Colombia is fighting illegal tanneries. The government of the Cundinamarca Department has censed leather companies present on its territory. The goal: to understand which ones are respecting the law and thus not polluting the Bogotà river. The findings are concerning. Only 27% of the tanneries are respecting all regulations. The proceedings Cundinamarca’s Regional Autonomous Corporation […]
Longchamp stand up against greenwashing: they highly regard sustainability, which is a distinctive practice of luxury manufacturing, yet they are unwilling to accept slogans. By the way, Longchamp made things clear: “Vegan leather is false”. The French fashion brand makes use of synthetic materials: for the records, they have recently presented a collection of leather […]
Angela Kelly, the Queen’s right-hand woman, announced in her book, “The Other Side of the Coin. The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe”, that Her Majesty would not buy any new furs. Yet, as reported by The Telegraph, Buckingham Palace spokesperson made clear that Queen Elizabeth might keep wearing the furs she currently has; on […]
Elizabeth I used to take gloves as a gift as long as she was certain about leather. The Queen of England (1533-1603) was painstakingly following instructions given by her Secretary of State. In fact, during the tanning process someone might add some poison into the material, warned William Cecil. It is no coincidence that in […]
At Aston Martin, leather is untouchable. The British car manufacturer regains its popularity while gearing up for the launch of two “highly exclusive” models. Both vehicles, a 4-wheel SUV, the first one made by the brand, and a 2-wheel motorbike, one more debut, will have a common denominator. Yes, leather. The motorbike Aston Martin are […]
Neither real estate, nor gold: at Collector Square, bag is a safe-haven asset. It works even better than Government bonds. Nicolas Orlowski, founder of the luxury second-hand sales platform, is sure about that. “Several research projects tell us that such investment is more profitable than a real estate – he points out –. Many bags […]
ICEC are going to fly over to Tokyo Leather Fair to present leather industry certifications. The Italian institute, running since 1994, will hold two workshops at the Toritsu Sangyo Boeki Centre, on December 3 and 5. Presenting certifications One primary goal that brings ICEC to Tokyo Leather fair is to present its own history alongside […]
Perù is investing the future of leather by developing an economic plan for the leather goods and footwear sectors. Lima’s government announced the construction of a ‘Centro de Innovación Productiva y Transferencia Tecnológica’ (CITE) in the Junín region. 3.6 million euro The budget for the project is of about 3.6 million euro. CITEs are “institutes that promote […]
Despite customs duties and dark clouds ahead, some US manufacturers are not going to forsake their Chinese suppliers. Yet, however, they want something in return for their faithfulness. Among others, Weyco footwear group, which are about to revise prices and supply contracts. Weyco currently hold a large portfolio of brands, such as Florsheim, Nunn Bush, […]
On the way to build up the leather district in Agra, it is likely to be downhill from now on (perhaps). Mahendra Nath Pandey, the Indian Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has reassured the footwear industry entrepreneurs. Beyond restrictions India’s government reassurances are about the possibility to overcome a few restrictions, including, […]
Mulberry performs poorly during the semester: Brexit betrayed the brand with its complicated internal market, and the English brand is left to hope for China’s rescue. In fact, it counts on Asia to start growing again. The Loss The British company manufacturer of leather goods and clothes generated a loss before taxes equal to 9.76 […]
“If you want us, you will have to pay more”, Tiffany tells LVMH. The French maison replies: “We are studying it, and soon we will present it to you”. This could be the hypothetical exchange between the two luxury giants. Among which, as we know, “tight” negotiations are underway, that could lead to the sale […]
In France, too, unfortunately, leather goods are going out really fast. “Hundreds of thousands of euros” were stolen in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, in the laboratory producing bags for Hermès. It happened on the night between Thursday, November 7th, and Friday, November 8th. The thieves have cut the fence and covered surveillance cameras with black paint. Then they […]
ICEC goes to Washington. The Leather Area Certification Institute signs a partnership with LHCA, the association that represents US traders of raw materials and tanners. The signing of the agreement between the two parties on November 12th, has an annual value, and provides for the tacit renewal mechanism. The partnership goal If ICEC goes to […]
CIMA calls for protectionism for Argentina‘s leather industry. At the end of October, with the election of Peronist Alberto Fernández at Casa Rosada, Mauricio Macri season ended, a presidency marked by openness to free trade. Now CIMA (Cámara Industrial de Manufacturas del Cuero y Afines) asks the new Executive for protectionism, starting with relations with […]
A fire in Haiti destroyed Cuirs HawTan, one of the largest tanneries in the Caribbean. The flames broke out on Sunday, November 10th, around 7 am, enveloping the entire building that houses the tannery. The report The fire broke out inside the tannery, located in the Mariani district of the Municipality of Carrefour. Alerted by […]
Focus on salt and hair, fat residues and connective tissue, sewage. While dealing with environment safeguard, which is the top priority in current times, Italy’s leather-tanning industry told us about its natural feature, circularity, during Lineapelle 97, which took place on October 2-4. Such value is rather obvious to leather insiders and professionals; conversely, most […]
Domenico Castiello, director of Po.Te.Co. (Polo Tecnologico Conciario, Tanning Technology Hub, based in Santa Croce sull’ Arno), tells us about their support given at the Leather (Re) Cycling Exhibition. They primarily developed a few training projects, internationally acknowledged; on top of that, Po.Te.Co have also been carrying out valuable research on products and by-products recycling […]
Francesco Spennati is the Research & Development supervisor at Consorzio Conciatori Ponte a Egola and Cuoiodepur, a centralised plant, located in San Romano (Pisa), for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. They also handle and recycle sludge for production of fertilizers. Spennati emphasizes that Lineapelle Exhibition proved to be “a great opportunity to put […]
Luciano Falqui is a project manager at Officine di Cartigliano: his company, headquartered in the province of Vicenza, is specialized in the development of machinery and technologies both for tanneries and for the drying of sludge deriving from industrial and municipal sewage treatment. He makes clear that “nowadays technology progress makes the whole leather-tanning process […]
