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Mastrotto meets with brands on sustainability

Published: July 22, 2022

Arzignano-headquartered leather maker Gruppo Mastrotto sat down recently with global brands Jimmy Choo, Versace and AKU to focus on sustainability.

Cotance presents circularity gift to EU Climate Commissioner

Published: December 15, 2021

On December 7, Frans Timmermans, European Commissioner for Climate and the European Green Deal, visited a meat and dairy farm in the Walloon region of Belgium, where he was presented with a gift by Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano, Secretary General of Cotance.

VGCT presents annual awards

Published: June 10, 2021

The German Leather Technician and Chemists Society, VGCT (Verein für Gerberei-Chemie und Technik), presented its annual awards during a hybrid version of the FILK Leather Days conference on June 9. The main annual award was presented posthumously.

Pittards Ethiopia wins award for good practice

Published: September 25, 2020

The UK headquartered tanner and leather goods producer has won an award instituted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Revenue in 2019, which highlights good practice and loyalty in tax payment.

Freiberg Leather Days abstracts available to download

Published: June 19, 2020

In spite of the June event being cancelled, the organisers of Freiberg Leather Days have made some of the abstracts, which were scheduled to be presented during the event, available to download.

IILF attracts over 15,000 visitors

Published: March 5, 2020

The organisers of the Chennai based trade show aimed at the leather supply chain said over 15,000 business visitors attended the three-day event, which was held on January 31 – February 2.

16 tanneries to showcase at Inspiramais

Published: January 10, 2020

To be held in São Paulo, Brazil on January 14 -15, the Brazilian fashion and design event will host 16 tanneries.

Tanners need to open minds to wider thinking

Published: December 4, 2019

The move by Heller Leather to link with Bolt Threads, the owner of MYLO, will come as a shock to many passionate tanners who hate the marketing approach of the new materials being presented as replacements for leather.

Brazil’s CSCB presented at UN Convention in Rio

Published: September 17, 2019

The Brazilian Leather Certification of Sustainability (CSCB) was presented at the Second International Convention on Trade and Voluntary Sustainability Standards organised by the United Nations in Rio de Janeiro on September 16-18.

The honest truth about leather

Published: August 19, 2019

Agha Saiddain, Marketing Director of Pakistan based tanners, Royal Leather Industries located in Lahore and the current Chairman of the Pakistan Tanners’ Association (PTA) Central section, has presented his thoughts to ILM around some of the untruths and misconceptions around leather and leather products in the current market. He urges the tanning industry to work together to fight on common ground.