Author: Rose Tong

13 April 2023 France – Sustainability focus for new Hermès workshop Paris-based luxury goods maker Hermès has opened a new leathergoods workshop, the Maroquinerie de LouvieFrancers, which joins the Maroquinerie de Val-de-Reuil to form the Hermès Normandy leathergoods hub, writes Leatherbiz.     The 6,200 m2 workshop, designed by French Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh, is… Continue reading France – Sustainability focus for new Hermès workshop

13 April 2023 Bangladesh Tanners Association calls for financial support The Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) has asked the Commerce Ministry to provide financial assistance for machinery, writes ILM.     The proposal from the BTA reportedly asks for support to set up mechanised desalting machines, a chrome recovery plant and hair filtering machines at the… Continue reading Bangladesh Tanners Association calls for financial support

13 April 2023 Footwear with a zero-carbon footprint Sustainable footwear and apparel brand Allbirds created, it claims, the “world’s first zero carbon shoe.” The footwear is made with foam based on sugar cane and merino sheep wool. For this Allbirds partnered with Lake Hawea Station and The New Zealand Merino Company, writes CueroAmérica.    … Continue reading Footwear with a zero-carbon footprint

12 April 2023 Mexico – Ninety tanneries closed for not complying with effluent discharge regulations The National Water Commission of Mexico closed some 90 tanneries in the last two years, within the framework of the Ecological Regulation Program (PRECO). The reasons were non-compliance with environmental measures on the disposal of effluents, preventing inspections and other… Continue reading Mexico – Ninety tanneries closed for not complying with effluent discharge regulations

12 April 2023 Qualities of leather Arlei Leather from Argentina writes on Linkedin – Biodegradability has many definitions and leather is tanned so as to be imputrescible which means that it will not biodegrade quickly, and one of the major environmental advantages of leather is that is lasts a long time and can be refurbished.… Continue reading Qualities of leather

12 April 2023 Successful Sneaker Story – Golden Goose reaches record annual revenue of 500 million euros The Italian-based luxury sneakers brand posted a revenue growth of 30% in 2022 over the prior year, reaching 500.9 million euros, driven by a strong performance in the Americas region, reports World Footwear.     “This is just… Continue reading Successful Sneaker Story – Golden Goose reaches record annual revenue of 500 million euros

11 April 2023 Tanning from Schill+Seilacher Have a look at the latest sustainable product of Schill+Seilacher Leather Department – Tanning with Succuir. https://lnkd.in/etkaiXc2

11 April 2023 Cromogenia celebrates anniversary with reforestation Following its 80th anniversary in October 2022, Spanish leather chemicals business Cromogenia has marked the milestone with a reforestation project in Catalonia, Spain, reports ILM.     On March 13, a team from Cromogenia joined NGO Osmon in Tossal de la Corona to plant 80 trees, one… Continue reading Cromogenia celebrates anniversary with reforestation

11 April 2023 Central Asia – COTANCE president attends Tashkent event The current president of European leather industry body COTANCE, Manuel Ríos, travelled to Uzbekistan at the start of April to attend the UzCharmExpo event as a guest of honour.   COTANCE said it welcomed the work that Fakhriddin Boboev, chairman of the national leather… Continue reading Central Asia – COTANCE president attends Tashkent event

6 April 2023 Italy next for LVMH’s Métiers d’Excellence tour Luxury group LVMH completed a tour of French cities for its Métiers d’Excellence vocational training programme at the end of March with an event in Lyon, writes Leatherbiz.     The group created the Métiers d’Excellence initiative in 2014 to establish a formal programme for… Continue reading Italy next for LVMH’s Métiers d’Excellence tour