30 May 2025 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – EU faces new tariff tribulation A new edition of our Leatherbiz Market Intelligence newsletter went live on May 27. By Leatherbiz. It reflects on the possible impact of a new tariff announcement from the US, threatening levels of 50% on all imports from the European Union from the… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – EU faces new tariff tribulation
30 May 2025 Leather Working Group in Italy This week, members of the Leather Working Group team have been on the road once again – this time visiting important leather industry institutions across the different regions of Italy. The first day of our trip was spent in the north of the country, where visits… Continue reading Leather Working Group in Italy
30 May 2025 New Generations Leather Naturally writes on LinkedIn: Congratulations to young leather designer, Ana Del Rio who has joined QEST – Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust’s Youth Board! QEST’s recently launched Youth Board places young voices at the heart of its work. helping shape strategies that support and promote young hashtag#craftspeople across the country.… Continue reading New Generations
29 May 2025 Remember Pleather? It’s been rebranded “vegan leather”. @ILMEditor writes on LinkedIn: No, not all vegan leather is Pleather. But vegan leather is almost always coated in tremendous amounts of polyurethane, which is harmful to the world and everything in it. Real leather, on the other hand, is made from a biodegradable material… Continue reading Remember Pleather? It’s been rebranded “vegan leather”.
29 May 2025 EUDR – Country Risk Profiles now published! Sustainable Leather Foundation writes on LinkedIn: The European Commission on 22nd May 2025 adopted the Implementing Act on the country benchmarking system under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The Implementing Regulation classifies countries according to their risk of deforestation associated with the production of the… Continue reading EUDR – Country Risk Profiles now published!
29 May 2025 France – Leathergoods exports hold firm for France, despite handbag dip French leathergoods manufacturers brought in almost €3.3 billion in export revenues in the first quarter of 2025. By Leatherbiz. This figure is flat with the corresponding amount for the same quarter last year, however exports of the main product category, handbags,… Continue reading France – Leathergoods exports hold firm for France, despite handbag dip
28 May 2025 Tibet – Regenerative Yak Materials Francis Tsang writes on LinkedIn: The Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai province, China, 青海省玉树藏族自治州, has appointed us, ZANG YAK®, to collaborate with tanneries and brands worldwide in promoting the use of Tibetan Regenerative Yak hides. Our mission is to redefine sustainable leather by responsibly sourcing Tibetan… Continue reading Tibet – Regenerative Yak Materials
28 May 2025 Top 10 Beef Exporting Countries The global beef industry continues to grow, and 2024 has seen some major players dominating the export charts. According to Statista, these are the top 10 beef-exporting countries making waves worldwide: Brazil: Holding the crown again this year, Brazil leads the world with a whopping 2.9… Continue reading Top 10 Beef Exporting Countries
28 May 2025 World Plastic Free Day Leather Naturally writes on LinkedIn: It’s World Plastic Free Day! A moment to become more conscious about our plastic filled planet and embrace items that are purposefully designed not to contain plastic. Microplastics are everywhere. Beyond the clothes and shoes we wear, they fill our oceans, coastlines,… Continue reading World Plastic Free Day
27 May 2025 APLF ASEAN Returns with Its Next Destination: Ho Chi Minh City 13–15 November 2025 | SECC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam APLF ASEAN, Southeast Asia’s most focused B2B platform for leather, materials, and technology sourcing, heads to its third edition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 13 – 15 November 2025.… Continue reading APLF ASEAN Returns with Its Next Destination: Ho Chi Minh City
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
