12 Jul 2022 Training – Overcoming the shortage of skilled craftsmen Rising demand for leathergoods brands such as Hermès and LVMH is a positive sign for the luxury leather sector, but it can turn into a thorny problem when there are not sufficient qualified, skilled craftsmen to make the bags and fulfill the orders. … Continue reading Training – Overcoming the shortage of skilled craftsmen
12 Jul 2022 Food Security – Livestock is a key element in the future of food security The newly elected chairperson of the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation’s Livestock Environment Assessment and Performance Partnership Steering Committee (FAO LEAP), Hsin Huang, has laid out his vision for the future of food. For him, livestock… Continue reading Food Security – Livestock is a key element in the future of food security
12 Jul 2022 Leather Fashion – Jackets from Givenchy stand out Leather featured prominently when a number of brands in the LVMH group presented their ideas for spring-summer 2023 ahead of the next editions of the Paris and Milan fashion weeks, writes Leatherbiz. In presentations in early July, Fendi combined leather with feathers… Continue reading Leather Fashion – Jackets from Givenchy stand out
11 July 2022 Italy – Automotive leather conference heads to Milan The ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain Conference 2022 will take place in central Milan following the upcoming Lineapelle and Simac Tanning Tech trade shows in Milan on September 23. The hybrid event will mark the return of a live half-day conference since the pandemic.… Continue reading Italy – Automotive leather conference heads to Milan
11 July 2022 Design – Hot-Shop community will continue to grow, Ecco Leather says Ecco Leather recently hosted the 2022 edition of its now famous annual workshop for designers, Hot-Shop, writes Leatherbiz. This was the fifteenth time the footwear brand’s in-house leather manufacturer had hosted creative talent from across the world at its… Continue reading Design – Hot-Shop community will continue to grow, Ecco Leather says
11 July 2022 Demand grows for Brazilian beef Brazilian beef exports showed a solid performance in May as the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) reported a 20.84% increase on an annual basis. The volume of all types of beef (fresh, chilled, and frozen) amounted to 153.1 thousand tons in May. This represented an… Continue reading Demand grows for Brazilian beef
8 July 2022 Footwear – Italy: footwear sector’s Q1 recovery ‘overshadowed’ Italian national footwear industry association, Assocalzaturifici, has said the country’s footwear exports in the first quarter of 2022 brought in revenues of €3 billion, an increase in value of 21.4% year on year, reports Leatherbiz. In terms of volume, Italian footwear manufacturers shipped… Continue reading Footwear – Italy: footwear sector’s Q1 recovery ‘overshadowed’
8 July 2022 Leather Naturally notes…. This month it’s Plastic Free July. The idea is to reduce single use plastic WASTE every day, at home, at work, at school and even at your local cafe. Leather, which is so versatile that it can be used in a huge variety products from furniture to… Continue reading Leather Naturally notes….
8 July 2022 China – ACLE returns to boost China trade The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) returns to Shanghai August 31 – September 2 and aims to boost China’s leather industry. It will be the first live event since 2019, reports ILM. The ACLE will take place in halls E1-E5 at the… Continue reading China – ACLE returns to boost China trade
7 July 2022 Europe – COTANCE: green transition is in the DNA of the leather sector Representatives of Europe’s leather, footwear, textiles and clothing industries issued a joint statement on July 5 to present a series of demands to the European Commission, reports Leatherbiz. The organisations, including the leather industry’s representative body in… Continue reading Europe – COTANCE: green transition is in the DNA of the leather sector
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
