PETA ASKS THE BIG INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS TO INCLUDE SYNTHETIC MATERIALS IN THEIR DICTIONARIES UNDER THE HEADING “LEATHER”. LA CONCERIA REPLIES INVITING ITS READERS TO THE MOBILIZATION. THE BATTLE OVER THE CORRECTNESS OF TERMS IS A WAR OF CIVILIZATION. RADICAL VEG DO NOT TRANSFORM THEIR MARKETING INTO LAW. THE CASES OF BONDED AND FUR
Figure trends are not so outstandingly good as the ones of other French brands, but they are remarkable anyway. In fact, in 2018 early months Hermès’s sales increased by 3,1% (+11% at fixed rates of exchange), therefore leading the overall turnover up to 1,39 billion euros. Thanks to such revenues, the group’s performance went beyond […]
Yesterday TFL inaugurated their new Global Fashion Center in Castelfranco di Sotto (Pisa, Tuscany). The multinational corporation, which offers chemicals for the leather industry, announced the opening as the beginning “of a new age”. “This area will become our footwear and leather goods world center – pointed out Giuseppe Procopio (Head Manager Finishing Central and […]
The message is clear, even more than figures (which are very positive): business around interiors (not just for cars, but also for all means of transport) is bound to expand considerably as long as it is ready to develop “constant points of convergence and synergies” with innovation. Such is the message coming from Lear’s quarterly […]
Talking about a very topical issue, namely cattle traceability across the overall leather industry. As reported by Leatherbiz portal, there is currently a lot of debate about that in Uruguay, amongst other countries. For the records, Alberto Gonzàlez Buceta (in the picture, taken from elobservador.com.uy), chief executive officer of Frigorìfico Las Piedras, made a speech […]
ILM to reschedule exhibition not to be simultaneous with Gallery Shoes. On the agenda in February 2019, the leather goods fair held in Offenbach, Germany, twice a year, will take place a few days ahead of its usual scheduling to avoid concurrence with another exhibition, namely Gallery Shoes, in Düsseldorf. Next year ILM will kick […]
Starting from today, Versace are launching, in the United States, Chain Reaction (on the left), their new sneakers collection designed in collaboration with rapper 2 Chainz. Sale price is going to be 920 dollars a pair. On the one hand, customers may find the models on display in the company’s shop windows at SoHo – […]
Let’s say thanks to the luxury vehicles growing business, whose turnover moved from 10% up to 13%. Most of all, let’s say thanks to the great performance achieved by crossover models: in fact, the interiors of 53% of them are upholstered with leather. Actually, in the United States leather has been remarkably affecting the automotive […]
Faurecia are celebrating their great performance. The French group, a global player in the automotive sector, expanded their business in 2018 early quarter, as revenues coming from sales increased by 9,3% (4,3 billion euros), achieving a good performance in all countries and divisions. The Seating department, which drives 42% of the overall turnover, increased, in […]
In the years to come leather will be sustainable, in the manufacturing processes, lighter, to enable cars to lower their emissions, connected and provided with new solutions to ensure its color and cleanliness endurance. Such are the distinguishing features, according to Stahl, of prospective leather for the next car interiors. We are not just talking […]
Readiness to liaise and mutually collaborate, with regard to market trends and provisions, looking at communication as well. UNIC (Italian Tanners Association) headed for Paris to participate in the Member’s Meeting (which took place on April 24-26) promoted by ICDA, International Chromium Development Association. Since 1984, ICDA, a worldwide organization, have been “representing, supporting and […]
Last 17 April Eurofins Scientific Multinational Corporation announced, through their CPT (Consumer Product Testing) division, the buyout of BLC Leather Technology Centre, a British laboratory dedicated to chemical tests for the leather industry. In doing so, Eurofins Scientific, headquartered in Luxembourg and currently running over 400 labs located in 44 countries, have reinforced their portfolio […]
It is a matter of priorities. One of them is customer security, for example. LVMH group have presented Louis Vuitton Echo, a tracker (10 centimeters long, its current selling price is 250 euros) that can be placed in your luggage and subsequently connected to your smartphone app. In doing so, customer will be able to […]
Soft suede upholstery, vintage styled seats, décor accessories have a common denominator: elegance. Designers do not choose leather just by chance. It is no coincidence that several brands (many of which coming from the fashion system) made use of it for their décor creations presented at Salone del Mobile Milano (the edition is about to […]
A lot of leather is around, yet the exhibition has not been on fire. Such are the first ambivalent messages sent by High Point Market, the US décor and upholstery fair that takes place in North Carolina twice a year. Let’s talk about materials to begin with: at the fair, started on April 14 and […]
Very good news for the leather industry. Yesterday the Steering Committee, in charge of the experimental phase of the PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) project, supported by European Commission, along with some representatives of the member countries’ governments and other parties, approved jointly the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) suggested by Cotance (the European Confederation […]
CHINA, YEAR 2018: THE TRANSITION CONTINUES. THE LOCAL LEATHER VALUE CHAIN CHANGES AND IMPOSES A NEW APPROACH TO THE INTERNATIONAL ONE. OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN (ESPECIALLY FOR LUXURY), BUT CUSTOMERS ARE NO LONGER HOW THEY USED TO BE, AS RISKS. FROM APLF HONG KONG NO SURPRISES, BUT CONFIRMATIONS ONLY
“Words are important”. Unbelievably, such is the beginning of the petition submitted by PETA to ask publishers worldwide to amend their dictionaries and therefore include in the definition of “leather” synthetic fabrics that aim to copy leather itself. Yet we use the same strategy to respond to the animal-rights association and remind them that their […]
In the Paris headquarters, they are in high spirits, as they make it clear in their self-assured releases: “We went beyond analysts forecast”. In fact, LVMH 2018 first quarter has been impressively grand: turnover went up by 13%, as revenues reached nearly 11 billion euros. Some representatives of the French group’s board stress the fact […]
Gearing up for the event, more than one year ahead of it. The upcoming edition, namely the fourth one, of the World Leather Congress, the international tanners meeting, will take place in New York on July 16, 2019. Leather Industries of America (LIA), together with USHSLA (the US Hide and Leather Association) and with the […]
