19 February 2024 Portugal – Finding one APIC presents Spring/Summer 2025 Collection Book On February 1, at the Tannery Museum in Alcanena, APIC – The Portuguese Leather Industry Association – hosted a presentation session for the Spring/Summer 2025 Collection Book. Report by ILM. The event aimed to enhance the capacity of tannery companies and the… Continue reading Portugal – Finding one APIC presents Spring/Summer 2025 Collection Book
16 February 2024 Longevity: Headline – CASE CLOSED: FAKE LEATHER HAS A LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN REAL LEATHER This headline remains true only when you omit factors like the lifetime use of a product. Leather products last around 30-50 years and emit 22.5kg of carbon dioxide (CO2e) throughout production. Whereas fake leather imitations emit 15.8kg… Continue reading Longevity: Headline – CASE CLOSED: FAKE LEATHER HAS A LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN REAL LEATHER
16 February 2024 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – The ‘squeezed’ middle feels the pain We published a new Market Intelligence report on February 13. With the markets quiet for the new year holiday in China and other Asian countries, plus the lead-up to Lineapelle in Europe, the report this time looks at possible scenarios for the… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – The ‘squeezed’ middle feels the pain
16 February 2024 Bridge of Weir Design Studio Our Design Manager, Debra Choong, recently sat down with Car Design News to talk about the vision behind our new Advanced Design Studio and how it is driving material innovation for the future of luxury in the automotive industry. Click to read the full interview by James… Continue reading Bridge of Weir Design Studio
15 February 2024 Qualities of Leather Francis Tsang writes on LinkedIn that leather is based on a raw material that is a by-product of animal meat and milk, which are required by consumers. -It is a by-product of the food industry that is up-cycled, preventing 7.3 million tons of waste each year. Leather… Continue reading Qualities of Leather
15 February 2024 Environment – Vegan materials are just plastic Nikki Gustaffson writes on LinkedIn that buying vegan ‘leather’ is not an environmentally friendly option… which is an uncomfortable reality. It’s just cheap plastic at a premium. Producers used the word “vegan” to their advantage to guilt people into thinking that purchasing their product is… Continue reading Environment – Vegan materials are just plastic
15 February 2024 Strong growth for Hermès in 2023 Luxury group Hermès published its full-year results for 2023 on February 9, reporting revenues of €13.4 billion, up by 15.7% year on year. Its leathergoods and saddlery business contributed €5.5 billion to the total, increasing by 11.8% year on year. Hermès counts sales of other leather… Continue reading Strong growth for Hermès in 2023
14 February 2024 A trying year for Kering Image shows a display of handbags at the newly renovated Gucci store in Milan. Luxury group Kering has reported its full-year results for 2023. The group achieved revenue of €19.6 billion for the year, down by 4% compared to 2022, writes Leatherbiz. Its biggest brand, Gucci, achieved… Continue reading A trying year for Kering
14 February 2024 APLF returns to Hong Kong for 40th Anniversary The 2024 edition of APLF Leather will be held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from March 19-21, concurrently with its sister events, Materials+ and Fashion Access, writes ILM. The importance of APLF as the meeting place of the global leather… Continue reading APLF returns to Hong Kong for 40th Anniversary
14 February 2024 Italy – Zegna to build new leather goods factory Italian fashion group Ermenegildo Zegna said on February 8 it plans to open a new footwear and leather goods factory in northern Italy to meet the growing needs of its brands, writes ILM. The new luxury footwear and leather goods production facility will… Continue reading Italy – Zegna to build new leather goods factory
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.
