Jean Paul Gaultier never “discarded” fur completely. Actually, he might decide to “make use of it” again. Last November, while speaking to France’s national television network, he announced he was saying stop to fur and exotic leather too. Now, a few months later, the fashion designer is taking a backward step to some extent. While […]
The European Union and Vietnam have signed a free trade agreement (EVFTA), which will supposedly enhance the business relationship between the areas. As regards leather industry, Vietnam is a top exporter of shoes and, at the same time, a relevant buyer of finished products. Times It will still take a while before they approve formally […]
The winner is… Vietnam. Most people, perhaps everyone actually, say that the Far East country is the real winner in the trade war between the USA and China: in fact, US manufacturers have relocated, and are still relocating to Vietnam, despite some difficulties, part of their production, formerly carried out in Beijing. Exports are booming […]
Although the free trade agreement, signed between the European Union and Mercosur, did not concern vegetable extracts, the top managers of Unitán, Argentina’s leather tanning supplier, are placing “great expectations” on its effects. Moreover, if the deal, signed between the two free trade areas, also included a specific treatment about vegetable tannins, then “that would […]
Oost Gelre Dutch municipality might reasonably sue Rompa Tanneries once again. In fact, after calling upon the Council of State about stink issues and missing papers, the local administration board has been accusing again the group of being non-compliant. Rompa should have obtained an authorization, which is still missing, by June 28, but deadline has […]
They are working on new biopolymers to soften environmental effects. Which way will they carry out the project? Starting from the reuse of scraps coming from the food farming industry. The Life Biopol project is running at full speed. From 2016 to present: 50 prototypes Spanish Dercosa and Inpelsa, together with Italian Codyeco and ILSA,...
They have recently discovered, in Aquileia’s archaeological site, 100 urns for alum transportation. In the ancient Roman colony, situated in Friuli, archaeologists have been carrying out excavations in the subsoil for nine years. In the last days, while celebrating the anniversary of the city foundation, which dates back to 2,200 years ago, they detected some […]
The rigour of Montblanc nods to streetwear. It is an unusual and unexpected co-lab that between Japanese brand Bape (the extended name is A Bathing Apee) and Montblanc luxury leather goods. Limited edition The limited edition collection is characterised by the typical camouflage print of the Japanese brand. It consists of a thin document case […]
Jean-Pierre Tolo, founder of Supercuir, which later became SIS group, is the new president of the Fédération Française de Maroquinerie (FFM). He will remain in office for 3 years. French leather goods Based on the data presented by FFM, the French sector is composed of 411 companies (of which 90% are SMEs), which employ 21,000 […]
2018 was a challenging year for the global tanning industry, and the United Kingdom was no exception. Export as a whole (finished, semi-finished, and raw hides) were down by 14.9% in value (296.3 million UK pounds) and by -11.9% in volume (over 151,000 tons) on yearly base. At the same time, import fell by 22.5% […]
European Union and Mercosur (the market comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) signed at the end of June, after a long negotiation period, the agreement to liberalize commercial relations. The agreement between the two macro-areas, that already exchange goods worth 88 billion euro (plus 34 billion in services) is finally concluded. Moreover, this deal...
The month of May made a bounce back in performance, moving back on the green end of the scale for export volumes (+31.4%) as well as for the variation of foreign revenue, even if on a smaller scale (+5.6%). Brazil’s tanning segment can finally breathe a sigh of relief. But the situation, as denounced by […]
Renewing export duties on raw hides hurts the national chain. Kenyan operators that met last Saturday for their annual Congress are sure of it. This is too much At the end of the meeting, the president of East Africa Hides and Skins, Karuri Ngige, expressed concerns and perplexity over the 80% duties imposed on imports. […]
Innovation, research, chemicals for tanneries. An ear that pays attention to the market, its needsand concerns. The 35thcongress by IULTCS(The International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies)took place in Dresden from June 25thto June 28th, and had as the main theme the advancing of alternative materials with the fashion and automotive industries. The topic kept the 440 […]
US-based production for US consumers. It’s harder to think of anything more ‘America First’ than this. But the goal here isn’t as much political as it is social. The collection is called Ramparts, and was launched by Wolverine, Michigan-based footwear brand famous for producing work boots (part of Wolverine World Wide). An assist to war […]
Duties imposed on goods manufactured in China will not be sufficient to revive US footwear industry. Far too high costs, scattered know how and very limited occupational staff are affecting US footwear industry. That is why, despite their intentions, a business back shoring in the States would not be feasible. NPR (National Public Radio), a...
Exports are booming. Revenues have been going up. Trade balance assets got firmer. Italian leather goods industry enjoyed a positive trend throughout 2018. Assopellettieri, which held their annual assembly in Milan, on June 26, provided such figures. Seven billion and six hundred million euros The industry turnover reached 7.6 billion euros in 2018, therefore increasing […]
“It was supposed to be my last day in office. Instead, I am going to be the president of the association, for one more year: what a fulfilling experience indeed”. While saying such words, President Gabriella Marchioni Bocca officially opened ASSOMAC annual assembly, which took place today in Vigevano (ASSOMAC is the National Association of […]
“Why vegan leather is not as ethical as you think”. This time they provide a “forensic analysis” from the other side of the Channel, more specifically from the web page of fashion.ie. , an Irish blog fully dedicated to fashion. They assessed the good points in favour of “real” leather and the reasons why the […]
The “Sleeping Beauty”, symbol of the necropolis in the ancient republic of Tyva, the so-called Russian Atlantis, was not a priestess, as they first believed. In fact, looking at treasures in her tomb, researchers believe that she was a sort of leather goods designer, buried with her work tools: several leather shreds and filaments inside […]
