23 January 2025 Top Notch Leather Craftsmanship at Rolls Royce Rolls-Royce Extended Year of the Dragon Special Edition: Leather at its Heart Rolls-Royce’s Year of the Dragon Special Edition commemorates the Chinese Lunar Year with tailored design features. Released in limited numbers, it combines cultural references with traditional craftsmanship. Central to its appeal is high-grade… Continue reading Top Notch Leather Craftsmanship at Rolls Royce
23 January 2025 APLF 2025 – Update on Leather Symposium Navigating EUDR with the Sustainable Leather Foundation At the upcoming Leather Supply Chain Symposium, Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) Managing Director Deborah Taylor will provide updates and insights on the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). In this presentation, Taylor will explore key changes, compliance requirements,… Continue reading APLF 2025 – Update on Leather Symposium
22 January 2025 Behind the Leather: A Portrait of Craftsmanship Bridge of Weir Leather writes on LinkedIn: When Arthur Muirhead founded Bridge of Weir in 1905 he had a vision in mind: to craft the finest leathers in the world.120 years later, that vision lives on, thanks to the incredible people who bring it to… Continue reading Behind the Leather: A Portrait of Craftsmanship
22 January 2025 Environment and Nutrition – Nutritional LCA highlights new perspective on food sustainability According to Multi-stakeholder group European Livestock Voice, new research using Nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (nLCA) reveals that meat and dairy products have a significantly lower environmental impact than previously estimated, while the footprint of plant-based foods increases when protein quality… Continue reading Nutritional LCA highlights new perspective on food sustainability
22 January 2025 USA and Trump´s Footwear Tariffs Trump’s Tariffs Could Push Footwear Prices to $110 Can Domestic Manufacturing Compete with China? https://lnkd.in/gsC7hhAE The U.S. heavily depends on imported footwear, with over 99% of shoes about 2.5 billion pairs annually coming from overseas.In contrast, only 25 million pairs are produced domestically, mainly for military use.… Continue reading USA and Trump´s Footwear Tariffs
21 January 2025 TFL Finishing Technology Are high performance finishes a priority for you and your customer? Explore what TFL’s PUD technologies can offer! TFL offers PUD competence from head to toe, from pre-base to top coat. Our BAYDERM®, AQUADERM®, and RODA® Pur ranges feature cutting-edge polymer technology that enhances leather finishes, ensuring superior softness,… Continue reading TFL Finishing Technology
21 January 2025 Sadesa to open facility in Vietnam Sadesa writes on LinkedIn: We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming facility in Vietnam’s PM3 Industrial Park, set to start operations by late 2024. With a $20M investment, we’re building a LEED-gold certified plant focused on producing 1.5M sqft of athletic leather monthly. Sustainability is key: featuring… Continue reading Sadesa to open facility in Vietnam
21 January 2025 Testing – Oeko-Tex update test criteria for 2025 The Oeko-Tex association has announced updated testing criteria, limit values, and certification guidelines for 2025, effective 1st April after a transition period. The changes aim to enhance trust and sustainability in the textile and leather industries. Report by Leatherbiz. Notable updates include stricter leather… Continue reading Testing – Oeko-Tex update test criteria for 2025
20 January 2025 Automotive Craftsmanship Bader Leather writes on LinkedIn: Toyota Land Cruiser ROX: BADER North America Creates a Masterpiece of Design and Detail. Craftsmanship takes center stage with BADER North America providing the premium leather for the seats and interior wrapped parts. These were then meticulously handcrafted by trim engineers Nino Anselmi and… Continue reading Automotive Craftsmanship
20 January 2025 Automotive China – Rolls-Royce outlines importance of China as it celebrates Phantom Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a Phantom Extended created to celebrate Year of the Dragon, as it starts a year-long celebration marking 100 years of the Phantom. By Leatherbiz. Commissioned by a client from China, Phantom Dragon offers a contemporary… Continue reading Automotive China – Rolls-Royce outlines importance of China as it celebrates Phantom
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.
