2 December 2025 Training – Footwear firm welcomes free apprenticeship proposal The managing director of handmade footwear brand Tricker’s, Martin Mason, has welcomed a new proposal from the UK government to make apprenticeship training free for people under the age of 25. By Leatherbiz. Speaking to the BBC on the day of the announcement, Mr… Continue reading Training – Footwear firm welcomes free apprenticeship proposal
2 December 2025 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Joint projects could be the key Image shows representatives of leather manufacturers Gruppo Mastrotto and Conceria Antiba who have signed the Circular Fashion Manifesto with users of leather including Tod’s, Kering, Armani and Ferragamo. A new edition of Leatherbiz Market Intelligence went live on November 25. This time, our… Continue reading Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Joint projects could be the key
2 December 2025 Leather Industry – JBS Couros and Viva merge into a leather super-colossus JBS and Viva merge in the name of leather. The Brazilian supergiant JBS Viva is born: 31 factories and over 11,000 employees in Brazil, Italy, Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Vietnam. The new company will process more than 20 million hides… Continue reading Leather Industry – JBS Couros and Viva merge into a leather super-colossus
2 December 2025 Africa is looking to the future of leather By: Dr Kerry Senior, Director of Leather UK, and Secretary of the International Council of Tanners (ICT) At the 18th Africa Leather Value Chain Annual Forum in Lusaka, Zambia, Nicholas Mudungwe and colleagues from Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute launched a new… Continue reading Africa is looking to the future of leather
25 November 2025 Portugal How the Portuguese Footwear Industry Is Driving Innovation Amid Mounting Competition. The sector plans to invest 600 million euros by 2030 in robotics, AI, automation, and sustainable advancement. Read More
25 November 2025 Luxury Recovery Continues Richemont, the world’s third-largest luxury group and owner of leather goods brands such as Montblanc, Delvaux, and Serapian, and footwear brands such as Gianvito Rossi, excelled in the second quarter, confirming the luxury sector’s recovery. In line with the positive signs already highlighted by the quarterly results of LVMH,… Continue reading Luxury Recovery Continues
25 November 2025 EUDR update: Leather sector given a year to prepare Italian tanneries have welcomed a proposed one-year delay to the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), giving suppliers more time to prepare for new compliance requirements. Read More
25 November 2025 Over 25 Global Leather Organizations Urge COP30 to Recognize Leather’s Role with Updated Manifesto With COP30 underway in Belém Brazil from November 10 to 21, 2025 the leather industry has stepped up its message. A fresh version of the “Leather Manifesto” has been released and more than twenty five organisations from around… Continue reading Over 25 Global Leather Organizations Urge COP30 to Recognize Leather’s Role with Updated Manifesto
18 November 2025 Change in US Economic Policy? Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products #BBCNews US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allowing a range of food products, including coffee, bananas and beef, to escape his sweeping tariffs. The move comes as his administration faces mounting pressure over rising… Continue reading Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products
18 November 2025 Leatherbiz Market Intelligence: Astonishing’ lack of EUDR awareness The latest Leatherbiz Market Intelligence newsletter went live on November 11. This edition makes the point that the disruption and uncertainty that the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is causing is further reaching than some in the hide and leather supply chain had though.… Continue reading Trump orders antitrust probe into major U.S. meat-packing firms
