Brazil – Assintecal to bring 31 foreign buyers to Inspiramais

22 December 2022 Brazil – Assintecal to bring 31 foreign buyers to Inspiramais The Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Componentes para Couro, Calçados e Artefatos (Assintecal) has said that it will bring 31 international buyers to Brazil for the Inspiramais trade show, writes ILM.   The event will take place at the Centro de Eventos… Continue reading Brazil – Assintecal to bring 31 foreign buyers to Inspiramais

Leather Industry – Review of challenges facing the leather sector

22 December 2022 Leather Industry – Review of challenges facing the leather sector The leather manifesto presented by the leather sector at COP27 in Egypt is titled “Earth’s Legacy – A Place for Leather” which illustrates the sustainable characteristics of leather in terms of climate efficiency.     Click on A Manifesto for Leather to… Continue reading Leather Industry – Review of challenges facing the leather sector

Strathberry: The royal-favourite handbag label fusing classic minimalism and artisan craftsmanship

21 December 2022 Strathberry: The royal-favourite handbag label fusing classic minimalism and artisan craftsmanship It’s not often that an independent fashion company establishes itself as a ‘royal favourite’ within just two years of launching – but that’s exactly what happened when Edinburgh-based handbag brand Strathberry became a go-to on the arm of none other than… Continue reading Strathberry: The royal-favourite handbag label fusing classic minimalism and artisan craftsmanship

Footwear: Paris-based brand develops Van Gogh-inspired shoes

21 December 2022 Footwear: Paris-based brand develops Van Gogh-inspired shoes Artisan footwear brand Georges & Georges developed an unusual version of its Rosalie style of shoe. The Rosalie is an Oxford brogue (a style called Richlieu in France) with a long, tapered upper and a protruding heel-piece, writes Leatherbiz.     Georges & Georges offers… Continue reading Footwear: Paris-based brand develops Van Gogh-inspired shoes

European Union – Deforestation due diligence statements will be required in the EU

21 December 2022 European Union – Deforestation due diligence statements will be required in the EU The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a preliminary agreement to ban the import and sale in member states of products that come from deforested areas anywhere in the world., writes Leatherbiz.    … Continue reading European Union – Deforestation due diligence statements will be required in the EU

Water – Less water being used in tanning processes

20 December 2022 Water – Less water being used in tanning processes As tanning leather moves towards being more sustainable and environmentally friendly, the reduction of water use is a key element in this process.     Using less water in tanning means using fewer chemicals and by extension the water is easier to clean… Continue reading Water – Less water being used in tanning processes

ILM Podcast – Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology

20 December 2022 ILM Podcast – Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology Tom Hogarth, ILM Deputy Editor, is joined for this episode by Stella Massaro, Environmental Engineer at Italian leather drying and conditioning machinery specialist Cartigliano, to discuss the company’s new EFT Dryer technology.     They talk about how Cartigliano’s modular tannery sludge drying technology… Continue reading ILM Podcast – Discussing Cartigliano’s EFT Dryer technology

Leather – All you need to know about leather’s green credentials

20 December 2022 Leather – All you need to know about leather’s green credentials Our friends at Leather Naturally have an excellent series of short articles summarising key facts about leather and what makes it such a unique material. In one of these, they ask the question: “Is leather environmentally friendly?” Unsurprisingly, the answer is… Continue reading Leather – All you need to know about leather’s green credentials

Automotive – Jaguar Land Rover cuts vehicle output in UK

19 December 2022 Automotive – Jaguar Land Rover cuts vehicle output in UK Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that vehicle production will be temporarily reduced until spring 2023, due to a shortage of semiconductors to produce its vehicles.     The vehicles affected are the Jaguar F-Pace and Land Rover Discovery Sport and JLR… Continue reading Automotive – Jaguar Land Rover cuts vehicle output in UK

Automotive: One-off Ferrari up for auction

19 December 2022 Automotive: One-off Ferrari up for auction The only version of the limited edition LaFerrari car that the high-end Italian automotive company produced in a colour it called ‘blu elettrico’ with cream-coloured leather upholstery is set for the auction block at Sotheby’s in Arizona, writes Leatherbiz.     Between 2013 and 2018, the… Continue reading Automotive: One-off Ferrari up for auction