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Discover the innovations on show in Milan in 2023

Published: September 14, 2023

ILM has produced a special, free-to-download, 28-page editorial supplement for the 2023 editions of the Simac Tanning Tech and Lineapelle shows, taking place in Milan next week. Read More...

Wolverine Worldwide to launch PFAS cleanup plan

Published: January 12, 2023

Wolverine Worldwide is moving forward with a plan to clean up perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the Rogue River in Michigan.

Wolverine to divest leather business due to low profits

Published: December 9, 2022

Wolverine Worldwide has announced its plans to divest or license Wolverine Leathers and Keds due to low profits.

RLSD: Designers encouraged to think about slow fashion

Published: November 4, 2022

As well as the overall winner of Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition 2022, in association with ArtsThread, several other category award winners were announced at the awards party in London on November 2.

Biofinishing system launched at Lineapelle

Published: September 28, 2022

Backed by brands such as Chanel, biotechnology company Evolved By Nature has innovated a new natural finish for leather using its proprietary Activated Silk technology.

An overview of CHT’s wax emulsions

Published: August 23, 2022

The CHT Group is a medium-sized global player for specialty chemicals and active worldwide in development, production and sales.

Four new products from Trumpler

Published: August 23, 2022

Trumpler is excited to announce the addition of four products to its range of sustainable leather chemicals.

Sisecam’s eco-friendly Ecol-tan

Published: August 17, 2022

Ecol-tan is a basic chromium sulphate providing higher chrome exhaustion rates and an ecological solution with its pickle-free chrome tanning process.

Wolverine reports record revenue for Q2

Published: August 11, 2022

Wolverine Worldwide has reported its financial results for the second quarter of the 2022 financial year, which ended July 2.

Podcast: The responsibility of the leather sector in the Amazon biome

Published: July 25, 2022

In this deforestation-focused episode of the ILM podcast, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth brings you three articles from ILM’s May/June 2022 print/digital issue around leather’s role in solving the problem, including expert insights from Mauricio Bauer and Gert van der Bijl.