26 Jul 2022 China – Judicial: Victory after 22 years After a 22-year legal battle, the British luxury footwear company won a ruling from the Chinese Supreme Court confirming that the brand trademark “Manolo Blahnik” is actually the property of the UK based company. The legal battle ensued in 2000 when a Chinese… Continue reading China – Judicial: Victory after 22 years
26 Jul 2022 Brazil – Domestic shift for Krumenauer Brazilian leather manufacturer Krumenauer has said 15% of its output this year is staying in Brazil to supply shoe manufacturers in the domestic market, writes Leatherbiz. Krumenauer specialises in making veg-tanned leather from Brazilian wet white and veg-retanned leather from US wet blue for… Continue reading Brazil – Domestic shift for Krumenauer
25 Jul 2022 Circular Economy – Lecture on fertiliser made from leather residue On July 19 at the Inspiramais exhibition in Porto Alegre, the chemical and fertiliser company, ILSA Brasil, gave a lecture to the visiting public titled “Industrial Transformation of byproducts of Leather in High Efficiency Fertilisers”. The company’s Marketing and R+D… Continue reading Circular Economy – Lecture on fertiliser made from leather residue
25 Jul 2022 Zeology tanned sheepskin Francis Tsang, co-founder of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance, writes a new collection has been launched. Reinventing craft and Zeology tanned sheepskin and developed by Dongguan Qifeng New Material Co., Ltd. The Strategy of Royal Smit & Zoon is to create a socially and environmentally sustainable leather value… Continue reading Zeology tanned sheepskin
25 Jul 2022 Leather Perceptions Renowned designers and leather-makers Anya Hindmarch and Bill Amberg discuss the new Leather Truthfully campaign, its mission to explode myths about the industry and its role in a sustainable economy. Plus: Akshat Jain of family firm 100Hands on his passion for crafting the world’s finest shirts at their state-of-the-art workshops… Continue reading Leather Perceptions
22 Jul 2022 Restricted Substances – ZDHC announces MRSL 3.0 pre-scheduling and Chennai event ZDHC has announced that it is working on pre-scheduling the release of MRSL 3.0 and will be holding an in-person event aimed specifically at the leather industry in Chennai, writes ILM. Firstly, the organisation has said it is in… Continue reading Restricted Substances – ZDHC announces MRSL 3.0 pre-scheduling and Chennai event
22 Jul 2022 Brazil – Design drives change, Inspiramais consultant says Brazilian fashion designer Walter Rodrigues, who works as a consultant with the organisers of the Inspiramais event, said at the July edition of the event that one of its greatest successes has been to encourage a spirit of partnership and cooperation among different industry… Continue reading Brazil – Design drives change, Inspiramais consultant says
22 Jul 2022 Selecting leather – Hope of Leather Labs boost at Inspiramais Leather manufacturer JBS Couros has said it set out to use its presence at Inspiramais in Porto Alegre to give a boost to an initiative it launched last year, Leather Labs, writes Leatherbiz. The group has described Leather Labs as… Continue reading Selecting leather – Hope of Leather Labs boost at Inspiramais
21 Jul 2022 International Trade – Korean tariff suspension presents opportunity for Australian beef After the South Korean government announced a suspension of import tariffs, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has identified an opportunity for Australian beef, reports ILM. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol announced that tariffs would be suspended for 100,000 tones… Continue reading International Trade – Korean tariff suspension presents opportunity for Australian beef
21 Jul 2022 Brazil – Major tanners present at Inspiramais Brazilian trend and design fair Inspiramais opened its doors on July 19 to run for two days at the Fiergs Events Center in Porto Alegre for a second consecutive edition. The event takes place twice a year, a summer edition in January and a winter… Continue reading Brazil – Major tanners present at Inspiramais
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.
