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Chinese tanning industry bounces back in 2023

Published: January 19, 2023

Ian Banks, Editor of theSauerReport, provides another update on China as the country opens up and the leather industry puts the threat of Covid restrictions behind it.

Podcast: ILM News Bulletin January 9, 2023

Published: January 9, 2023

In ILM’s inaugural weekly news bulletin, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth covers the most noteworthy news from the last week.

Spanish leather exports exceed 2019 results

Published: December 5, 2022

According to the latest data from the Dirección General de Aduanas (the General Directorate of Customs), Spanish exports of hides and skins for the first nine months of 2022 have exceeded the pre-pandemic 2019 results.

November was a “disaster” for tanners in China

Published: December 1, 2022

Ian Banks, Editor of theSauerReport, delves into the current situation in China, where the tanning business has been hampered by further Covid-19 restrictions.

Living with slow growth

Mike Redwood Published: November 29, 2022

Mike Redwood discusses the problem of endlessly chasing growth across industries, and how the leather industry can embrace slow growth for success.

European calfskin demand outstrips supply

Published: November 17, 2022

While the general leather market is subdued at the moment one area where demand is outstripping supply is for European calfskins, according to the latest analysis from theSauerReport.

Three-day Covid lockdown begins in Wuji

Published: November 9, 2022

Ian Banks, Editor of theSauerReport, reports on fresh Covid outbreaks in China and the ongoing challenges for tanners.

Stahl on reducing footprint through low-impact raw materials

Published: November 7, 2022

At the upcoming ‘Futureproofing the Leather Supply Chain’ webinar, event sponsor Stahl will discuss how a material carbon footprint can be reduced by choosing low-impact raw materials.

Hide prices are not European tanners’ main cost concern

Published: November 2, 2022

Ian Banks, Editor of theSauerReport, reviews the current situation for European tanners and why there are bigger concerns than current hide and skin prices.

CTC to present automated leather ID system in Milan

Published: September 16, 2022

CTC, the technological institute for the French leather industry, will present its traceability solution, ALIS, at Simac Tanning Tech in Milan, September 20-22.