Leather

LVMH acquires stake in Masoni tannery

Jan 3, 2020 / Italy

The French-based luxury group acquired a minority stake in the Santa Croce sull'Arno (Florence) tannery Masoni Industria Conciaria SpA stock package. The deal was made through the LVMH division Métiers d' Art

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Top reasons to choose leather shoes

Dec 6, 2019 / Portugal

A new Portuguese Shoes by APICCAPS video recalling some of the main reasons to buy leather shoes. A contribution to the current discussions about sustainable materials and products

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Declining exports in India

Dec 3, 2019 / India

The weak demand from key European countries impacted the performance of the exports of the Indian leather industry

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Industry reacts to Vogue Business article

Nov 29, 2019 / European Union

The article titled Fashion's biodiversity problem was published on platform Vogue Business. Several industry bodies arguee it conveys misleading information

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Limited edition bags by Joana Vasconcelos and Labuta

Nov 25, 2019 / Portugal

A limited and exclusive edition of leather bags designed by artist Joana Vasconcelos has been announced

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Argentina: CIMA is calling for protectionism

Nov 21, 2019 / Argentina

The Chamber of the Leather Industries in Argentina is worried with the state of the industry and have asked for protection

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Bangladesh: support to exports will continue

Nov 4, 2019 / Bangladesh

During the Bangladesh Leather Footwear and Leather Goods International Sourcing Show the Prime Minister of Bangladesh announced support to the industry will carry on

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Egypt: leather exports decline by more than 30%

Oct 21, 2019 / Egypt

The President of the Export Council for Leather Industries Mahmoud Sarg is being quoted for attributing this performance to the global demand decline

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LWG signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNIC

Oct 17, 2019 / Italy

Following 9 months of meetings and discussions, the Leather Working Group (LWG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNIC, the Italian National Tanning Association

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EU and Germany to partner with Nigeria’s leather sector

Oct 10, 2019 / Nigeria

Local news agencies are reporting the European Union (EU) and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) are partnering with Nigeria to boost the country’s leather industry

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Francal Ablac Show announced

Oct 9, 2019 / Brazil

Francal and Ablac teamed up with an aim to stimulate the footwear market and unite the entire production chain

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UNIC with worldwide leather campaign

Oct 7, 2019 / Italy

The National Tanning Industry Union in Italy is launching a campaign focusing on communicating the advantages and benefits of using leather

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Lefaso: Vietnam is already taking advantage of the US-China trade war

Premium ContentAug 5, 2019 / Vietnam

As the trade war between the two countries enters a new chapter, the worldfootwear.com spoke to Nguyen Duc Thuan, Chairman of Lefaso, the Vietnamese footwear association, to discuss this and other hot topics of the industry

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Prada's revenue up by 2%

Aug 1, 2019 / Italy

The Milan-based luxury house present their consolidated financial results for the first semester of 2019 ended on the 30th of June. Small increase in revenue marked the period

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Indian exports reach 5.69 billion US dollars

Jul 30, 2019 / India

India’s export of leather and leather products for the last financial year reached 5 691.00 million US dollars, compared to 5 740.97 million US dollars in the previous year. This represents a small decline of 0.87%

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