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Chinese Leather Industry Reports $35 Billion in Exports in First 5 Months of 2025 With 8.6% Decline

China’s leather industry is facing slow growth as fresh data from January to May 2025 shows mixed...

Residents of Marapattu Village Accuse Tanneries of Dumping Untreated Waste into Palar River

Residents of Marapattu village in Tamil Nadu woke up Thursday morning 17th July, 2025 to find the...

How Tanneries in Tamil Nadu Are Polluting a Lifeline River and Threatening Lives

In its extensive investigation, Dialogue Earth reports that Tamil Nadu’s leather industry, known...

Egypt Opens Second Investment Phase at Robbiki Leather City for Leather Goods Manufacturers

Egypt’s Ministry of Industry has announced the start of the second investment phase at Robbiki...

Vietnam’s Leather and Footwear Industry Reports Over 10% YoY Export Growth in First Half of 2025

Vietnam’s leather and footwear industry is off to a strong start in 2025, recording over 10%...

How This Ethiopian Leather Brand Taza Is Turning Locally Available Leather Into School Bags

After losing both parents at a young age, the founder of Taza Behaylu Eskindir began his journey in...

Brazilian Footwear Exports Grow 8.8% in First Half of 2025 Reaching $497 Million

Brazil’s footwear industry began 2025 with solid performance, as new data from the Brazilian...

Coach Parent Tapestry Invests $15 Million in UK based Recycled Leather Maker Gen Phoenix

Tapestry Inc., the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade, is investing $15 million into Gen...

Renault to End Use of Leather in All Cars by 2025

French carmaker Renault has announced it will completely stop using leather in all its vehicles by...

PrimeAsia Releases 2024 Sustainability Report With Major Progress Across Climate and Social Goals

PrimeAsia, one of the world’s largest leather manufacturers, has published its 2024 Sustainability...

German Court Bans the Use of the term Apple Leather as It Is Misleading Consumers

A German court has ruled that companies can no longer call synthetic materials “leather” if they...

Brazil Leather Exports Total $83.4 Million in June with 11.9% Drop in First Half of 2025

Brazil exported hides and skins worth $83.4 million in June 2025, down 13.7% from the previous month...