the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados) shows that Brazil exported 13.17 million pairs of footwear in March, up 57.5%.

New law to track cattle suppliers to curb deforestation

Published: June 22, 2021

Brazil, home to the world's largest commercial cattle herd, will propose a new law to track cattle suppliers that sell animals to meat processors such as JBS and Marfrig, as illegal ranching is a key driver of deforestation.

Largest factory for leather making in the Middle East approved

Published: June 16, 2021

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has said on June 14 that the Government has been directed to start building a leather tanning factory, the largest of its kind in the Middle East in terms of size and advanced industrial technology.

India’s Covid-19 wave could cripple its leather industry

Published: May 4, 2021

India’s first Covid-19 lockdown was largely successful in terms of curbing the outbreak of the virus, but the economy was crippled in the process. India now faces a devastating Covid-19 crisis, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reluctant to damage the economy further, CNN Business reports, warning that it may get crushed regardless, which will have devastating effects on India's leather industry.

Faurecia Seating’s joint venture in China officially launched

Published: January 29, 2021

The France headquartered seating and car parts manufacturer has completed the acquisition from DAS Corporation of 50% of their joint venture with BAIC, one of China’s largest automotive manufacturers which has partnerships with Hyundai and Daimler.

World cattle inventory up by 5.45 million head

Published: December 4, 2020

The world cattle inventory in 2020 was reported at 987.5 million head, according to the foreign service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Chanel flagship store in London up for sale

Published: September 22, 2020

Spanning three floors on Bond Street, London, the store was the world's largest Chanel boutique when it opened in 2013.

Tyson Foods launches largest beef transparency programme in the U.S.

Published: September 10, 2020

The U.S. meat processor has announced its programme to verify sustainable beef production practices on more than five million acres of cattle grazing land in the U.S.. This would be the largest known programme of its kind in the country.