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NILEST criticised over proposed tannery placement

Published: January 4, 2023

The Oodua Youth Parliament has criticised the decision of the Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) to site a proposed tannery in Daura.

IULTCS members call for reassessment of EU REACH restrictions

Published: September 2, 2022

Members of the IULTCS, in collaboration with FILK, Stahl and TFL, have prepared a document to request a reassessment of proposed REACH restrictions.

ICT appeals to EU to reconsider new REACH restrictions

Published: August 8, 2022

The International Council of Tanners (ICT) has asked the European Union (EU) to think twice before adopting new REACH restrictions.

Everything you need to know about bisphenols

Published: February 1, 2022

Bisphenols come in several varieties and are used in different industries, including the leather industry. Recently, Germany sounded the alarm on bisphenols. It has proposed to restrict the use (and formation) of bisphenols including BPS and BPF in general, and BPA in particular. Royal Smit & Zoon looks at its implications for the leather industry.

EU proposed law to ban imports linked to deforestation includes leather

Published: November 18, 2021

The European Commission has proposed a law which would prevent the import of goods to European Union (EU) countries linked to deforestation, by requiring companies to prove their global supply chains are not contributing to the problem.

EU Commission plans to class glutaraldehyde as a substance of very high concern

Published: March 12, 2021

Leather UK has warned that the European Commission intends to press ahead with a proposal to add glutaraldehyde to the REACH Directive list of substances of very high concern (SVHC), which includes its use in tanning chemicals.

Leather UK warns of EU’s 3mg/kg limit for CrVI in leather

Published: June 26, 2020

The European Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) has published its draft opinion on the proposed Skin Sensitisers Regulation, noting the responses to the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) consultation.

U.S. footwear sector call to freeze duty

Published: March 11, 2020

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has estimated that duties on footwear would increase costs at the cash register by nearly US$12 billion in 2020.

An update on chromium (VI) in leather methodology

Published: October 25, 2019

The issue of chromium(VI) in leather has been debated for many years, but its significance has recently been raised due to newly proposed European legislation. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed (12/4/19 – Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal for a Restriction Substance Name(s): Skin Sensitising Substances) that the limit should be lowered from its current 3 ppm limit to 1 ppm, so that the leather industry is in line with the textile industry. While the textile industry uses little chromium, mainly in dyestuffs, the leather industry faces detecting 1 ppm of chromium(VI) in a background of 20,000-40,000 ppm of chromium(III).

Bangladesh sets leather export target at US$1.06 billion

Published: June 25, 2019

The government of Bangladesh is to set an overall export target for fiscal 2020 at US$44.40 billion, representing a 6.76% growth target in total export earnings.