8 May 2017 Eco-leather does not exist. In Brazil, the CICB fights against fakes. Stores blitz and brands under investigation
8 May 2017 Atom Group and Germany: “We want to become leaders in the country.” Renovated site in Pirmasens and major projects
2 May 2017 Raw Material and Brexit. Environmentalists: “London must forbid the export of live animals”
2 May 2017 India: Two dead in a Kanpur tannery for toxic gas exhalations. Raw material, meanwhile, is scarce
2 May 2017 Pakistan leather area: export is losing business. Between July 2016 and February 2017 it lost 6.3%
26 Apr 2017 Fewer purchases of shoes (-1%) and accessories (-7%) in the USA. NPD raises the alarm: “People are showing less interest in fashion”
26 Apr 2017 The CDH fund is buying Belle International and saving the company from crisis: it’s the biggest ever buyout of a Hong Kong consumer company
26 Apr 2017 The Chinese who make Ivanka Trump’s shoes are doubling their presence in Africa. Following Ethiopia they are to invest 1.5 billion dollars in Nigeria
26 Apr 2017 “We’re suffering, but not too badly.” Leather sector exports in Beijing have fallen slightly in the first two months of 2017: turnover has increased by 5.6%
18 Apr 2017 In March, Brazil exported more leather than in the first quarter of 2016. CICB: “One of the best results in recent years”
18 Apr 2017 For the Spanish slaughtering sector, the worst is behind: 2016 confirms the previous year’s results. Brake bull and calf
18 Apr 2017 China Retail: the great crisis of shoe vendors continues. After Belle, Daphne and Saturday Shoes close down
10 Apr 2017 For the Natuzzi Group, 2016 registers a plunge in sales by 6.4%. The US performs well, London less so
10 Apr 2017 India, Uttar Pradesh legal slaughterhouses not up to standard are set for closure. Leather price rise
3 Apr 2017 The World Loves German Manufacture According To Forbes. Uniqueness And design remain Italian prerogatives
