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Ivan Belloni signs agreement with Mona Industry

Published: January 30, 2023

Ivan Belloni Hides & Skins has signed a commercial agreement with Mona Industry for the distribution of leather in Europe.

LHCA signs Memorandum of Understanding with World Wildlife Fund

Published: September 10, 2021

The Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ahead of collaborating on environment-focused initiatives for the U.S. leather industry.

U.S. auto industry shows signs of recovery

Published: October 7, 2020

The U.S. auto industry is reported to have shown signs of recovery in the third quarter, with strong demand for trucks and sport-utility vehicles.

Digital platforms set to aid recovery of Indian leather sector

Published: July 31, 2020

The India Council for Leather Exports (CLE) is organising virtual leather fairs, exhibitions and b2b-meetings in various countries with support of Indian Embassies in a bid to aid and facilitate the recovery of India’s leather sector, which has been badly affected by the Coronavirus crisis but is said to be showing good signs of revival.

Changing supply chains in the leather industry

Published: December 11, 2019

China has just instructed all its government organisations not only to buy Chinese software and computers, but to remove foreign ones. It is one of the clearest signs yet that the tariff battles initiated by the U.S. are set to leave a legacy long after any change in administrations in both or either countries.

EU signs trade deal with Vietnam

Published: July 2, 2019

Signed in Hanoi on June 30, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will reduce tariffs on 99% of goods over a period of ten years, and is expected to improve the competitiveness of Vietnam’s leather sector, among others.

VF Corp signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

Published: May 3, 2019

VF Corp, owner of the Timberland and Vans brands, has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action as part of its commitment to global climate advocacy and engagement.

Positive signs for Australian beef exports

Published: August 16, 2017

The Australian beef sector has shown the first signs of export growth in July 2017 after facing two difficult years.

No export growth for Pakistan’s leather sector

Published: March 28, 2017

Despite the availability of the zero-rating incentive agreed by Pakistan’s government, the country’s top five exporting sectors, including leather, have not showed signs of export growth.

Brazil’s footwear exports show signs of recovery

Published: December 17, 2015

Favoured by the strong dollar, Brazilian footwear exports show signs of economic recovery as competitive prices and value added products have pushed sales up in countries such as the U.S and Argentina.