All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
This is not a solo project
The leather industry has been focused on sustainability for many years, but individual brands and tanners have often undertaken their own strategies to improve their social and environmental impact. Deborah Taylor, managing director of the Sustainably Leather Foundation, and ZDHC Southern Europe regional director Elisa Gavazza tell Jim Banks why now is the time for collaborative action.
View from the US
The last week of May ushered in an end to the US hide market’s springtime decline. China’s lockdown of Shanghai over Covid was easing and hide interest picked up. Despite firming up by the end of June, volumes were not large for the highest-priced sales and the upside potential seemed limited.
Better together?
Alternative material start-ups are disrupting the marketplaces in which leather has traditionally been the mainstay. Vera Dordick reports.
View from the US
July was an odd month for the US hide market. In the early days, prices had eased off the recent highs as demand lagged. Still, producers reported being well positioned. By mid-month, increases were generally impossible to achieve and the market was steady at best. In the last week, it was already trending downward.
Stahl and Univar Solutions Strengthen Partnership by Expanding Distribution Agreement to Customers in Brazil and Colombia
Waalwijk, the Netherlands, September 1st, 2022 – Stahl, an active proponent of responsible chemistry, has confirmed a new distribution agreement with Univar Solutions, a global chemical and ingredients distributor. Univar Solutions Brazil and Univar Solutions Colombia will deliver Stahl products to customers in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. The agreement is effective September 1, 2022.
Digital Transformation, a Process of Transformation – Digitalization in Tannery Business
Digital transformation is a challenge for every single business. Implementing new technologies aligns with the culture modification, and the redesign of the company’s routine, which carries its challenges. That includes potentially unsuccessful projects that occurred in the past, bringing insecurity to the management team’s decision-making and choosing which technologies to adopt. The self-financing projects put pressure on making assertive decisions and could drive the companies into a state of inertia by not taking action to overcome their challenges and flaws.
ACLE 2022 rescheduled to December
Due to the recent uncertainty, the public health control situation in Shanghai, Anhui and other provinces is once again severe and complicated in China. The organizers of the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) have announced that ACLE 2022, originally scheduled to be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 31 August to 2 September, is rescheduled to 20 – 22 December 2022 at the same venue. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.
Stahl joins CLIB biotechnology network to reinforce open innovation, responsible chemistry commitments
Waalwijk, the Netherlands, August 1, 2022 – Stahl, an active proponent of responsible chemistry, has joined CLIB, an international open innovation cluster of stakeholders in the biotechnology space. CLIB is committed to providing networking opportunities for its members across different industries and sectors with a view to using biotechnology to foster sustainability. Stahl’s membership of the network underlines the company’s commitment to open innovation and to working with partners across value chains to reduce its Scope 3 emissions.