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October 3, 2026 2:43 am

International Leather Industry News

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Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Call on Parliament Over High Import Duties and Increasing Chinese Imports

The industry has made 2 key demands: lower import tariffs on raw materials and stricter checks on...

Mongolia Holds Stakeholder Discussions to Advance Greener Supply Chains in Leather Sector

Mongolia’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry (MOFALI) and the United Nations...

Kenya Leather Industrial Park Hands First Warehouse to Private Investor

ReaLeather Ltd has invested $4 million in the facility, which will produce suede leather, shoes...

Bangladesh Targets $5 Billion in Leather and Footwear Exports by 2030

The government plans major reforms across environmental compliance, infrastructure, market access...

French Leather Industry Exports Decline 3.7% to €7.42 Billion in January-May 2026

French leather and leather glove exports grew 9% and 7%, respectively, while footwear, leather...

China Footwear Exports Fall 10.3% to $15.7 Billion as Export Volume Drops to 3.49 Billion Pairs in January-May 2026

China imported $2.07 billion worth of footwear between January and May 2026, down 3.0% from the same...

Brazil Leather Exports Fall 4.9% to $544 Million in H1 2026 Despite Strong June Recovery

Brazil exported 90.8 million square metres of leather during H1 2026 with China accounting for 29.1%...

Ethiopian Leather Industries Association Signs 5 Year Partnership to Expand All African Leather Fair’s Global Reach

The All African Leather Fair (AALF) has entered into a 5 year strategic partnership with Germany...

China Leather Garment Exports Rise 45.6% to $49.4 Million in January-May 2026

China’s leather garment imports rose 28.5% year-on-year to $51.6 million between January and May...

East African Businesses Urged to Move Towards Value Addition to Capture Greater Opportunities Under AfCFTA

East African businesses need to invest more in leather processing and manufacturing instead of...

22 Year Old Tannery Worker Dies After Poisonous Gas Exposure in Kanpur

A 22 year old tannery worker Manoj died after being exposed to poisonous gas while opening a drum at...

Iskefe Holding to Build $240 Million Bio Campus in Türkiye Combining Leather and Bio-Industrial Manufacturing

İskefe Holding plans to combine leather, collagen, gelatin and pharma-grade manufacturing under 1...