France’s leather business: in the first six months total exports increased by 8%. Footwear going slightly better than bags, leather declining

CNC is the Conseil National du Cuir (the Leather National Council), the French confederation that gathers and represents, in France, “9,400 companies and 130,000 workers, currently employed in the industry of leather, tanning, footwear, leather goods, gloves manufacturing and supply”. The whole business or so. In the past days they made public a report over […]

Italian leather industry presents its labour achievements: on-the-job injuries, in tanneries, have dropped by 57.2% in the last 15 years

Players, alongside several factors, made such accomplishment feasible. First and foremost, Italian tanners drove this achievement thanks to their consistent and painstaking commitment. In addition to that, on-the-job safety also hangs on risk assessment tools, training courses addressed at workers, compliance with stricter regulations. Not to mention, as well, the valuable action taken by UNIC […]

Cotance presented the latest OiRA updates in Brussels: “A complimentary tool for risk assessment in tanneries”

That’s a tool that enables tanneries to carry out a self-evaluation about risks in their own manufacturing plants. Such project will help companies detect and pinpoint critical situations and, at the same time, plan appropriate action to work them out. Thanks to this service, stakeholders will be provided with fully detailed information about accomplishments that […]

In tanneries safety is “a priority and a key point”. Cotance presents the outcomes of due diligence

89.4% of tanneries and social parties, which have been interviewed, consider health and safety in tanneries to be a priority in the industry. The first outcome of “due diligence for healthy workplaces in tanneries”, carried out by Cotance, the European confederation of leather tanning associations, and IndustriALL, a trade union platform (supported by European Union […]

50 Colombian companies, based in San Benito leather district, have been closed due to unauthorized sewage discharge

Fifty Colombian businesses, including tanneries and leather manufacturing companies, located in San Benito tanning district, to the South of Bogotá, have been provisionally closed. As reported by local press, the companies, which have undergone the closing measure, were not legally authorized to discharge solid waste and liquid sewage from the plants placed in the district, […]

Cotance to present in Brussels, on October 9, Due Diligence for Healthy Workplaces in the Tanning Industry

The meeting is scheduled in Brussels, on October 9. Cotance, the European confederation of leather tanning associations, is going to make public the outcomes of Due Diligence for Healthy Workplaces in the Tanning Industry. They carried out the project from November 2017 till January 2018, in cooperation with IndustriaALL-Europe, while complying with the European Community […]

Spain’s leather industry trend in the first six-month period: export of finished and semi-finished products goes up, but raw material declines

In the first six months of 2018 revenues have been increasing, as leather manufacturers earned fifty million euros more. From January till June, Spanish tanners have been exporting finished leather whose overall incomes amounted to 203,7 million euros, that is, +2,9% compared to 2017 same period. Data are provided, on a regular basis, by Madrid […]

Aldo is the first environmental zero impact footwear group, claims South Pole, as they cut down emissions and energy waste

Aldo Group, specialized in footwear and fashion accessories, is the first company in the world being certified neutral as to effects on climate. In other words, it is officially considered to be an environmental zero impact business. The company has been given this award by South Pole, an international consulting agency dedicated to sustainability, which […]

France and leather goods: Maroquinerie Thomas contractor to open a new factory, while Longchamp inaugurate their sixth plant

Aiming to enhance their expansion, they are about to set a million worth investment. Maroquinerie Thomas, a French leather group specialized in high-end leather goods outsourcing, announced they are going to open soon a new manufacturing factory located in Arras. The operation is based on a 6-million-euro investment, which will supposedly create over 250 new […]

Pharrell Williams brand launches his made in Italy sneakers to take on luxury giants

Billionaire Boys Club, a brand founded by pop star Pharrell Williams together with fashion designer Nagao, launched its maiden collection of high-end sneakers. The name of the collection discloses its quality: Icecream Made in Italy. The capsule collection presents three tints, which apply to 30 different models, with leather shoelaces and rubber soles, covered with […]