Losses grow for Spinnova as operations ramp up
Finnish textile company Spinnova has announced its financial results for the first half of the 2023 fiscal year, when revenue grew by 15.5% to €8.82 million. Read More...
PRINT & DIGITAL
Tannery owners take CEPT issues into their own hands
Tannery owners, frustrated with the faulty central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar, have taken steps to set up ETPs on their own to meet international requirements. Read More...
Thinking beyond climate mitigation to adaptation
Eastern African raw materials (hides and skins) provide a major part of the over 20 billion sq ft of leather produced annually. However, they could be an early casualty of climate change, writes Mike Redwood. Read More...
Leather industry urged to take advantage of AfCFTA
The Zimbabwean government has urged the leather industry to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Read More...
Gucci launches Circular Hub for Italian luxury industry
Gucci, with the support of parent company Kering, has announced the launch of Circular Hub, an “open innovation platform” for circular product development in the Italian luxury industry. Read More...
Dr Martens to launch deadstock collection
Footwear brand Dr Martens has announced a new collection which will reuse materials from deadstock products. Read More...
Calls for better waste management and hide storage at Savar
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries’ (FBCCI) President, Md Jashim Uddin, has said that an international standard Central Waste Treatment Plant (CETP) is necessary for the development of the leather sector in Bangladesh.
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We must stay focused on ESG investments
Mike Redwood discusses the need for the global leather supply chain to continue investments in ESG despite rising costs.
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Podcast: Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology
Tom Hogarth, ILM Deputy Editor, is joined for this episode by Stella Massaro, Environmental Engineer at Italian leather drying and conditioning machinery specialist Cartigliano, to discuss the company’s new EFT Dryer technology.
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Machinery provided to improve cleanliness of Korangi leather cluster
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have provided modern equipment to support an improvement in the cleanliness and solid waste disposal around the Korangi leather cluster.
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