18 Oct 2022 Luxury – Agnelli family brings Shang Xia brand back to Italy The investment fund of the Agnelli family, Exor, wants to develop the Shang Xia brand’s business, as local brand are favoured in China by the style of young consumers, and so growth could be accelerated. This is the growth… Continue reading Luxury – Agnelli family brings Shang Xia brand back to Italy
18 Oct 2022 High-profile ESG success for Silvateam Leather chemicals group Silvateam has been named among the winners at Italy’s national sustainability awards. These awards, run by financial services firm Credit Suisse, Florence-based management services company Kon Group and by business media group Forbes, took place for the second time in 2022. Image shows… Continue reading High-profile ESG success for Silvateam
18 Oct 2022 Waste Management – The development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste The European Commission has decided to prioritise the development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic and textiles. Work on the criteria for plastic has already begun with the finalisation of the technical assessment expected by 2024. The work on end-of-waste criteria for… Continue reading Waste Management – The development of end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste
17 Oct 2022 Automotive – Separate circular economy entity set up by Renault Automotive group Renault has launched a new entity dedicated to the circular economy, giving it the name The Future Is Neutral, reports Leatherbiz. It has said the new entity is the first company to operate across “the entire automotive circular… Continue reading Automotive – Separate circular economy entity set up by Renault
17 Oct 2022 Sustainability – Puma is the most sustainable company in its sector According to the latest Business of Fashion report that evaluates the 30 largest companies in the fashion industry, the sporting goods company, Puma, is first in the sustainability ranking. The items that the report considered are the use of… Continue reading Sustainability – Puma is the most sustainable company in its sector
17 Oct 2022 ‘Vegan leather’ comes under pressure Two articles from The Times newspaper illustrate the increased scrutiny so-called ‘vegan leather’ is coming under as the facts about its origins and sustainability become more widely known. In the first, entitled ‘Vegan leather loses its green credentials as plastics require fossil fuels’, it’s claimed that certain… Continue reading ‘Vegan leather’ comes under pressure
14 Oct 2022 Chemicals – TFL preempts new chemical restrictions in Germany TFL, the leather chemicals company, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of syntans, which are known under the product brands Sellatan and Tanigan. Currently, due to the decision of the German authorities, the company has made changes to its composition. … Continue reading Chemicals – TFL preempts new chemical restrictions in Germany
14 Oct 2022 Luxury – LVMH records growth for first nine months of 2022 LVMH has announced its financial results for the first three quarters of the 2022 financial year, with revenue growth of 28%. Sales were up by 28% in the year so far to €56.5 billion, while organic revenue growth, excluding… Continue reading Luxury – LVMH records growth for first nine months of 2022
14 Oct 2022 Leather Naturally on sneakers…… Their one-of-a-kind sneakers celebrate beauty and originality while challenging us to rethink the way we consume and interact with the goods we own and how leather plays a role. Read the feature about Helen Kirkum Studio. Just hit the link. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Cu80Se
13 Oct 2022 Raw Materials – US hide exports to China fall by 25%, as Italy buys more wet blue Figures for the first eight months of 2022 have confirmed a downward trend in US hide exports, in terms of volume and value. Between January and August this year, packers, traders and tanners… Continue reading Raw Materials – US hide exports to China fall by 25%, as Italy buys more wet blue
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.
