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Sheepskin shoe brand taps into high-end segment

Published: January 17, 2019

After two decades operating in the mid-price range, the manufacturer has launched a new premium brand, produced in Mexico.

Strong rupee affecting India’s leather exports

Published: August 21, 2017

The appreciation of India’s national currency is raising concerns among the stakeholders of the country’s leather industry, which is estimated to have lost 10-15% of competitiveness over the past two years due to currency exchange rates alone.

Last few places for Sustainability conference

Published: March 28, 2016

With only a handful of places remaining for the Hong Kong conference on March 31, 2016, BLC Leather Technology Centre and APLF are looking forward to welcoming delegates from around the world for the Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain conference.

Few places left for Sustainability Conference

Published: November 27, 2015

Only a handful of places now remain for the ‘Leather & Sustainability in Retail’ conference to be held on December 9, 2015 in London.

Consequences of pollution in the tanning industry

Published: May 13, 2015

Looking back, in many places tannery pollution existed. But times change and it is no longer present. However, in many other places it is still a problem. Now we see that parts of Asia are now tackling the horrible side effects of leather making. But the pollution problem is not only in Asia. It extends into parts of the Middle East, Latin America and across Africa. Much of which is still largely unknown, but I have eye witnessed it myself over the years.

The Split Report

Published: January 28, 2015

August and September were very interesting for the global tanning industry. We moved from August, a very calm month because of the European summer holidays, to a September that was full of trade fairs this year. As we have highlighted on several previous occasions, fairs are not important places to do direct business, instead they can be defined as meeting points where trends, the mood of the market and new ideas are displayed and discussed.

Shift of tanning in Asia

Published: July 10, 2014

Looking at wages, which are now so much lower in most Asian countries compared with China. Also, I notice that more and more shoe production is increasingly moving out of China and looking at the attractive possibilities that the China-Asean Free Trade Agreement offers places such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia etc.