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Middle East Conflicts and Tariffs Continue to Hit Italian Footwear Industry in Q1

29 July 2026...

France and Italy pledge closer cooperation

29 July 2026...

Future Development of China Vehicle Exports

29 July 2026...

China Leather Garment Exports Rise 42.8% to $38.6 Million in First Four Months of 2026

29 July 2026...

Tariffs – What Trump’s 25% Brazil Tariffs Could Mean for the American Footwear Sector

23 July 2026...

India-UK Trade Pact Opens New Chapter in Bilateral Trade

23 July 2026...

UNIC reports – European Commission confirms exclusion of leather from EUDR

23 July 2026...

Trade – China Posts Strongest Export Growth in Nearly Five Years Despite Slowing Economy

23 July 2026...

India – Pollution Control Board Issues Notices to 25 Kanpur Tanneries Over Wastewater Violations

23 July 2026...

Tanning – China tariff cuts put US$2.5 billion tanning chemicals market in focus

16 July 2026...

Quelites of Leather – 30 years!!

16 July 2026...

US Container Imports to Reach Record in July as Retailers Rush Ahead of Tariffs

16 July 2026...

Italy to Host the IULTCS World Congress 2029

16 July 2026...

Europe – Big news for the European leather industry

16 July 2026...

End of USMCA?

8 July 2026...

Why Is Trump Selling Regenerative Agriculture as the Future of US Farming?

8 July 2026...

Kazakhstan Leather Production Rises 36% in First 5 Months of 2026

8 July 2026...

IULTCS Announces 39th World Congress in León, Mexico for 2027

8 July 2026...

Tariffs Will Snap Back to ‘Exactly Where They Were’ Before Supreme Court’s IEEPA Ruling

30 June 2026...

EU May Tear a Page from US Playbook to Combat China Trade Imbalance

30 June 2026...

Footwear – The Luxury Footwear Revival Is Underway

30 June 2026...

Brazil Leather Exports Fall 7.3% to $89.5 Million in May as Demand Weakens in Key Markets

30 June 2026...

Trade: EU Parliament Passes Long-Awaited Transatlantic Trade Truce

25 June 2026...

Middle East – The US-Iran deal reassures markets but offers no solutions

25 June 2026...

Trade: India-UK FTA to Take Effect from July 15 Expected to Boost India’s $420 Million Leather and Footwear Exports to UK

25 June 2026...

Environment – UNIDO Releases New Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Footprint of Leather

25 June 2026...

Brazilian Leather Launches AI-Powered Digital Ambassador to Promote Brazilian Leather Globally

25 June 2026...

Italy: UNIC – Concerie Italiane Elects Alessandro Iliprandi of Bonaudo as 19th President During 80th Assembly

16 June 2026...

Tariff Boomerang? US Tariff-Hit Trade Blocs Explore Commitments Not to Levy Duties on Each Other

16 June 2026...

Leatherbiz Market Intelligence – Europe’s 30% ‘competitiveness gap’

16 June 2026...

Europe – French Leather Exports Rise 11% to €60.6 Million While Imports Climb 2% in Q1 2026

16 June 2026...

Fashion Access Report: Demand Outlook for Mid to High-End Leather Goods in 2026–2027

16 June 2026...

Trade – Weeks Ahead of Review, Canada Pushes for 16-Year USMCA Renewal

11 June 2026...

Trade: India-US Interim Trade Truce Nears Signoff, Officials Say

11 June 2026...

Environment – Regenerative Leather from the UK

11 June 2026...

France – CTC Outlines Strategic Priorities for the Future Under Maud Rascle’s Leadership

11 June 2026...

How the US and China can ensure their board of trade is effective

4 June 2026...

Mexico, EU Ink Trade Deal Before USMCA Review

4 June 2026...

Trump talks to Beijing and the EU, but the trade war has no winners

4 June 2026...

Indian Leather and Footwear Exports Dip 1.66% to $4.75 Billion in FY2025-26 Despite Global

4 June 2026...

Water and the Leather Industry

26 May 2026...

USA – China: Trump’s support for the meat-and-leather industry, including support for China

26 May 2026...

Italy – Assomac warns of mounting pressures, by @ILMEditor

26 May 2026...

Trade – China Reports Strong Growth in Leather Garment Exports and Imports in Q1 2026

26 May 2026...

China’s retail sales rise 1.9% in January-April 2026

26 May 2026...

Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) Receives $1.65 Million Funding from USDA for Export Promotion

21 May 2026...

Tariffs – Trump’s Second-wave Tariffs Were Ruled Unlawful, but Importers Shouldn’t Count on Refunds

21 May 2026...

Overproduction? Why Fashion’s ‘Rewear’ Economy Struggles

21 May 2026...

France – Maud Rascle selected to lead next phase of CTC industry strategy

21 May 2026...

China leather sector eyes growth in 2026 amid market recovery

21 May 2026...

Tariffs and Trade – Court of International Trade Declares Trump’s Global 10% Duties Illegal

12 May 2026...

Italy EUDR – UNIC welcomes EUDR decision but will keep its guard up

12 May 2026...

Leather industry urged to respond to EUDR consultation

12 May 2026...

APLF ASEAN 2026 lands in Jakarta Indonesia

12 May 2026...

Africa – Egypt Opens Applications for 36 Leather Production and Industrial Units in Robbiki Leather City

12 May 2026...

Trade – India and New Zealand FTA to boost leather and footwear exports with duty free access

7 May 2026...

Textiles – ‘Crisis After Crisis’: Brands Silent as Tariff and Oil Shocks Devastate Garment Workers

7 May 2026...

Italy expands on Kenya leather push

7 May 2026...

Europe – Cowhide heading for exclusion from the EUDR, writes Euractiv

7 May 2026...

LHCA and CLIA Present Interim Leather LCA and Carbon Footprint Accounting Results

27 April 2026...