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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.
The hunt for red microba SM Grace, ML Patchett and GE Norris from the School of Fundamental Sciences at Massey University in New Zealand discuss their search for red ‘microba’ – specifically, the...
View from the EU There’s a European area that seems to have become a most irresistible attraction for investments, especially related to the leather economy. But this time it’s not in a low-cost...
View from the US After starting the year in a much more optimistic state, the outlook for the hide market became murkier with the arrival of the prolonged Coronavirus crisis. In the third week...
New figures released by LHCA New findings from the LHCA show the environmental costs of using synthetics, mostly made from plastics and other non-renewable sources, as opposed to real leather in finished consumer goods.
From the field to finished product CTC’s Thierry Poncet, head of leather and sustainable development divisions, and Cedric Vigier, the company’s innovation manager, discuss the four steps needed for increased...
Go green with biotechnology With sustainability front of mind for all industries, including our own, Leather International presents presentation highlights from JY Liu and G Holmes of the New Zealand Leather...
View from the EU Gianni Russo has entered the last phase of his presidency of UNIC-Concerie Italiane. It was a longer than expected presidency – five years as opposed to the traditional four since...
View from the US The US hide market started 2020 just as it ended the previous year – fully steady. Through the end of the year, packer remained well sold, although a few weeks of low sales...
Back to the farm After a hiatus, Sam Setter has returned with a fresh wake-up call for the industry as he pens another Limeblast. This comeback comes complete as a one-two punch as he sets his sights...
Wave of the future Jinwei Zhang and Wuyong Chen, leather technicians from Sichuan University, and Carmen Gaidau from Bucharest’s National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather...
On the horizon Leather chemicals manufacturer Stahl is set to launch a new beamhouse and tanning portfolio. Known as Stahl BeTan, it further underlines the group’s ‘responsible chemistry’ ethos at...
View from the EU The performance of the European calf market, particularly in Italy and France, constitutes a welcome piece of good news for the beleaguered international tanning industry. Andrea...
Fair winds Inspiration, sustainability, emotional intelligence, future innovations – just some of the themes of the 97th edition of the ever-popular Lineapelle trade fair, which attracted more...
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