16 Jan 2018 Chinese police take down network of traffickers, 23,000 tons of raw hides smuggled over 2 years
16 Jan 2018 Russian protectionism proves ineffective, as bovine livestock units decrease and meat import goes up though
18 Dec 2017 8 Indian tanneries are forced to close due to delayed setup of sewage disposal plants. “We just needed more time”
11 Dec 2017 “Tax is still valid, not for split leather though”, as Turkish government amends misprint on wet blue duty
11 Dec 2017 Indian meat industry feels deluded and deceived, as livestock trade ban has not been withdrawn
11 Dec 2017 Tough times for Steinhoff group, as CEO resigns and stocks collapse after investigation into accounting irregularities
4 Dec 2017 US authorities stand up against Mexican tannery, as the river Tijuana is polluted and “looks like Bangladesh”
27 Nov 2017 India to invest 300 million euros in leather, while revising customs duty policy to protect export from Bangladeshi competition
6 Nov 2017 High-end upholstery goes well on US online sales. Maiden Home and their armchairs made with Italian leather
6 Nov 2017 Ethiopian tannery (controlled by the Chinese) at a standstill as 1,700 employees go on strike after a worker had his hand cut off
6 Nov 2017 “We believe in the future of leather goods”: Hermès is planning to open two new factories in France
23 Oct 2017 Kering invests 15 million Euros in exotic leather as they open a new factory at Tannerie de Périers
23 Oct 2017 American customer complains on tv about bonded leather. Leather Research Lab clears up why he is right
23 Oct 2017 Cotance campaign against leather sounding as they urge Brussels “to safeguard leather as much as they protect milk”
