France’s leather sector recorded a slowdown in foreign trade during the first half of 2026, with imports falling 5% year-on-year to €6.5 billion and exports declining 2% to €9.2 billion. The weaker performance reflects softer demand across several major markets, although results varied significantly between sectors. Read More...
ILM Editor Megan Thomas attended the AQC RSL Working Group meeting, presented by Tibaud Cardis, AQC chemical compliance expert, where the organisation outlined plans to move towards a more targeted, risk-based approach to chemical compliance testing for leather watch bracelets. Read More...
France's leather industry experienced a further contraction in raw hide collection and livestock availability during 2025, according to the latest 2025 Activities Monograph of the Leather Industries, published by the Alliance France Cuir Economic Observatory. Read More...
The French leather, footwear and leather goods sector delivered a mixed performance in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to data published by Alliance France Cuir. Read More...
Karl Flowers, ILM Consultant Technical Editor, argues that unless waste becomes a valuable part of the production production process, its environmental burden becomes unfairly reallocated to the products that enter the commercial market. Read More...
Karl Flowers, ILM Consultant Technical Editor, discusses interchangeability and the “CARE” of leather data. Read More...
The Global Traceability Framework for Beef and Leather has released a suite of digital tools and open-access resources aimed at accelerating interoperable, event-based traceability across the beef and leather sectors. Read More...
Brazil’s exports of hides, skins and leather for January 2026 were worth US$75.5 million, according to data analysed by the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB/Brazilian Leather). Read More...
The French leather, footwear and leather goods sector recorded a mixed performance over January-November 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to data published by Alliance France Cuir. Read More...
Brazil’s exports of hides and skins for December 2025 were worth US$96.2 million, according to data analysed by the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB/Brazilian Leather). Read More...
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