POSTED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Out of Africa I do not know how many times over about the last thirty years I have stood in the balcony of a room at the Addis Hilton to look of the town. The sounds and the smells are just the same but two big differences stand out. Nearly […]
Brazilian Leather Industry
CICB elects Board of Directors for 2014/2015 administration The Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) has elected last Thursday (30) the members of its Board of Directors for the 2014 / 2015 administration. Roberto Motta da Silva, leader of the board between 2012 / 2013, was re-elected as president. The re-election reinforces Brazilian leather […]
How Brand Leather is damaged by events in Bangladesh
If you read the discussions group for LeatherNaturally! on LinkedIn you will be aware that the subject of environmental and sustainable leather production of leather in the developing world has been raised by Anthony Wright, of Barrhead Kid in Scotland, and Ian Michel of Amandian Leather in Northampton. Many recent reports and YouTube videos have […]
Press release from Leather Naturally
POSTED ON DECEMBER 10, 2013 LeatherNaturally! supports UGG Boots against a totally unjustified attack Alumni will be well aware that leather frequently comes under attack from a variety of pressure groups who attack leather creating their narrative by using and mixing selective truths, errors and often what seem like deliberate lies. The latest attack on […]
LeatherNaturally! Says UGG Boots are good
A short while ago UGG Boots came under attack through a comment written on a Yahoo site. Yahoo subsequently removed the post because it was full of entirely untrue claims but it appears that its aftermath contiinues to run on with many anti UGG comments going up on Facebook pages. The Yahoo article argued that […]
Livery Companies
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2013 Mastering the Modern World This morning I sat in a very ancient church just behind the Bank of England and observed an annual event that has been going on for at least 375 years. We installed Alderman Alison Gowman as the Master of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London. […]
Do not let bad science damage the leather industry
POSTED ON OCTOBER 28, 2013 Swallows hibernate in lakes and mud Given that for much of Europe Africa is a fairly recent discovery it is not surprising that the concept of birds migrating thousands of miles in the winter is the result of fairly recent discoveries. In the last few years finding birds in various […]
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EU Public consultation on the authenticity leather labelling system at EU level Dear Madam/Sir, We are pleased to announce the launch of a public consultation on the authenticity leather labelling system at EU level as a part of the impact assessment study on the matter. The survey is available in seven languages: English, French, German, […]
Paris is back to centre stage
Cuir a Paris brings Paris back centre stage Cuir a Paris is on for the 25th time this week. I have to admit that there have been so much changes in shows in Paris since I began in the leather industry that I assuming that means twelve and a half years with the show twice […]
Sixteen Years of ACLE
The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) has reached a milestone yesterday when it opened at the New International Expo Centre, in Shanghai. Launched in Beijing in 1998 as a business platform for China’s leather industry, the exhibition entered its 16th year. The event is not only important for what it celebrates, it is also an […]
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