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Bader Leather, Wolverine, Kuo Yuen Tannery, AI Topper and Northampton University join Leather Naturally
In the last month, four more leading tanneries and a university have joined Leather Naturally. The image of leather is at stake and the industry is realising how important it is to unite with all value chain members, including national and regional leather organisations. Leather Naturally is pleased to take its role to globally promote leather.
Release of the new TFL Colour Trends Catalogue Spring-Summer 2020
TFL has released its new TFL Colour Trends Catalogue for the season Spring-Summer 2020.
New country representative for LANXESS in the United Kingdom
Jacques Perez succeeds Kim O’Connor as country representative of specialty chemicals group LANXESS.
Kurabo International: Bridging the Generation Gap with Lectra
Kurabo began using Lectra’s patternmaking software Modaris to streamline their product development process. This helped the company speed up the process by allowing them to check material quality and fit faster and more accurately.
LANXESS strengthens research and development for aqueous polyurethane dispersions
New applications development and technical service laboratory of Urethane Systems business unit will come into operation. Represents a strategic step to support green technologies and chemistry.
New tannery for ISA TanTec
Increased customer demand has led ISA TanTec to announce the opening of a second tannery in Vietnam. According to local reports, the new facility will be built on a 60,000 metres-squared plot in Tay Ninh Province.
Leathers from Brazil will be at a fair in New York
Five companies will show their leathers at the fair with the support of the Brazilian Leather project, an initiative of the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) to encourage participation of Brazilian leathers in foreign markets.
Pakistan exports on the rise
While some major players – notably Vietnam and Bangladesh – report falling export volumes, Pakistan’s most recent figures show an 8% increase in leather goods sold from the country.
Tannery moves hit Bangladesh leather exports
Widespread structural changes to the country’s tanning infrastructure have been blamed for a 27% drop in Bangladesh’s earnings from the export of leather. The news comes in the middle of a nationwide effort to relocate a number of tanneries to concentrate leather production and improve efficiency.
Nine more companies sign on to Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) scheme
Among those signing on to the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Roadmap to Zero Programme are Eurofins, Hermes Hansecontrol Group and Testex.