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Bangladesh is Losing Billions in Leather Exports Due to Compliance Gaps and Savar Infrastructure Issues

Bangladesh’s leather industry is missing out on billions of dollars in export earnings due to...

Zimbabwe Calls on Leather Industry Stakeholders to Help Shape Future Sector Policies

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has urged stakeholders in the leather industry to...

Pakistan Expected to Generate 7.5 Million Hides and Skins from Eid-ul-Adha

Pakistan is expected to generate 7.5 million animal hides and skins worth nearly ~$31 million...

French Leather Industry Exports Fall 3.5% to €4.55 Billion in Q1 of 2026

The French leather industry reported total exports worth €4.55 Billion in the first quarter of 2026...

Bangladesh Targets Stronger Leather Exports Through Better Hide Utilisation

Bangladesh’s Commerce and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said the government is...

Tyson Foods Names Jeff Schomburger as President and CEO to Succeed Donnie King

Tyson Foods announced that Jeff Schomburger has been named President and Chief Executive Officer...

Scottish Leather Group Publishes 22nd ESG Report Highlighting Net Zero Achievement Across Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions

Scottish Leather Group has published its 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report...

Chinese Footwear Imports Account for 70% of Footwear Sold in Ghana Hurting Local Manufacturers and Jobs

The Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association (GALFAM) has raised concern over the rising...

Severe Drought Stalls US Cattle Herd Recovery Affecting Hide Availability Says LHCA

The US cattle herd is not expanding despite record high calf prices and strong demand...

No Raw Hide Smuggling Expected this Year Says Bangladesh Industries Minister Muktadir

Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Bangladesh will not face any raw hide...

Savar Tannery Industrial Estate Receives Over 79,000 Raw Hides on the Day of Eid-ul-Adha

More than 79,000 sacrificial animal hides reached the Savar leather industrial estate in Bangladesh...

BIS Conducts Awareness Programme and School Shoe Standards Consultation for Footwear Manufacturers in Ambur

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organized an Awareness Programme for MSMEs and Manak Manthan on...