23 August 2023 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – Footwear has the power As the industry prepares for the usually busier second half of the year, our new issue of Leatherbiz Market Intelligence points out that the All China Leather Industry exhibition in Shanghai at the end of August, and then the Lineapelle exhibition in Milan in… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – Footwear has the power
22 August 2023 Footwear – Soft demand hurts Yue Yuen Athletic footwear manufacturing group Yue Yuen achieved revenues of $4.1 billion in the first six months of this year, a fall of 11.8% compared to the same period last year, writes Footwearbiz. It said this decline was mostly due to weakness in its manufacturing business… Continue reading Footwear – Soft demand hurts Yue Yuen
22 August 2023 US footwear sales decline in H1 The drop in consumption in the USA is the “biggest problem” of sports shoe brands. This is how Bjorn Gulden, CEO of Adidas, defined it in relation to the drop in sales in that country. Other big brands such as Skechers, Deckers, Puma and Columbia also… Continue reading US footwear sales decline in H1
22 August 2023 Raw Materials – Tanners increasingly concerned about raw material quality More tanners are concerned about the quality of raw materials in 2023, according to insights from the latest ILM Tanner Business Confidence Survey, writes ILM. In 2023, the number of tanners concerned about declining raw material (hides/skins) quality jumped from 56% in… Continue reading Raw Materials – Tanners increasingly concerned about raw material quality
21 August 2023 One 4 Leather – Who are One 4 Leather and who are their members? To help answer that and give you more insight into the wonderful world of automotive leather, we will be running a feature on our members and what they represent. To kick this off, we start with Pangea and… Continue reading One 4 Leather – Who are One 4 Leather and who are their members?
21 August 2023 Kenya – United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Leather Working Group, represented by Stuart Cranfield presented on tannery audits and certification earlier today at the UNCTAD workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. This event was created to promote the integration and implementation of current green and sustainable leather tanning and trading technologies in… Continue reading Kenya – United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
21 August 2023 Brazil – Improvement for JBS in Q2 though declines continue Brazilian meatpacker and hide processor JBS SA has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2023, when consolidated net sales were down by 3.6% year-on-year to US$18.1 billion, reports ILM. In the period, adjusted EBITDA was down by 57.1% to… Continue reading Brazil – Improvement for JBS in Q2 though declines continue
18 August 2023 L.E.D. project : Tanneries provide the Leather… Designers create the Magic L.E.D. Project The first of its kind at APLF, L.E.D Project, is a collaborative initiative with the primary aim to connect fellow independent, talented designers with APLF Leather Exhibitors. As the very first edition of the project, APLF invited seven remarkable… Continue reading L.E.D. project : Tanneries provide the Leather… Designers create the Magic
18 August 2023 Footwear Materials – OrthoLite Cirql gets new VP and General Manager Image credit: OrthoLite Cirql. OrthoLite Cirql, a developer of nitrogen-based, biodegradable foam technologies for footwear applications, has appointed Matt Thwaites (pictured) vice-president and general manager, based at the company’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, writes Footwearbiz. Mr Thwaites possesses two… Continue reading Footwear Materials – OrthoLite Cirql gets new VP and General Manager
18 August 2023 Scotland – Bridge of Weir Leather on WeChat Bridge of Weir Leather has an official WeChat account that has been active for more than a year now – every week, we post news and information about the world of Bridge of Weir leather: our technologies, products, key events, commitment to sustainability, and… Continue reading Scotland – Bridge of Weir Leather on WeChat
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.
