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Leather Naturally seeks new Management Board member

Published: February 5, 2021

Leather Naturally is looking for a Promotion Team Leader for its Management Board, who will be responsible for the promotion of the association and its mission.

Italian family-owned tanneries looking for capital partner

Published: December 10, 2019

The two tanning Groups based in Tuscany are said to be looking for a partner that “can add value” to the business.

Final speaker programme for Munich auto leather event

Published: May 16, 2019

Some of the world’s leading tanners in the automotive leather segment will introduce new innovations and technologies as well as the latest in environmental stewardship at the upcoming ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain conference in Munich on May 21. The conference will conclude with a discussion panel.

Leather Naturally reaches fund raising goal

Published: April 1, 2019

The Leather Naturally initiative announced it has reached the US$1.5 million fundraising goal to launch a global campaign to promote the use of leather.

Microfibres and natural fibres

Published: March 25, 2019

I do not know of a single tannery-owned website which states the reasons why genuine leather is a better product than faux, synthetic, mushroom, vegan, PU, pineapple, microfibre or all the other materials looking to replace the real thing. Yet, the manufacturers of all these materials are actively gunning against leather in their marketing.

Recruitment: Regional Technical Manager – Leather BU, China, LANXESS

Published: July 20, 2018

Global leather chemical supplier, LANXESS is looking to recruit a Regional Technical Manager for the Leather Business Unit at its Changzhou facility in mainland China.

Recruitment: European tannery looking for a beamhouse technician

Published: October 25, 2017

Due to its growing activities, a western European tannery active in the production and trading of wet-blue and wet-white hides, and calfskins focused on the leather goods, footwear upper, furniture upholstery and the automotive industries is looking for a beamhouse technician.

Can the leather industry learn from its past mistakes?

Published: August 24, 2017

This time next week I should be writing from the World Leather Congress (WLC) in Shanghai, which means that for many of us the holiday period is over and we are looking forward to being pitched back into the maelstrom of the leather industry. I will be talking briefly about how marketing has evolved and how the volatility around us means that it is harder to pre-determine marketing strategies and most top marketers now develop programmes that are suited to being adapted as they go along.

JBS Couros excluded from any asset sale

Published: August 7, 2017

JBS has issued a statement to ILM which confirms that the company is not looking to sell its hides and leather Division, JBS Couros as part of its current sale of assets.

Bentley explores alternatives to leather

Published: May 16, 2017

The luxury automotive manufacturer is said to be studying the use of alternate, environmentally-friendly materials for its car interiors.