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Scottish Leather Group wins aviation seating contract in China

Published: December 7, 2021

The Scotland-based leather manufacturing group has secured a new contract to supply aviation seat covers to an airline in China.

JBS says way forward is more beef, less land

Published: October 21, 2020

Speaking during a panel discussion on October 16, the CEO of the Brazil headquartered meat processing giant said they could guarantee that 100% of the Group’s direct suppliers do not deforest the Amazon.

Vietnam surpasses India in footwear export earnings

Published: December 4, 2019

As the third biggest footwear producer in the world, Vietnam produced nearly 1.2 billion pairs of shoes in 2018, a 130% increase in ten years.

New tannery to be set up in Kenya

Published: November 20, 2019

The government of the Kiambu County, situated to the north of the capital Nairobi, said the revival of the leather industry is a priority and it is currently sourcing for 50 acres of land to build a leather complex.

U.S. footwear manufacturers see Vietnam as a temporary fix

Published: July 29, 2019

Despite the trade war with the U.S. and rising wages, China’s availability of raw materials and skilled labour mean that it could still remain a key sourcing country for U.S. footwear manufacturers in the next few years.

JBS USA to develop global sustainability programme

Published: March 6, 2019

The meat processing giant said it is in talks with its Brazilian division to launch a global sustainability initiative.

Australian meat sector targets carbon neutral by 2030

Published: November 23, 2017

Speaking during the annual meeting of Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) on November 22, Managing Director Richard Norton said Australia’s red meat industry can be carbon neutral by 2030.

Leather has a good future in the automotive segment

Published: April 21, 2017

A panel consisting of automotive Tier-1 suppliers, an automotive industry consultant and an OEM have confirmed that in their opinion leather has a strong future in automotive interiors. Representatives were speaking during a panel discussion at Lectra’s automotive leather event in Cestas near Bordeaux on April 19.

Two new member countries join Cotance

Published: June 15, 2016

Cotance, the Brussels based Confederation of European Tanners’ Associations, has announced two new member countries following a member country meeting in Freiberg, Germany, on June 14.

An Indian problem

Published: December 9, 2015

At the successful IULTCS meetings just finished in Brazil, a conscious effort was made to stop speakers using careless terms like "synthetic" leather or "toxic" chromium which fall somewhere on a scale between illegal and deliberately dishonest.