Search Results for: leather

Tannery
  • 8 May 2017

Confirmed volumes, slightly decline. 2016 export of Italian leather resists despite a challenging economic situation. Sales to the US are still growing

Numbers confirm feelings. Globally, in 2016, Italian leather has maintained its leadership position establishing its market share, resisting a penalising economy and absorbing a drop in the value of its exports. As a result, the export of the finished product remains in line with the 2015 estimates for quantities. However, the value of exports exceeded […]

News
  • 8 May 2017

CLeAR: Brands and Tanneries Define Common Guidelines for Chemical Analysis

The text of the guidelines for the management of chemical analysis and their results was presented to participants in the CLeAR (Confidence in Leather Analysis Results), an initiative launched by spring 2016 From UNIC along with the protagonists of fashion. The document – debated during the meeting scheduled for 3 May at the Milanese National […]

Raw material
  • 8 May 2017

Transparency, origin, franchise: The ICT sets guidelines for purchasing the raw product. ICHSLTA pushes back: ”Agreement No.6 remains valid.”

On March 28, in Hong Kong, the International Council of Tanners approved the new Guidelines for the Acquisition of the First Tannery Material. Among them, there is the report of the actual weight of raw leather instead of estimates; the updating of commercial-standard tolerances to market reality; traceability data of the leather such as, for […]

Raw material
  • 8 May 2017

More efficiency, more supplier controls, less fuel consumption: JBS balances its sustainability efforts 8% drop in water consumption

An increase in efficiency saved 40,000 hectares of woodland from deforestation and increased 11% of supply chain farmers (10,700 out of 70,000) mapped with satellite tools and data provided by government agencies to verify compliance with the criteria for Work of the group. It is the results that Brazil’s JBS, a multinational meat company, is […]

Raw material
  • 2 May 2017

Crawlers and veins. French calf leather is a disaster. “Only 20% of leather is suitable for luxury”. CNC launches an appeal to animal welfare and traceability

The Conseil National du Cuir (CNC) proposed to raise the quality of French calf’s leather. The situation seems critical. During the sixth International Vitello Symposium (organised at La Baule by Interbev on 25 and 26 April), the French organisation explained that “only 15% of the tanning raw material has the necessary quality for the high-end […]

Luxury
  • 2 May 2017

Gucci Revival: + 51.4% for the Kering owned brand. In fist quarter 3.5 billion

An exceptional first quarter. The Kering Group closed the January-March period with revenues (3.5 billion) up 31.2%. While the Lifestyle and Sports brands are “satisfied” by + 16.5%, luxury ones fly at + 34% with Gucci + 51.4%. “We are benefiting from a somewhat more favourable economic environment, the creative force of our homes, and […]

Finance
  • 2 May 2017

It’s all looking good for Ferragamo revenues: + 1% and profits + 14% in 2016. For 2017, “Satisfied, but we do not disclose quarterly data”

Revenues rose by 1% and profit that marks + 14% on 2015 for ii in Salvatore Ferragamo’s 2016 balance approved yesterday by brand shareholders. Fashion house sales amounted to 1,438 billion euros while profits reached 198 million euros. The dividend was equal to 0.46 euro per ordinary share, in line with the previous year. For […]

Automotive
  • 26 Apr 2017

Lectra focuses on Industry 4.0: the hide-cutting room will be ultra-connected. Meanwhile in China, the market for premium cars is growing

Novelties include a fully connected hide-cutting room, an Industry 4.0 application that will help customers improve the quality of their cutting operations, optimise their leather use and improve their operational excellence. That’s just one of the proposals in the offing from a packed programme of innovations being launched by Lectra, the technology and equipment colossus […]

Footwear
  • 26 Apr 2017

After the closure of Hazaribagh, the Bengal tanning industry is assessing the damage: 136 million exports have gone up in smoke due to the lack of raw materials

At least 12 billion taka, the equivalent of about 136 million euros. That’s the damage assessed by the Bangladesh tanning industry from the closure of the Hazaribagh district, the hub of the tanning industry that has closed for business after 15 years of shilly-shallying in the courts. That assessment comes from the association of exporters […]

News
  • 26 Apr 2017

“We’re suffering, but not too badly.” Leather sector exports in Beijing have fallen slightly in the first two months of 2017: turnover has increased by 5.6%

Less than a month ago, they announced that the February results, particularly for footwear exports, were to say the least “catastrophic”: a fall of 27.6%, after a partial recovery in January (+2%). Then came APLF Hong Kong, where the CLIA (China Leather Industry Association) announced that their own tanning sector was not doing well either, […]

News
  • 18 Apr 2017

In March, Brazil exported more leather than in the first quarter of 2016. CICB: “One of the best results in recent years”

The percentage growth in exports of Brazilian leather to March stood at 3.8%, for a turnover of 192.6 million dollars. These are an excellent result, considering that foreign sales were 19.5% compared to the February result. But the performance value of the tanning Brazilia – “One of the highest monthly performance ever” according to Rogério […]