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Armonatural: ultra-low aldehyde leather

Published: April 8, 2022

Henan Prosper has launched an unprecedented ultra-low aldehyde product, making the EU Standards for Baby Products even better.

Transport leaders demand supply chain security

Published: October 5, 2021

In an open letter published by the International Chamber of Shipping, associations and corporate leaders from throughout the global transport industry have come together to call for governments to ensure the free movement of transport workers, end travel bans and remove restrictions that continue to impact the industry.

Who are your customers now?

Published: July 12, 2021

What do your customers look like? More significantly, who will they be and how will they behave after the world escapes the incarceration created by the pandemic?

Coronavirus disrupts a tentative recovery

Published: August 12, 2020

The outbreak of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, is probably the single biggest topic of discussion in our industry right now. It was certainly on everyone’s mind at the IILF in Chennai and Lineapelle in Milan, not least due to the postponement of the APLF fair in Hong Kong, a key date on the industry calendar, from the end of March to June, which further emphasises the severity of the current situation.

Ecco wins Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award for DriTan technology

Published: February 25, 2020

The leading global footwear brand and leather maker has been recognised in U.S. tradeshow Outdoor Retailer’s Innovation Awards for its DriTan technology and achievements in innovation and sustainability.

APLF could be postponed

Published: February 5, 2020

The organisers of the Asia Pacific Leather Fair (APLF) said they are considering contingency plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

APLF monitors Coronavirus outbreak

Published: January 30, 2020

The organisers of the Asian Pacific Leather Fair (APLF), to be held in Hong Kong March 31 – April 2, have published a statement on the Coronavirus outbreak as cases top 7,000.

Greenpeace calls for 50% drop in world meat and dairy consumption

Published: March 9, 2018

A recent report published by global non-governmental environmental organisation, Greenpeace, says world meat and dairy production as well as consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris Agreement on track.

Nothing to excess

Published: November 3, 2015

Sadly, classical education is rather overlooked these days, but anyone who had done no more than embark on a brief journey into classical scholarship will have learned the simple term "nothing to excess" which was inscribed along the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Inspired by Spartan culture it is a maxim whose brevity and directness was praised by Plato.

WHO links red meat consumption to cancer

Published: October 28, 2015

The WHO's (World Health Organisation) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report yesterday (October 26) linking the consumption of red meat to pancreatic and prostate cancers.