The leather industry cannot be held in any way responsible for fires in the Amazon rainforest, and for two reasons. First of all, because leather is only a by-product of zootechny. And second, because – at this very moment of the market – nobody in Brazil would benefit economically by setting fire to a rainforest […]
A slight growth for made-in-Germany footwear in the first semester. But, meanwhile, operators showed concern for their future while at their Gallery Shoes’ stands in Düsseldorf (September 1-3). During the usual closing press conference, BDSE (Federal Association of the German Footwear Retail Trade) and HDS/L (Federal Association of German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry), spoke of Germany’s...
Luxury leather goods brand Delvaux inaugurated its museum in Brussels on September 2nd, inside former military barracks occupied by the brand since 1994. Today, in the same building that houses the museum, at number 7 of Boulevard Louis Schmidt, are the study of design and the atelier of the brand. The exhibition, designed by Bob […]
English-speaking media have been realizing that something weird is going on in the fashion materials market: on the one hand leather, on the other hand its synthetic alternatives. It is no coincidence, perhaps, that Bloomberg, Fortune and The Independent all focused on the topic during August 2019. The analysis carried out by all of them […]
Nuuwai, a leather goods German brand, will be allowed to keep talking about its own accessories in terms of “apple leather” products: in other words, they are still entitled to use such term, “leather”, despite the fact that their materials have nothing to do with animal skin. Such was the ruling delivered, on August 20, […]
One 4 Leather, promoted by a group of 13 players in the leather industry, is a web portal that provides proper and correct information about leather for automotive. It is now online. “While the world is changing, everyone is more aware of the effects brought by consumptions and product choices – announced the promoters of...
Moving from Hollywood stars’ skin to Lamborghini seat leather. Dr. Woo, a cult tattoo artist based in Los Angeles, is renowned for his peculiar ability to pattern his own art after the personality of people who will wear his tattoos forever on their skin. That is why Lamborghini appointed him to make their Huracán EVO […]
When it comes to Hyundai cars, you take everything of them. The Korean car manufacturing company started a partnership with Zero+Maria Cornejo brand. The aim of such cooperation is to develop articles of clothing based on the concept of creative recycling. Whilst achieving the project, they have already carried out a collection made of 15 […]
VF Corp confirmed their decision to suspend purchasing Brazilian leather. In fact, as previously disclosed by Fernando Bello, CICB executive president, the US holding company, which is in control over a few brands, such as Timberland and Wrangler, has been demanding guarantees from suppliers about their product environmental sustainability. The statement As reported by Reuters […]
Last May, over 170 footwear players sent a letter to US President Donald Trump. Yesterday, over 200 companies signed one more letter to ask President Trump to remove 15% customs duty, which will enter into force on September 1, applied on a few footwear product categories made in China. Likewise, they also urged the White […]
Bangladeshi tanneries, meanwhile accused by their suppliers of running into big current debts, will soon benefit from an additional billionaire fund, allocated by Bangladesh government. In fact, last Tuesday they launched 17 new actions to revamp domestic trade of hides and leather products: the government is going to allocate five billion dollars, from present until […]
President Jair Bolsonaro himself had to make an announcement to remove all doubt. He posted his comment on Twitter: “Export (of leather, editor’s note) keeps working regularly”. Nevertheless, a real media storm has been hitting Brazil’s leather tanning industry. In fact, Folha de Sao Paulo first made public the news about 18 brands (most of […]
Another high-profile acquisition on Italian leather. Investment fund NB Renaissance Partners has purchased the majority of Trissino-based Rino Mastrotto Group. There had been chatter for a while, which has been confirmed now, just a few weeks after confirmation that Tuscan tannery Samanta was bought by French group Chanel. The operation After months spent negotiating terms […]
CHANEL can’t stop making purchases. After the acquisition of Tuscan tannery Samanta, which took place this past July, the French luxury brand has allegedly closed another buyout. In this instance, Chanel has put its sight – according to local news sources – on the French tannery Degermann. French story Degermann is a company founded in the XVI […]
This is the type of news that makes a lot of noise. Lanxess sold its business unit tied to the production of chromium to Chinese company Brother Entersprises. The announcement was made by the German company that produces chemicals, on August 12th, even though the proper go ahead will be given once the anti-trust authority […]
France’s leather industry looks to the future. It does so with Cuir Invest. The fund is managed by Paris-based Société Internationale du Cuir (SIC SA), in collaboration with Auriga Partners. Budget: between 100,000 and 500,000 euro. The mission: to invest in startups focused on the world of leather. Note: French startups, but also those of other countries. How many and how The […]
The ban is no longer temporary for Kazahkstan’s export of raw hides. The Asian country’s government is working to make the ban definitive, while the law until now, since January 2018, had to be renewed every six months. Duration: 5 years. Objective: to encourage, read local newspapers, local operators to increment internal production. Conclusion: not […]
The two large Brazilian meat producers are in good health. JBS and Marfrig both had very positive performances in the second quarter of 2019: both sales and profits taking flight, to push revenue up. JBS’s record JBS closed the 2nd quarter of the year with a record-high EBITDA: about 1.25 billion USD. Net sales, that […]
Climate, biodiversity, oceans. These are the three objectives chosen by the 32 signees of the Fashion Pact, the joint agreement and action plan that will lead fashion towards sustainability (the official full document can be downloaded here). The document, presented during the Biarritz’s G7 meeting (August 24th-26th), was crafted mainly by François-Henry Pinault, Kering’s CEO, […]
First things first, a warning, because this is a pretty long piece. So, make yourself comfortable before starting to read it. Second, the reason why this text is so articulate, is that between the end of July and the first half of August, while we were closed, many brands published their semester’s financial results. In...
