13 March 2024 Prada – ‘Brand desirability’ delivers growth for Prada Group president, Patrizio Bertelli, and chief executive, Andrea Guerra, have both highlighted “brand desirability” as one of the key elements of a successful 2023 for Prada. By Leatherbiz. The group has reported revenues of more than €4.7 billion for 2023, an increase of 13%… Continue reading Prada – ‘Brand desirability’ delivers growth for Prada
12 March 2024 Textile Waste Recycling Conundrum Toomas Allikas, textile waste expert, writes on LinkedIn that textile waste recycling: what does the fate of Renewcell and Infinited Fiber Company tell us? The fashion industry just got hit with some pretty important news about textile waste recycling in the last weeks. First, textile-to-textile (T2T) recycler Infinited… Continue reading Textile Waste Recycling Conundrum
12 March 2024 Tribute to Women on their International Day Arlei Leather from Argentina wrote this fitting tribute on 8 March, International Women’s Day. Today we celebrate the strength, courage and power of all women around the world. On International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to their invaluable contribution to all aspects of society. From… Continue reading Tribute to Women on their International Day
12 March 2024 PrimeAsia at APLF Leather PrimeAsia is looking forward to being back at APLF Hong Kong from March 19th to March 21st, 2024! Our booth will be located on the third floor, right next to the main escalator and in front of the entrance to Hall 3E. Come by booth # 3E-Con03 to… Continue reading PrimeAsia at APLF Leather
11 March 2024 Tibet: Yaks – Meat and Raw Materials Francis Tsang, Co-Founder of the Chrome Free Leather Alliance writes that we are not manufacturer of Yak Leather, we are porters of nature. Domesticated Yaks are commonly home-slaughtered just before winter at a village or open slaughter site where semi-skilled Tibetans butcher the animals. Yak… Continue reading Tibet: Yaks – Meat and Raw Materials
11 March 2024 Environment – Leather’s carbon footprint finally authenticated One 4 Leather writes on LinkedIn that the recent narrative that leather, due to its high carbon footprint, is detrimental to the environment is about to be debunked. The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) has taken a significant step by commissioning an independent… Continue reading Environment – Leather’s carbon footprint finally authenticated
11 March 2024 Shipping – The director of Shipping Italy on the future of Mediterranean routes Since the end of 2023, the Red Sea crisis has pushed ship owners to prefer the circumnavigation of Africa. The incessant Houthi attacks make passage through the Suez Canal too risky, shifting the center of gravity of transport from… Continue reading Shipping – The director of Shipping Italy on the future of Mediterranean routes
8 March 2024 Environment – Rethink required on leather, LHCA insists The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) has said at an influential event in London that finished product brands that have lowered or ended their use of leather need to rethink their positions on the material by Leatherbiz. On March 6 at the… Continue reading Environment – Rethink required on leather, LHCA insists
8 March 2024 Leather Naturally – Talking to Chiara Mastratto Just before International Women’s Day, we recently had an interview with Chiara Mastrotto. A figurehead for the leather industry and who is hugely committed at Gruppo Mastrotto, to maximising employing eco-friendly tanning and production methods, ensuring minimal waste and environmental impact. We asked Chiara following:… Continue reading Leather Naturally – Talking to Chiara Mastratto
8 March 2024 SLF and Weev sign MoU The Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) writes on LinkedIn that we are delighted to announce that the SLF and weev.one have entered a formal Memorandum of Understanding that is designed to create more effective industry communication channels for demonstrating sustainability and due diligence. This collaboration will bring together… Continue reading SLF and Weev sign MoU
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.
