Someone said that Chinese buyers were actively playing, just for precaution though: in other words, they were up to shopping today rather than doing it tomorrow, at higher prices perhaps. Somebody else closed the stand while confirming his early feelings: one of them, for example, was Iacopo Ceccatelli, from Incas Tuscan tannery: “Even though we […]
Due to high costs, fashion players are heading out towards other Far East countries; in addition, several Chinese small and mid-sized enterprises are about to face a heavy crisis. At the beginning of March, during the joint meetings of the Consultative Political Conference of Chinese people (CPPCC) and the people’s national assembly (NPC), China’s political […]
The socks model, a sports shoe with soft fabric upper, will soon be no longer fashionable: Jon Clark, chief executive officer of PrimeAsia leather tanning group, is quite sure about that. As reported by LeatherBiz portal, he made it public at the latest APLF edition, during an open meeting with Yves Morin, formerly president of […]
In the USA, they are remarkably increasing in number. In Italy, still they are not that well known, yet they might become popular in a short while: as evidence of it, think about the experience of Milanese Jacopo De Carli, which we told about in the issue n.1, 2019, of our new monthly magazine. We […]
Obuv Mir Kozhi, which is about to kick off in Moscow tomorrow, is likely to turn out to be very complicated, owing to difficulties that are affecting Italy’s exports towards the Russian market. Over 200 footwear and leather goods companies, coming from 13 countries, are going to exhibit their winter collections during the fair, on […]
US Toms shoes come over to Europe along with their charity plans. Founded in Los Angeles in 2006, Tomorrow Shoes have traditionally looked at “customers who want to match their shopping with charity and help”. How can they do it? It is very simple: any time Toms sell a pair of shoes, they give one […]
Some concepts, such as social inclusivity, occupational rehabilitation, charity, are starting to get closer to the leather tanning industry. In Brazil as well. More specifically, focus on the Unidad 28 Magdalena, a jail that is part of the Servicio Penitenciario Bonaerense (SPB). Here they are currently running a leather goods laboratory: over the last years, […]
On March 31, after running for 165 years, Curtiembre Talca will shut down forever. The owners of the tannery, located in the Chilean small town of the same name, informed the Job Inspectorate that the company’s spaces themselves are for sale. When Curtiembre Talca reached the peak in its history, it hired even 200 employees; […]
APLF Hong Kong has cut the finish line of its 35th edition by hosting 813 exhibitors from 23 different countries, and with the knowledge that, as explained by the fair’s director Michael Duck, “2018 has been a year characterized by deep changes for the leather industry, due to a multitude of reasons”. Which ones? The […]
Leather’s daily life. Leather in daily’s life. Leather as the focus of one for the most importantfashion capitals in the world. Taking advantage of the opening of APLF, the fourth edition of World Leather Congress was officially presented in Hong Kong. The American associations LIA (Leather Industries of America) and USHSLA (US Hide and Leather Association), under the ICTumbrella (International Council […]
Faster. More connected, more digital. Welcome to the Era of Agility (Agility in Action). Explaining how, how much and why the international chain of the footwear industry is changing direction on a path of no-return, is Global Footwear Executive Summit, organized by FDRA (Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America) which took place in Hong Kong...
The key word is “sharing” and concerns the strong identity of Italian leather: its excellence. Sharing as an act of mutuality which, in the specific case we are talking about, calls into question Lineapelle and the very precise target that it wanted to involve: the Korean market. The two-days of the event named #sharinginnovation, two […]
The conclusions of a complex 2018. The possible developments of 2019, which doesn’t seem to be destined to be the year that cancels doubts and concerns. The annual ICT (International Council of Tanners) convention took place today in Hong Kong, and it created a round table at which all the main tanning associations of the […]
The French leather chain exports goods worth 11,7 billion euro in 2018 (+10%). Foreign purchases, on the other hand, lose 8% (10.7 billion): for the first time, the French balance of trade for the segment is positive. What changed? Internal demand was down at the same time that consumers turned to less expensive goods, while […]
A tool to photograph the social and environmental commitment of the European tanning industry, as well as to trace the progress made from 2012 to date. The path to get to the second edition of the European Social and Environmental Report, a program funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Cotance, the association that […]
The Vietnamese tanning industry expands and, in some measure, involves Italy in the process. On March 8th, 2019, the PrimeAsia group inauguarated its new production site located in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in the south of the country, where high-end machinery manufactured by Officine di Cartigliano, Erretre, Bauce, Huni e Feltre were installed, with […]
“Parma calfskin has arrived as far as Washington”. It is with pride and amazement that the owners of Conceria Incas (Castelfranco di Sotto) tell how their finest leather was chosen by the White House to bind precious books, invitations and caskets. The Parma article, a certified and registered product, entered the White House a few […]
Gruppo Finco, based in Bassano del Grappa (near Vicenza) invests in the United Kingdom. The enterprise, tied to Sace Simest, the Italian export and innovation cluster connected to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, tanning holding based in Veneto managed by Bernardo Finco, has obtained financing to renew the technology inside HH tannery. The business is based […]
In India the revenge of the “untouchables” goes through leather. The Chamar community, formed by the last in the Hindu social pyramid, gathers the workers of the leather supply chain. Basically, the employees of tanneries or the producers of items such as bags and shoes: the upper castes do not get their hands dirty with […]
“2018 turned out to be positive, yet 2019 will go even better”. Mark Langer, chief executive officer of Hugo Boss, is optimistic about the future, considering 2018 rewarding financial statements. At the end of the past year, global revenues amounted to 2,196 billion euros (+2% compared to 2017 at current rates of exchange, +4% at […]
