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RCI welcomes EU sustainability policies

Published: July 19, 2022

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has welcomed several policy dossiers promoting sustainability initiatives in Europe.

A better future for cities should involve leather artisans

Published: May 31, 2022

Mike Redwood discusses the possibilities that can be found for makers in a post-Covid landscape with emptier cities and a WFH focus.

Leather Tattoo from Feltre

Published: December 16, 2021

Traceability in the leather value chain is one area where tannery machinery makers such as Feltre have been developing new innovations during the pandemic and it remains a hot topic in the marketplace.

Leather UK releases its collection of the UK’s most exciting leather makers and creators

Published: July 23, 2021

Leather UK, the trade body for the UK leather industry, has launched The Art of Leather, its first showcase of what it considers to be the most exciting leather makers and creators working in the UK today. It is available here or here.

Time to think and act positively

Published: March 17, 2021

Some years ago now, a leather industry friend of mine with whom I first worked in the early 1970s, sent me a package of small material samples with a suggestion that I meet and offer to help the founder. I arrived at the London Royal College of Art, meeting with founder of Ananas Anam, the makers of Piñatex.

Workshop explores facilitating legal succession of EU family businesses

Published: October 29, 2020

During the online workshop, legal and fiscal experts shared their expertise in an attempt to guide policy makers at regional and national level in Europe.

Fighting fake news and lazy reporting about the leather industry

Published: September 27, 2019

Lately, and all too frequently, it has become commonplace for mainstream as well as social media reports to lay into the leather industry, elements of its supply chain and processes, or the wider meat sector as a whole. Leather is under attack, and leather makers and finished goods producers are increasingly on the backfoot, having to constantly defend themselves and their industry from mistruths and negative, anti-leather propaganda.

One 4 Leather website goes live

Published: August 20, 2019

One 4 Leather, the stakeholder group made up of some leading automotive leather makers as well as leather chemical makers Stahl and TFL has launched a new website to inform the automotive supply chain and consumers about the benefits of leather interiors and the responsible manufacturing practices used in the automotive leather segment.

Tanners already have all the sustainability tools to advance

Published: September 13, 2018

Hans van Haarst, CEO of Netherlands based global leather chemical makers, Smit & zoon says that the tanning industry has all the tools and technologies it needs to move forward and advance in the future. He made the comments while addressing the “Tannery 2030” conference in Shanghai on August 28.

Leather cutting at the Automotive Interiors show

Published: June 7, 2018

Automated leather cutting and embossing equipment makers were among the exhibitors at the Automotive Interiors show in Stuttgart this week. The fair took place June 5-7 at the Stuttgart Messe.