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Sudan government criticised for leather industry neglect

Published: January 11, 2023

Experts speaking at the Nyala Trade and Investment Fair in Sudan have criticised the government for its neglect of the country’s leather industry.

Nona Source opens UK showroom

Published: May 12, 2022

LVMH material resale platform Nona Source has opened its first UK showroom at The Mills Fabrica in London.

Nervous Lineapelle for Turkish leathermakers

Published: February 28, 2022

A source in the Turkish leather industry has reported that Lineapelle was a stronger event for the sector than expected, but tensions are high with the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

LVMH launches the first online resale platform for fashion and leather materials

Published: April 28, 2021

LVMH has launched Nona Source, the first online resale platform for “re-sourcing” materials from the group’s Fashion & Leather Goods Maisons. Designed by LVMH’s in-house experts Marie Falguera, Romain Brabo and Anne Prieur du Perray, Nona Source supports the group’s environmental strategy by rethinking sourcing and supporting the circular economy. It is incubated by LVMH’s DARE (Disrupt, Act, Risk to be an Entrepreneur) programme to accelerate innovative solutions.

Tax break demanded to keep the leather sector globally competitive

Published: March 29, 2021

The Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has requested the reduction of corporate income tax and source tax on export at a pre-budget discussion with the National Board of Revenue on March 28, 2021.

RM Williams to exclusively source leather from Australia

Published: December 18, 2020

The Australian leather footwear and apparel brand is reportedly planning to source its leathers from Australia only, and no longer from countries such as France or New Zealand.

Transparency in the supply chain is not merely a box to tick

Published: November 18, 2020

Traceability has become a major new theme of doing business in many spheres. Apart from the complexity of split leathers, following hides and skins back to source should not be impossible.

Ferragamo raises prices to compensate for Covid-19 impact

Published: July 17, 2020

The Italian luxury goods company has reportedly raised its prices for a number of its products by 5 to 7% in order to offset a fall in revenues and profits resulting from a slump in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon fires hitting farms and killing animals

Published: September 13, 2019

The blazes have reached various properties in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, destroying crops and killing cattle.

Australia’s cow hides and sheepskin exports reach all-time low

Published: July 29, 2019

Part of the raw material could be discarded or buried as exporters face rising stockpiles due to lack of demand and growing competition from leather alternatives for the production of finished goods.