6 January 2022 Leather Industry – Hoping for a less turbulent year Sam Setter looks back at some key moments that finished up 2021 for the leather industry and ponders what we have in store for the year ahead. We just wrapped up 2021, a year of ups and downs. At the beginning, everything… Continue reading Leather Industry – Hoping for a less turbulent year
6 January 2022 United States of America – Tandy Leather Factory returns to current financial reporting The U.S.-based retailer and wholesale distributor of a range of leather and leathercraft related items has reported its third quarter results for the 2021 financial year after filing Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and returning to… Continue reading United States of America – Tandy Leather Factory returns to current financial reporting
6 January 2022 Italy – TV show presents leather as a sustainable business example Arzignano-based leather manufacturer Gruppo Dani was one of a group of companies to feature in a new television programme that aired on Italian television on January 5, reports Leatherbiz. The new programme, ‘Ci Vuole Un Fiore’ (It Takes a Flower),… Continue reading Italy – TV show presents leather as a sustainable business example
5 January 2022 Stop the confusion – Only leather is leather. Leather Naturally reports that Cotance is calling on the European Commission to regulate the use of the term leather. It says that people are confused by non-leather materials appropriating the word ‘leather’ in a misleading way. At the same time, Leather Naturally welcomes at… Continue reading Stop the confusion – Only leather is leather.
5 January 2022 Footwear prices in growing mode The overall increase in prices, associated with the disruptions in the supply chain we have come to know since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been on the agenda for quite some time now. This trend affects necessarily the footwear industry across the entire… Continue reading Footwear prices in growing mode
5 January 2022 Leather Naturally News – Regenerative leather Timberland is working on a regenerative leather supply chain. By 2030, 100% of their natural materials must come from regenerative agriculture. The aim is to restore the soil. Do you know what regenerative farming means and how it works? Click the link to… Continue reading Leather Naturally News – Regenerative leather
4 January 2022 International Trade – The veto is over: Brazilian meat exports to China resume Brazilian meat returns to China: Beijing has authorized the resumption of imports. The suspension was in place since 4 September following the emergence of some cases of “mad cow”. The decision reopens the borders to boned bovine products from… Continue reading International Trade – The veto is over: Brazilian meat exports to China resume
4 January 2022 Legislation – Will 2022 be the year of legislation for the fashion industry? As fashion’s superpower brands recalibrate their retail footprints and prioritise environmental and social advancement, 2022 may be the year of legislation, forcing the industry to take responsibilities for its actions. With governments monitoring how fashion businesses operate, unsustainable practices… Continue reading Legislation – Will 2022 be the year of legislation for the fashion industry?
4 January 2022 Italy – UNIC Assembly: recovery is underway, prudence is a must “The health emergency, still ongoing, prompts the utmost caution “. This is the extreme summary of the current situation offered today by Fabrizio Nuti, president of UNIC – Italian Tanneries, during the Annual Assembly of the association held in Milan. … Continue reading Italy – UNIC Assembly: recovery is underway, prudence is a must
3 January 2022 ZDHC News – Lamirsa has joined the ZDHC with MIRECIDE-TC / 81.V. Ten years ago, Greenpeace launched the Detox campaign, challenging big fashion companies to be the first clean water leaders by partnering with their suppliers and removing all toxic, persistent and hormone-disrupting chemicals from their products and production processes. Adidas, Puma,… Continue reading ZDHC News – Lamirsa has joined the ZDHC with MIRECIDE-TC / 81.V.
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.
