14 December 2023 Sustainability – Royal Smit & Zoon achieves EcoVadis Platinum rating Leather chemicals business Royal Smit & Zoon has been awarded with the EcoVadis Platinum rating, improving from an existing Gold rating. The company has been assessed by EcoVadis for over five years, and achieved a Gold rating in 2021 and 2022. The… Continue reading Sustainability – Royal Smit & Zoon achieves EcoVadis Platinum rating
14 December 2023 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – More cost, more administration and more complications A new Leatherbiz Market Intelligence report, the last one for 2023, went live on December 12. It focuses intently on the new EU Regulation 1115/2023 on deforestation. The newsletter made it clear that the new regulation’s proposals, as they stand, would… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – More cost, more administration and more complications
13 December 2023 Italy – Assomac has a new General Manager Assomac General Manager Roberto Vago will end his employment with the association at the end of the year and leave his post to Agostino Apolito, writes ILM. During the final greetings of the Assomac Annual General Assembly, held on Friday, November 10, in the… Continue reading Italy – Assomac has a new General Manager
13 December 2023 Leather Naturally on leather repair Meet Suzie Fletcher the Repair Shop expert, (from BBC One, UK) and a saddler who loves how strong and useful leather is! Join her on our podcast recorded in collaboration with International Leather Maker to hear her speak about why we should value leather and make conscious… Continue reading Leather Naturally on leather repair
13 December 2023 United Kingdom – Northampton consultation concludes: ICLT to close in 2025 The University of Northampton has decided that it cannot continue to develop new generations of technologists for the global leather industry at its Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT), reports Leatherbiz. In September, it launched a formal consultation on the future… Continue reading United Kingdom – Northampton consultation concludes: ICLT to close in 2025
12 December 2023 Raw Materials – How to spare hides from landfill One4Leather writes on LinkedIn that it’s estimated that 40% of the 331 million cattle hides (over 3.8 billion kg) processed yearly are not used and go to landfill. That’s equivalent to 6,650 (fully laden) Airbus A380s. If the automotive industry increased the use… Continue reading Raw Materials – How to spare hides from landfill
12 December 2023 Europe – Specific eco-design requirements for leather products still years away Image credit: European Union/Brigitte Hase Policy-makers and politicians in the European Union reached a provisional agreement on a revised eco-design framework for sustainable products on December 4, writes Leatherbiz. Legislation for the framework still requires approval, but an Italian member of… Continue reading Europe – Specific eco-design requirements for leather products still years away
12 December 2023 Compostable Shoe PUMA showed that it can successfully turn an experimental version of its classic SUEDE sneaker into compost under certain tailor-made industrial conditions, as it announced the results of its two year-long RE:SUEDE experiment. Watch video:
11 December 2023 Make the best use of cattle hides One4Leather writes on LinkedIn that each year, 331 million cattle are processed by the meat industry, creating over 2.18 billion m³ of hides. That’s equivalent to twice the volume of Mount Everest. If the automotive industry increased the use of leather by just 10%, it… Continue reading Make the best use of cattle hides
11 December 2023 Automotive – Regenerative Mobility The Shift to Regenerative Mobility project, developed by Lineapelle Innovation Square collaboration with HYUNDAI TRANSYS using DANI leathers, has won the Red Dot Design Museum Award, a German competition organized by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen e. V. Its concept of ‘regenerative mobility’ is truly visionary because ‘regenerative mobility… Continue reading Automotive – Regenerative Mobility
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