Lineapelle94: the future is now. There we go with the presentation of LP Innovation Square, the incubator for the leather sector to com

The goal is challenging and, at the same time, necessary. By using a polished language, we might say that Lineapelle opens a window to the future. It’s much more than that though. Lineapelle, a global scale event, focuses, as usual, on pragmatism, while being fully aware of its leadership and, subsequently, of its specific responsibilities, […]

Tanning processes and chemicals: tomorrow, at Lineapelle94, focus on chrome and more. Free admittance: better be there

Let’s make it crystal clear right now: either we talk about it today, giving out widespread, clear and open-minded information, or we run the risk of creating misunderstandings and disruptions, both in and out of the leather industry, which might be harmful for everybody: “Unfortunately, a number of partial and misleading information keep spreading across […]

Focus on business trends at Lineapelle94: the Economic Department hands out figures about 2017 turnover

Throughout 2017 Italian tanning industry has been dealing with instability, as good performances, achieved by leather goods, automotive and upholstery, have been counterbalanced by dull accomplishments, especially in the fashion and footwear sectors. Considering the turnover trends, developed by Lineapelle’s Economic Department, medium-large bovine hides increased by 2%, whereas small skins dropped by 3%. Sheep […]

Optimism and sustainability at Simac Tanning Tech: 300 exhibitors (increasing in number) coming from 19 countries

Simac Tanning Tech 2018 (the international exhibition of machinery and technologies for footwear, leather goods and tanning industries) is about to kick off at Fieramilano Rho, simultaneously with Lineapelle94 and next to its halls, in an optimistic mood: exhibitors, who now amount to 300, have increased, while the exhibiting area extends across more than 18,000 […]

Simac Tanning Tech spotlights the Targa Verde (“Green Plate”) project as “an innovative tool to assess efficiency and sustainability”

Today, at Simac Tanning Tech Lounge, the dedicated venue for the meetings with foreign delegations, Assomac presented the Targa Verde (“Green Plate”) project, “a distinctive element” that aims to provide manufacturers and machinery users with useful tips, thus “reaffirming – points out the association of Italian technology for tanning, leather goods and footwear industries – […]

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IT PARADES FROM PARIS AND NEW YORK RUNWAYS TO FLORENCE AND MILAN EXHIBITIONS. SAME GOES FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY TRADE FAIRS AND ASIAN FASHION TRENDS. THE BRANDS’ MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS AND THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE EVIDENCE OF THAT. IT DRIVES NEW EXHIBITION EVENTS. LEATHER ACCESSORIES ARE A MUST-HAVE, FOR MEN TOO. THE BAG STAR TWINKLES MORE AND MORE UP IN THE FASHION SKY

Rwanda’s government forms a task force to upgrade the leather industry, while focusing on efficiency, technology and sustainability

To safeguard environment, to reduce operating costs, to implement new standards such as water and energy saving and a new operational configuration of factories, to remove hazardous chemicals from the tanning processes. Such are some of the aims of the task force, formed by Rwanda’s government four agencies to upgrade, in the next 7 years, […]

IILF sends comforting messages for Indian leather, though tanneries close in Tamil Nadu and unauthorized slaughterhouses come up

All things considered, they are satisfied. In fact, India International Leather Fair, on its 33rd edition, has been sending comforting messages, over the three-day-long exhibition, for the leather industry prospective business. As reported by the Sauer Report, such positive trend is mainly driven by the tanning raw material prices, which are stable and rising in […]