6 Oct 2022 Uruguay – Packers’ union announced new measures and had support from abroad The Federation of Workers of the Meat and Allied Industries (Foica) of Uruguay analyses taking new union measures to highlight the lack of solutions to their complaints about irregularities in two cold storage and packing plants, Frigocerro in Durazno, and… Continue reading Uruguay – Packers’ union announced new measures and had support from abroad
6 Oct 2022 Footwear Technology – Innovation from Ecco Leather Ecco Leather has launched an innovative fused leather from its FSDX line of premium leathers combined with ultra-lightweight durability. FSDX is the fusion of two or more materials influenced by many different processes involving temperature, time, and pressure. Playing with the natural response of the… Continue reading Footwear Technology – Innovation from Ecco Leather
5 Oct 2022 Tibet – Nomad Life and Livestock Francis Tsang of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance writes that Tibetan nomads are the harmonious relationship between them and their livestock, as well as between the nomads and nature. Yaks play an indispensable role in maintaining nomads’ daily necessities. Male nomads spin yak wool into ropes and… Continue reading Tibet – Nomad Life and Livestock
5 Oct 2022 France – Louis Vuitton appoints Leather Activities Manager Leather goods brand Louis Vuitton has appointed Catalin Maran as its new Leather Activities Manager, reports ILM. In this role, Maran will reportedly lead the purchasing, development and quality of all of the leather used in Louis Vuitton collections. Speaking on his appointment, Maran… Continue reading France – Louis Vuitton appoints Leather Activities Manager
5 Oct 2022 Bill Amberg Studio – What is the future of leather? Leather has been used by civilisations, all around the world, for millennia. Its properties of durability, strength and flexibility – not to mention its sensual properties of texture and smell – have been valued for all kinds of applications through the ages.… Continue reading Bill Amberg Studio – What is the future of leather?
3 Oct 2022 South America – Peru extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear In order to protect Peruvian production, the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) extended until 2026 the antidumping duties for the importation of footwear from China. The duties are applied on footwear… Continue reading South America – Peru extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese footwear
3 Oct 2022 Footwear Technology – Swiss sports brand On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe In collaboration with LanzaTech, Borealis, and Technip Energies, the sportswear brand On, created the Cloudprime sneaker using carbon emissions as a raw material to reduce the brand’s carbon footprint.Together with the tech company Technip Energies, the chemical company LanzaTech and… Continue reading Footwear Technology – Swiss sports brand On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe
3 Oct 2022 Italy: Tannery Antiba – advanced automation The Tuscan tannery, Antiba, moved its headquarters from Santa Croce sull’Arno to Ponte a Egola, investing almost 15 million euros. The new factory is 15 thousand square metres in area and is equipped with a system of interconnected machinery transfer. Production capacity has doubled to 100… Continue reading Italy: Tannery Antiba – advanced automation
30 Sep 2022 Luxury Moves: Italy – London revolving door swings again at Burberry London-based luxury brand Burberry has announced a new chief creative officer. Daniel Lee will take up the post at the start of October, replacing Riccardo Tisci. Report by Leatherbiz. Daniel Lee Burberry said Riccardo Tisci had decided to leave the… Continue reading Luxury Moves: Italy – London revolving door swings again at Burberry
30 Sep 2022 Manufacturing – Nike resists China pull out Shareholder groups are proposing the Nike abandons sourcing cotton and other raw materials in China, as it may originate from the province of Xinjiang where China is accused of running forced labour camps and violating the human rights of Uyghur and Kazakh Muslim minorities. The… Continue reading Manufacturing – Nike resists China pull out
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.
