The trade war between the US and China has intensified. On September 17, the US announced its decision to move forward with tariffs on approximately $200 billion per year worth of imports from China.

There is a frank criticism of representatives of the leather industry in the latest edition of our exclusive, fortnightly Market Intelligence report, Leather Pipeline.

The U.S. headquartered automotive seating manufacturer has announced a new President and CEO, effective from October 1, 2018.

Billy Tannery, a specialist goatskin tannery that set up near Northampton in 2017, the first new leather manufacturer to set up in the UK in many years, has released a sneaker.

Scottish Leather Group’s Bridge of Weir Leather Company has been officially presented with its fifth Queen’s Award for international trade, following an announcement earlier in the year.