manufacturers

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.

Pakistani leather delegates head to Indonesia

Published: November 28, 2022

A delegation of leather industry stakeholders from Pakistan have joined National Productivity Organization CEO Muhammad Alamgir Chaudhry to visit Indonesia.

Car manufacturers driving voluntary disinformation, says UNIC

Published: October 21, 2022

Fulvia Bacchi, General Manager of UNIC, the Italian tanners’ association, has accused automotive manufacturers of “voluntary and instrumental disinformation”.

Chinese leather industry maintains growth

Published: August 15, 2022

The Chinese leather industry has registered “stable revenue expansion” in the first half of 2022, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Bangladesh plans closures to cope with power crisis

Published: August 11, 2022

Bangladesh State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has announced plans for new waves of closures to cope with the ongoing power crisis.

More than 1,000 manufacturers now LWG certified

Published: July 18, 2022

The Leather Working Group (LWG) has announced that more than 1,000 leather manufacturers have now obtained LWG certification.

Footwear manufacturers seek cut in local value addition

Published: May 24, 2022

Footwear producers in Bangladesh are reportedly seeking a cut to 20% for the limit of local value addition to leather products.

Pakistan Mega Leather Show 2022 opens in Lahore

Published: January 28, 2022

The Pakistan Mega Leather Show (PMLS) 2022 trade fair has begun at Lahore Expo Centre, running from January 28-30.

Omicron causing production delays for Italian brands

Published: January 13, 2022

Rising cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have caused production delays and even factory shutdowns for fashion brands and leather goods manufacturers in Italy, Glossy reports.

How the LWG is driving improvement across the leather supply chain

Published: December 1, 2021

At the upcoming ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain digital forum on December 16, the Leather Working Group (LWG) will detail its efforts to drive sustainable change in the leather industry with a focus on the automotive industry.