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PrimeAsia launches new collections under Responsibly Raised

Published: June 23, 2022

PrimeAsia has launched two new leather collections under its Responsibly Raised program for the outdoor and athletic lifestyle footwear industries.

LHTBI lunch raises money to help fight poverty

Published: May 23, 2022

The annual Leather and Hide Trades’ Benevolent Institute (LHTBI) charity lunch took place in London on May 19 after a two-year break due to the pandemic.

Kering invests in so-called lab-grown leather company

Published: May 5, 2022

Kering has joined other investors in supporting VitroLabs, a company which wants to build and scale what it calls the world’s first pilot production of cell cultivated leather.

PrimeAsia expands its Responsibly Sourced programme

Published: November 11, 2020

The international tanning Group said this new phase of the ‘Responsibly Raised’ programme will offer more flexibility in hide sourcing all the while ensuring best environmental practices on the farm level.

PrimeAsia promotes its Responsibly Raised raw material initiative

Published: June 16, 2020

The international tanning Group is launching a series of videos and interviews providing a look into its newly released Responsibly Raised raw material initiative and its continued contribution to sustainable procurement and manufacturing practices.

Traceability at the heart of PrimeAsia’s new collection

Published: February 14, 2020

The new Autumn/Winter 2021 collection of the international tanning Group brings a new concept aimed at promoting best practices in the supply chain, the Responsibly Raised Initiative.

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).

Clarks wins legal case against former CEO

Published: October 8, 2019

The British footwear retailer and manufacturer has won its legal battle against former CEO Mike Shearwood, who claimed unfair dismissal.

Clarks in legal battle with former CEO

Published: October 4, 2019

Mike Shearwood, former Chief Executive of the British footwear manufacturer and retailer, claims unfair dismissal.

India raises duty on footwear imports

Published: October 8, 2018

The Indian government has raised duties on imports of several “non-essential” items in a move aimed at halting the decline of the rupee and narrowing the trade imbalance.