24 March 2022 Automotive – Bader Leather named among Suppliers of 2021 by GM Bader Leather writes – General Motors names Bader a 2021 Supplier of the Year (for a 2nd consecutive year) and Overdrive Award Winner. GM Recognized 134 Suppliers from 16 countries with the Supplier of the Year distinction. Bader was also one… Continue reading Automotive – Bader Leather named among Suppliers of 2021 by GM
24 March 2022 Water Usage – Circularly in Bridge of Weir Processes Water re-use and recycling is an important part of our patented circular manufacturing process, minimising our impact on the local watershed and helping us to protect natural resources. Our ongoing investments to maintain a world-class tannery, with the introduction of five… Continue reading Water Usage – Circularly in Bridge of Weir Processes
23 March 2022 Sponsorship – Leather Naturally extends IULTCS grant sponsorship Leather Naturally has announced that it will extend its sponsorship of the IULTCS Young Leather Scientists Grant competition until 2030, reports ILM. The organisation has been sponsoring the competition with the Dr Mike Redwood grant, worth €1,000, since 2020. The grant… Continue reading Sponsorship – Leather Naturally extends IULTCS grant sponsorship
23 March 2022 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Industry begins to see the repercussions of war We published a new edition of our Leatherbiz Market Intelligence report on March 22. Naturally, the news continues to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and the human suffering this is causing. In this context, focusing on mundane matters… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Industry begins to see the repercussions of war
23 March 2022 Automotive – No leftovers for Lamborghini Luxury Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini has revealed that it recovered 51% of all “special” production waste, including both leather and carbon fibre, in 2021, following the establishment of two in-house recycling and upcycling initiatives the year previous, writes Leatherbiz. All offcuts and in any… Continue reading Automotive – No leftovers for Lamborghini
22 March 2022 Dubai – Spoor and Scan-Hide to speak on supply chain transparency Michael Søndergaard, CEO of Scan-Hide, and Birgitte Holgaard Langer, Business Development Director at SPOOR, will speak at an upcoming conference before APLF Dubai on the topic of transparency in the leather supply chain from the farm to finished leather product. … Continue reading Dubai – Spoor and Scan-Hide to speak on supply chain transparency
22 March 2022 Demystifying Deception – Muirhead talks about “pleather” According to the article in The Times, vegan leather is losing its green credentials as plastics require fossil fuels. “Pleather, or plastic leather, was revived as “vegan leather” and hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to the real thing. Now, however, it is being dropped by… Continue reading Demystifying Deception – Muirhead talks about “pleather”
22 March 2022 Leather Naturally recalls…Global Recycling Day Footwear and leathergoods group Stella International has announced full-year revenues for 2021 of just over $1.5 billion, an increase of 35% year on year, writes Leatherbiz. In terms of volume, Stella shipped 55.8 million pairs of shoes last year, an increase of 28.5%. It said… Continue reading Footwear – Strong bounce back for Stella International
21 March 2022 Leather Naturally recalls…Global Recycling Day Global Recycling Day was established to recognize and celebrate the importance of recycling in preserving our precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet. It’s a day when the world comes together and puts the planet first. Leather is perhaps one of the… Continue reading Leather Naturally recalls…Global Recycling Day
21 March 2022 Brazilian Leather – Design na Pelle In the 5th edition of Design na Pele (DNP), the project features the Italian school ARSUTORIA SCHOOL Vision Lab and five Brazilian tanneries in the Next Gen Designers 2022 competition. In the second phase, the selected designers will create a capsule collection with… Continue reading Brazilian Leather – Design na Pelle
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.
