All articles by julian turner
julian turner
Island focus: specialist materials
UK Leather looks at the industry’s performance for 2015 and what this will mean going through 2016 for the UK’s leather industry, which comprises of specialist, high-end producers of automotive, upholstery, shoe upper and sole, gloving, chamois, equestrian leather and wet-blue leather.
On the factory floor – Fimec 2016
Novo Hamburgo once again hosted the largest leather-footwear industry fair in Latin America and the second-largest in the world. As Fimec (International Fair of Leather, Chemical Products, Components and Accessories, Equipment and Machines for Footwear and Tanneries) celebrated its 40th edition, reaffirming its position as the fair that brings together the entire production chain in one place, Leather International reviews the event and the state of the Brazilian industry.
Look to the west – the International Council of Tanners (ICT)
Leather Industries of America (LIA) reports on the state of trade for the International Council of Tanners (ICT) in the US tanning industry.
Digital watch: innovation in automotive cutting
As a pioneer in the automotive leather sector, Lectra leads the charge towards digital production as it hosted an event in early April entitled ‘Go digital: Increased flexibility in the automotive leather value chain’. Leather International attended the event to report on how the industry’s buoyant sector plans on keeping it that way.
Turn over a new leaf – Tanac case study
Representatives from Tanac, one of the major global suppliers of vegetal extracts and black wattle wood from the acacia mearnsii tree, detail a case study for sustainability in the leather industry.
Fix up, look sharp – occupational safety and health management in Kenya
Delivering an assessment of occupational safety and health management in Kenya’s leather sector, Arthur Onyuka of the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI), outlines a case study of the country’s efforts to clean up its act.
First response – Simac Tanning Tech 2016
With Simac Tanning Tech successfully completed, Leather Naturally sits down with Assomac president Gabriella Marchioni Bocca to discuss the impact of the event, and what it means for sustainability, process automation and CSR across the industry.
Ahead of the game – BASF autumn/winter 2017–18 trends
As the fashion trends seasons begin to come to fruition, BASF introduces its ‘Inspirations for Leather: Edition Livigno’ autumn/winter 2017–18 trends report.
University of Northampton honours Stahl CEO Huub van Beijeren with honorary doctorate
Huub van Beijeren, CEO at Stahl, received an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the international leather industry and his support for the university’s endeavours in the area of leather education.