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Update: raw-hides sales surge

Net export sales for the period ending February 20th

Slow progress for Bangladesh’s tannery reform

There are 200 tanneries in Hazaribagh in Dhaka,

BMW i8 gets bespoke Louis Vuitton bags

Luxury leather brand Louis Vuitton has partnered with BMW

Portuguese footwear exports surge 8% in 2013

Portuguese footwear exports in 2013 increased by 8% to €1.70 billion, according to recent data released by the Portuguese Association…

Deckers and Pentland confirmed for Leather International roundtable

Leather International, in partnership with APLF, is hosting a roundtable on the evening of March 31st. Deckers footwear manufacturer, owners…

Pakistani leather exports in the spotlight

The Pakistan Tanners Association is urging the government to include raw hides and skins in the 6th Schedule of Sales Tax Act, 1990.

China setting new emission limits

China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection will establish a new discharge standard for water pollutants emitted from the leather and fur making industry.

India’s leather industry discuss green ideas

Speaking at the annual Leather Research Industry Get Together at CLRI in Chennai, former Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)

Growth of Sri Lankan leather industry

Rishad Bathiudeen, the Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka

Pakistan: demands for enhanced water supply to leather industry

Chairman of the Pakistani Tanners Association, Fawad Jawed is seeking intervention from the Governor of Sindh