Month: February 2023

28 February 2023 Leather – Stan Smith classic by adidas from Sadesa At Sadesa, we are proud to be part of the return of the iconic adidas Stan Smith Lux to genuine leather.     This undeniably popular model made of 100% leather features Sadesa’s soft-milled performance product, whose natural shine lends it supreme elegance… Continue reading Leather – Stan Smith classic by adidas from Sadesa

28 February 2023 Stahl expert to speak on topcoats in upcoming webinar Javier Chico Crestelo, Global Segment Manager for Leather Finish (non-auto) at Stahl, will explain the company’s new generation of water-based topcoats in a free-to-attend webinar on March 15, writes ILM.     In January 2022, Crestelo was appointed to the role of Global… Continue reading Stahl expert to speak on topcoats in upcoming webinar

28 February 2023 Beef Exports – BSE case in Brazil triggers beef export halt to China Since late last week, the Brazilian government announced the suspension of beef exports to China, as established by the sanitary protocol between the two countries, after the confirmation of a case of mad cow disease (BSE) in a 9-year-old… Continue reading Beef Exports – BSE case in Brazil triggers beef export halt to China

27 February 2023 Argentina – Leather sector endangered by reopening of duty-free salted hide exports The Argentine government promised to permit rawhide exports, a measure in the current situation that puts the tanning, footwear and leathergoods industries that operate in the country at risk, reports CueroAmérica.     When protesting against this measure that will… Continue reading Argentina – Leather sector endangered by reopening of duty-free salted hide exports

27 February 2023 Tibet – Qualities of yak leather Francis Tsang, co. Founder of the ChromeFree Leather Alliance writes that due to the adverse living conditions of the animals in Tibet (cold, wind, snow), Yak Leather is denser in fiber structure than typical cow leather. Therefore, Yak Leather requires only half of the thickness to… Continue reading Tibet – Qualities of yak leather

27 February 2023 Brazil – Profits up for Minerva Foods Minerva Foods, a leader in the export of fresh beef and cattle by-products including rawhides and wet-blue has released its 2022 financial results, reports ILM. Consolidated gross revenue for the year was R$32.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), up by 15% year on year, with exports reaching… Continue reading Brazil – Profits up for Minerva Foods

24 February 2023 Latin America – The Latin American Footwear Forum to take place in Colombia The Colombian city of Cúcuta will be the setting for the meeting chosen by the chambers of the Latin American footwear industry to hold the 25th Latin American Footwear Forum. In this case, the choice fell there because that… Continue reading Latin America – The Latin American Footwear Forum to take place in Colombia

24 February 2023 ILM Podcast – Solving the bisphenol problem with TFL ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth is joined by Christopher Tysoe and Dr Martin Kleban from global leather chemicals supplier TFL to discuss the hot topic of bisphenols in leather.     This episode comes about as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is proposing… Continue reading ILM Podcast – Solving the bisphenol problem with TFL

24 February 2023 Zalando to cut hundreds of jobs The German-based online retailer announced that it will cut hundreds of jobs due to the increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment experienced after the COVID-19 pandemic, writes World Footwear.     “We have decided to start a programme that will remove several hundred overhead roles across many of… Continue reading Zalando to cut hundreds of jobs