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India’s leather industry: providing employment to the poor India’s colossal population represents a near-bottomless human resource, but poverty and a lack of education are endemic. Dr Swarna V Kanth and B Kanimozhi of the CSIR-Central...
New York leather trends for autumn/winter Two marquee events in the leather show calendar descend on New York this summer. Leather International looks forward to getting a preview of the autumn/winter trends at Première...
The Indonesian leather and footwear expo The 2017 edition of the Indonesian international exhibition on leather and footwear products, machinery and manufacturing technology, known as Indo Leather & Footwear Expo (ILF),...
Bio-fabricated leather Leather has always had to compete with synthetic substitutes, but a new process that enables the creation of bespoke-grown materials is unlike anything seen before. Leather...
TFL’s new leather trends in colour TFL’s new colour trend catalogue for autumn/winter 2018–19 reveals the latest trends for leather garments, footwear, accessories and upholstery, dividing them into ‘wearing’ and...
The evolving European leather industry Cotance and IndustriAll Trade Union’s final ‘Leather is my Job’ conference took place in June in the heartland of the Spanish tanning industry. Leather International reports on the...
Don Ohsman’s view on the North American hide and steer market
The North American hide market continued to drift lower during most of May, but steer prices began to stabilise in the last part of the month. Additionally, Chinese demand for...
Factors affecting global leather A premium final product requires top-notch raw materials, but a market in a state of flux has made for an uncertain and occasionally fractious relationship between slaughterhouses...
A stronger constitution - the Confindustria Moda The Confindustria Moda, which was announced in March, aims to bring Italy’s textile, clothing and fashion trade associations under a single, unified body that will be able to...
Driving ambition – leather in the digital age Leading suppliers, OEMs and automotive firms gathered at Lectra’s headquarters outside Bordeaux and Leather International was on hand to find out how the leather sector is evolving in...
Don Ohsman’s view from the US - May 2017 The latest leather market news and views stateside.
Rich potential - Leatherworld Middle East The third outing for Leatherworld Middle East attracted a somewhat diminished crowd but displayed the makings of a worthwhile addition to the luxury sector’s event calendar....
The real deal – inside Italy’s ICEC Sabrina Frontini, director of Italy’s Institute of Quality Certification for the leather sector (ICEC), explains how the leather sector’s only specialist certification body is...
Extracts from the Hidenet World Report Country-by-country analysis from Hidenet.
The great and the good – the 120th SLTC international conference The Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists (SLTC) held its 120th international conference in April at the University of Northampton. Leather International reports on a...
Indo the future - Indo Leather & Footwear Expo 2017 Indo Leather & Footwear Expo 2017 takes place in the Indonesian capital on 18–20 May and the event’s organisers hope that a resurgent manufacturing sector will help it realise...
Back in the game – the Brazilian leather market Despite the corruption scandal that emerged in March regarding its meat industry, Brazil is still attracting a stream of foreign direct investment. Leather International considers...
Probiotics for sustainable leather – sustainable alternatives Since the introduction of industrial processing, relatively few innovations have taken place in tanneries to adequately address sustainability. A recent study by Proviera’s...
Don Ohsman’s view from the US – March 2017 Hidenet's Don Ohsman looks at the latest market trends stateside.
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