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46th National Conference AICC
On Friday 8 June, the Italian Association of Leather Chemists, AICC, will hold the 46th National Conference at the Teatro della Compagnia, in Castelfranco di Sotto (PI).
ICLT students visit TFL Italia S.p.A.
For the 17th time students from the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) Northampton, visited TFL in Italy. The programme organised by TFL started on Sunday 20 May in Tuscany, where the students were invited to assess the inclination of the famous leaning tower of Pisa.
Transparent leather launched in NY
New York avant-garde fashion boutique Hotoveli has announced it will display a new, groundbreaking material this month when it debuts transparent leather called Apparition. The new material has been developed for Hotoveli by ISAAC SELLAM and is both pliable and strong.
EU kicks off Egyptian tannery scheme
A new a new 50,000m2 tannery is the centrepiece of a new EU scheme to support the Egyptian leather industry.
New global fashion centre for TFL
Italian leather processing giant TFL has opened a new fashion centre.
Lanxess rolling out NMP alternatives
One of the world’s leading specialty chemicals company, Lanxess is working with its customers to manage the phasing out of one of the EU’s recently banned Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).
LANXESS supports sustainable leather production
Range of products for NMP-free leather production. Future-oriented “Sustainable Leather Management”.
Andreas Kindermann becomes president of COTANCE in Verona
Austrian Andreas Kindermann, CEO of Wollsdorf Leather, was unanimously elected by his peers as president of COTANCE at the General Assembly that took place on 29 May in Verona (Italy).
Vietnam leather continues healthy growth
Some of the world’s leading footwear firms are increasingly turning to Vietnam as a place to invest in manufacturing and development.
Export body helping Zimbabwe leather
An NGO focused on improving business practices in the developing world has sent an expert to helping leather companies develop their supply chains and working methods.