Aid organisation the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced a new support programme for glove manufacturers in Pakistan. The money will go towards modernising glove manufacturing facilities in Sialkot.

Two leather industry bodies have issued a joint-statement supporting a free-trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur and asking negotiators “to ensure an ambitious outcome for the leather sector”.

The trade war between the U.S. and China has had a negative impact on U.S. footwear imports from the top supplier.

New figures released by the US Hide Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) for the first ten months of 2018 show year-to-date exports of hides of 23.7 million cattle hides, bringing in export revenues of more than US $1.3 billion.