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ICHSLTA elects officers at Annual General Meeting

Published: September 8, 2023

The International Council of Hides, Skins, and Leather Traders Association (ICHSLTA) elected new officers at its 94th Annual General Meeting at the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) in Shanghai on August 29, 2023. Read More...

SLF rolls out Partner Profiles and QR codes

Published: August 8, 2022

The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) has added dynamically linked Partner Profiles and QR codes to its offering.

400,000 hides collected on Eid but traders concerned about prices

Published: July 11, 2022

Around 400,000 pieces of raw hide have been collected on Eid day, but hide traders are unhappy with low prices.

Hide traders demand outstanding payments before Eid

Published: June 29, 2022

Hide and skin traders in Bangladesh are demanding that tannery owners pay them outstanding bills before Eid-ul-Azha.

Central rawhide storage facility for Savar

Published: October 26, 2021

A Savar taskforce has decided to establish a central storage facility in the tanning complex to “ensure fair prices and quality as well as proper management of rawhides and skins”.

Eid saw Chattogram raw material traders buy at low prices

Published: August 31, 2021

Raw materials and leather traders in the port city of Chattogram sold raw materials worth Tk 20 crore (US$2.3 million) during and after Eid-ul-Azha in July.

Small rawhide traders in trouble

Published: August 9, 2021

Small-scale rawhide traders in Bangladesh are currently unable to sell salt-cured hides at expected prices due to influential traders seeking to slow the pace of purchases, The Daily Star reports.

Indian Eid celebrations result in hide and skin dumping

Published: July 26, 2021

Following the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations across Kashmir in Northern India, there has been a sharp decline in the collection of raw hides and skins, as people were seen dumping them along roadsides and water bodies in the Indian valley. Usually, they are collected from households by seasonal traders and madrasa/orphanages, who sell the hides which then get tanned.

Largest livestock market re-opens after insecurity closure

Published: July 22, 2021

Kenya’s largest livestock market was closed following the killing of security personnel in January 2021, but livestock trading in the Nginyang market, Tiaty subcounty, Baringo, has returned after the closure.

Global leather industry states position on leather alternatives

Published: July 16, 2021

A group of organisations representing the global leather industry including the International Council of Tanners’ (ICT), Cotance (the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community), Leather Naturally and ICHSLTA (the International Council of Hides, Skins and Leather Traders’ Associations) have issued a joint statement around the growing use of alternative materials that are marketed against genuine leather.