The industrial district is still to be completed, the characteristics of the materials aren’t high-quality enough, and investors run away. A dangerous situation, filled with duties and (low) quality, are paralyzing the leather segment in Kenya. As explained by the theeastafrican.co.ke, “the industry entered a crisis after China began drastically cutting imports of semi-finished leather […]
Seven generations. But now the long journey of the Wright tanning dynasty seems destined to stop. Anthony Wright is a tanner, owner of Barrhead Kid Company. He is the grandson and son of tanners. It represents the seventh generation at the helm of the family business, originally born in England, but then moved to Scotland. […]
A thematic journey. After having explored the otherworldly realms in the last three years with Dante’s Divine Comedy, Micam 89 leaves for Wonderland and begins a journey through the fairytale’s atmospheres. Geographies of the footwear fair are not just imaginary. Pending the Milanese appointment (Fieramilano Rho, February 16-19), the fair agency announces the launch of […]
Here we are. The Italian stock exchange will present at Mipel the collections for Autumn Winter 2020/2021. It get strong to this appointment (Fieramilano Rho, February 16-19) with more than positive 2019 preliminary results. In the first 10 months of the year, according to the analyses of Centro Studi di Confindustria Moda for Assopellettieri, exports […]
The Italian bag, the excellence of Made in Italy and leather are synonymous. The three polos, our local leather goods, craftsmanship and materials are united by a common thread: quality. Although it should be clear to everyone, it is not. For this reason, Assopellettieri defends the value of leather from ignorance and detractors. There are...
In short, the theme is “supply chain sustainability”. UNIC – Italian Tanneries spoke about it last October at Lineapelle by organising a seminar that went sold out. So that so that it left the need to return to those arguments on the table, developing them from a new point of view. UNIC double, therefore, and […]
We announced, on February 5th, the likely “announcement” by the Cabinet. On February 7th, we are sure this “publication” will be made. The legislative decree protecting real leather, from the unfair competition of other materials, has passed and will be voted on, by the pertinent Commissions of both House and Senate, within the next 60 […]
No diga cuero si es plàstico. In other words: Don’t call it leather if its plastic. That’s the “statement” made by Argentina’s tanners, as they decided to begin “a contrasting campaign against the improper use” of the word “leather”. The Cámara Industrial de las Manufacturas del Cuero y Afines (CIMA) is working on a legislative proposal […]
Stahl is supporting Kanpur in going greener. The Dutch multinational active in the chemicals’ industry opened its Center of Excellence this past February 7th. The Center is dedicated to technologies that can support India’s tanneries in their quest to become greener. The site is located in the Uttar Pradesh district, and is part of a […]
The winners of the Young Leather Scientist Awards 2020 have been announced. The IULTCS (International Union of Leather Technlogists and Chemists Societies) executive committee has published the names of the researchers that won the prize assigned by the entity for “the study of new technology to treat leather”. Three awards were given. The first for “basic […]
Tapestry are going to be in the trenches in the next six months. Due to Coronavirus outbreak, the US group’s sales will expectedly decrease by 200 to 250 million dollars by the end of June. Why? Because in China a vast majority of stores will shut down. Tapestry made such forecast while making public, at […]
A comeback to “in house” production. To revamp men’s footwear. Retail sales. Such are the ambitious plans of Sergio Rossi’s top management. Not to mention, on top of those, digital experience and sustainability, among others. Riccardo Sciutto, former manager at Hogan, has been tackling all these issues since April 2016, when he first took office...
“Health security of our customers and staff remains the top priority”. Therefore, it is on this assumption that APLF moves the fair to June 1-3, 2020: the caution imposed by the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic is put before the needs of the show. Following up on an already ventilated possibility, Informa Markets, the company that organises […]
Quite a noteworthy accomplishment: in 2019, Ferrari sold over 10,000 cars. More specifically, cars delivered to customers increased by 9.5% compared to 9,251 units sold in 2018. Such boost drove consequently a nearly symmetric increase in revenues, which amounted to 3.7 billion euros. This performance, assured the company’s top managers, is not going to affect […]
Lamborghini and Principe run together. The celebrated car company and Italian leather goods have signed a licence agreement whose aim is to develop, manufacture and distribute a new line of leather products. The name given to their collection is Leather Goods and Travel Collection: it will be available for sale from next spring onwards. Lamborghini […]
Lineapelle is coming to town while setting the Questione di Pelle exhibition project. It is on the agenda in Milan, on February 19-29, at the Spazio Lineapelle (Lineapelle Space), located at Palazzo Gorani, near the Milan Stock Exchange. They are going to exhibit some unique pieces, designed by style master Gianfranco Ferrè, alongside some works […]
No wonder blazes have been affecting Australia’s livestock and farming industry: in fact, fires are actually hitting the meat industry. According to estimates, cattle slaughtering is going to drop by 15%. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) provided such estimates, which refer to the current year. According to the Australian institute, throughout 2020 slaughtered livestock units […]
There is plenty in all of this to understand that the sea of sustainability, in addition to being very insidious, cannot continue to be shaken (only) by the extremism of a “no”. To persevere in highlighting the un-sustainability of others (true or presumed), it's just smoke in the eyes. It would be better to enter a new dimension, recognising the concreteness of certain continuous improvement programs (those of Italian leather, for example) and seriously roll up their sleeves.
No to diesel, leather, fur, plastic and industrialized agricultural practices. The search for easy solutions has pushed everyone off the road. All have lost sight of the most important values: for industries, of course, but most of all for society. Which ones? The concreteness of the offers and the coherence of results
Those that are “concretely green” within the tanning industry have been analyzed and talked about in the 16th edition of UNIC - Italian Tanners’ Sustainability Report. They are aligned with the directives from the 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development by the United Nations. Meaning they are aligned with the SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
