Leather

2021 Lineapelle New York cancelled

Sep 23, 2021 / United States

The New York edition of the Lineapelle fair has been cancelled due to continuing travel restrictions and the suspension of B1 visas by US authorities

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French hides and skins organisation changes name

Sep 22, 2021 / France

The French Hides & Skins Association (Syndicat Général des Cuirs et Peaux) has changed its denomination to French Hides & Skins Federation (Fédération Française des Cuirs et Peaux)

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UNIC, ICEC and WWF partner up for sustainability

Sep 20, 2021 / Italy

The three entities have joined forces to increase sustainability within the leather industry by enhancing environmental, social and governance practices (EGS)

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Share of textile footwear exports decreased over last 2 years

Aug 31, 2021 / World Footwear Yearbook

Data is taken from the World Footwear 2021 Yearbook just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

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Bangladesh leather industry sets new target for its exports

Aug 18, 2021 / Bangladesh

The country has set a target of 1.03 billion US dollars for the leather segment in its new fiscal year. A month has passed already, and leather footwear and finished leather are on target. Leather products missed the target set for the month

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Pakistan footwear exports in growing mode

Aug 10, 2021 / Pakistan

In the first eleven months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan exported 16.61 million pairs of shoes, resulting in exports revenue of 131.89 million US dollars. This reflects an increase of 22.03% in volume and 4.72% in value

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APLF Leather 2021 rescheduled to March 2022

Jul 28, 2021 / Hong Kong

In order to allow greater international participation, the management of APLF and its sister Hong Kong events has taken the decision to reschedule the events to 2020, from the 30th of March to the 1st April

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Leather industry prepares next physical meetings

Jul 23, 2021 / Ethiopia

The 5th edition of the World Leather Congress, which was presented on the 15th of July, will be hosted by the city of Addis Ababa will host the event on the 1st of November. From the 3rd to the 5th of the same month, the XXXVI IULTCS Congress will also take place in Ethiopia’s capital

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New study points out the potential of the Nigerian leather industry

Jul 14, 2021 / Nigeria

The African country leather industry can generate over 1 billion US dollars in revenue by 2025, according to a study by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

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Capri raises fiscal 2022 guidance

Jul 12, 2021 / United States

The global fashion luxury group is raising its guidance for Fiscal 2022 revenue and adjusted earnings per share. This information and a broader view of Capri's vision, growth strategies and long-term outlook, was shared at the Company's Virtual Investor Day

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Sustainable Leather Forum programme announced

Jul 12, 2021 / France

The speaker's programme for the third edition of the forum, which aims to discuss the best practices in the French Leather Industry in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility on a social, environmental, and an economic level

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India’s leather industry with two digits decline in the last fiscal year

Jul 5, 2021 / India

The leather industry in India is closing the fiscal year* with a decline of 27.39% in exports. All segments, with the exception of Saddlery and Harness, posted two digits drops, loosing almost a third of its value

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Lineapelle returns to physical format

Jul 2, 2021 / Italy

In September, Milan will once again be the gathering location of the footwear industry. From the 22nd to the 24th of September, with the dates close to the Micam edition, Fiera Milano receives Lineapelle

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French Leather Industry re-elects Frank Boehly as President of the Conseil National du Cuir

Jun 30, 2021 / France

Frank Boehly was re-elected as President of the Conseil National du Cuir (CNC) and SIC S.A. (the commercial branch of the French Leather Industry) on the 24th of June 2021 during the General Assembly of both bodies. He is now starting a third term at the head of the French leather industry

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Council for Leather Exports with new Chairman

Jun 23, 2021 / India

The organisation dedicated to the trade promotion of the leather and leather products industry. The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has elected Sanjay Leekha as its new Chairman. Rajendra Kumar Jalan has been elected as Vice-Chairman

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