20 May 2022 United States of America – American Leather Holdings names new CEO American Leather Holdings, which owns American Leather, Lee Industries, Brookline Furniture and Bench Made Modern, has named Brian Golden as its new CEO, reports ILM. Golden takes over from interim CEO Phil Milazzo, who took the role in March… Continue reading United States of America – American Leather Holdings names new CEO
20 May 2022 Europe – The “vegan deception” will soon have nowhere to hide Earlier this year, Portugal joined other countries in Europe, such as Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain, where leather is legally protected. In The Official Journal of the Republic of Portugal of January 4, 2022, the “Decree-Lei n.o 3/2022” was published, establishing… Continue reading Europe – The “vegan deception” will soon have nowhere to hide
20 May 2022 Zeology wins Green Product Award 2022 Zeology has won the Green Product Award ’22 in the category Best of New Materials. Proud of this achievement! Not only because it is a recognition of it as an innovative tanning agent, it also puts the sustainability of leather in the spotlight. From… Continue reading Zeology wins Green Product Award 2022
19 May 2022 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – Tanneries under threat Our latest Leatherbiz Market Intelligence report is low on optimism, alas. Published on May 17, the report is available in the Intelligence section of the website for subscribers to read. It said bluntly that the risk of leather manufacturers having to close down… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – Tanneries under threat
19 May 2022 Current traceability in automotive leather ILM Consultant Technical Editor Karl Flowers examines the current state of traceability in the automotive industry and how it can be expected to develop going forward. The requirements for traceability in automotive supply chains are numerous. A large part of the need for traceability is… Continue reading Current traceability in automotive leather
19 May 2022 Webinar – Lanxess expert to speak on the need for biocides In an upcoming webinar, hosted by ILM, Andreas Weckmann, Technical Marketing Leather Biocides at Lanxess, will discuss the need for biocides in the leather industry. Weckmann will also explain the biocide options already available today, as well as the… Continue reading Webinar – Lanxess expert to speak on the need for biocides
18 May 2022 Sadesa asks….Is leather sustainable? Yes! If sustainable means converting materials that would be otherwise thrown away to make the products we use to live, keeping things for a long time, repairing them when we need to, passing them on to someone else to use after us and, eventually, – recycling the product… Continue reading Sadesa asks….Is leather sustainable?
18 May 2022 Raw Materials – Are Animals killed for Leather? We frequently get the question: Are animals killed for leather? We also see that this question is frequently asked on search engines such as Google. The answer is NO. The hides come from animals raised for food. This accounts for 99% of… Continue reading Raw Materials – Are Animals killed for Leather?
18 May 2022 ILM Podcast – Leather’s challenging environment in 2022 In the latest episode of ILM’s podcast, View from the Top, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth brings you three articles that, together, present an image of the challenging global environment leather finds itself in today. These three articles, all available on the ILM website,… Continue reading ILM Podcast – Leather’s challenging environment in 2022
17 May 2022 Upcycling – Excess leather from Elmo Leather made into exquisite bags We are proud to announce our new collaboration with By Cloudberry. A Swedish company upcycling our excess leather into the most beautiful handcrafted premium bags. Read more about their choice of sustainable material.https://lnkd.in/dnZkBQvn
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