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Roll the dice Depending on when you pin the origin, we are now more than nine months into the biggest health and economic disaster the world has known in a century. Sam Setter uses this Limeblast...
When it all comes together M Fakhrul Alam, author of The Science of Leather Manufacture, examines the state of play for the Bangladeshi leather industry and how Qurbani aligns with LWG practices.
On the level In this edited extract, AD Ballantyne and SJ Davis of the Institute of Creative Leather Technology (ICLT), University of Northampton, look at modelling the charge across pH...
Getting back to work Tanneries are set to keep investments on sustainability regardless of Covid-19. Sabrina Auler reports on why the industry believes clear manufacturing and fair trading are still...
Industry, resilience and sustainability In a sector that stands to benefit greatly from the increasing use of digital technology and the implementation of industry 4.0 tools, there is a great opportunity to...
Hide nor hair Leather International presents edited extracts from ‘A novel preservation-cum-unhairing process for sustainable leather manufacturing: an unconventional approach in leather making’ by...
Complaints department As we reach a mid-point in the Covid-19 pandemic, with lockdowns being lifted across the world, it is still a long way to go before operations resume even a shade of normality. Sam...
Some distance to go There is no new normal yet, but tough choices are being made across the entire sector as governments and industry discuss the next phase of the pandemic. Sam Setter’s Limeblast looks...
Identity Crisis Leather International presents edited extracts from ‘False positives II – chlorophenols identification towards hplcdad-Ms analysis compared to ISO 17070:2015 technique’ by Gustavo...
Always be prepared The impact of the coronavirus has been felt globally, and across all sectors, with leather being no exception. With a stuttered recovery having only just begun before the pandemic...
Pillars of society In the first part of our discussion with Stahl on its latest ESG report and developments that appeared in the last issue, we focused on responsible chemistry. In this, the...
View from the US by Vera Dordick From the hide market perspective, the resulting disappearance of demand drove hide prices down further. In the US market, however, sliding prices came to a halt when...
Make the Call At a sombre time for the industry, Sam Setter takes stock in his latest Limeblast and examines the path forward for the industry, but that’s not to say he isn’t prepared to once...
Easy as ESG At the end of March, Stahl released its 2019 report on ‘Environment, Social & Governance’ (ESG). As the report underlines Stahl’s commitment to driving sustainability and...
Hair and hide Hair and hide Leather International presents edited extracts from ‘Fine hair on American bovine leathers’ by Dr Luis Zugno and Andreas Rhein, which provides an evaluation of the fine...
View from the US The global Covid-19 pandemic took hold in many countries during the month of March and resulted in nations going under lockdown with all but essential industry operations suspended....
APLF interview - Questions on state of China Leather Industry for Mr Li Yizhong, chairman of the CLIA With the coronavirus pandemic having been brought under control in China, APLF thought that it was an opportune time to find out exactly what is the current state of China’s...
Ship out: learning from the past 2018 might seem like an eternity ago, but considering the scope of detail the Conseil National du Cuir (CNC), France’s national leather industry body, went through to come up with...
The fair challenge With an industry disrupted, Sam Setter tackles the effects of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on trade fairs and travel across the globe in this latest Limeblast.
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