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Japan Leather Industry Association Introduces 2 Certifications to Simplify Responsible Sourcing

Japan’s leather industry association (JLIA) has introduced 2 certification programs at APLF...

What’s Happening Inside Gucci’s Leather Research Lab in Italy

Gucci, part of the Kering group, is focusing heavily on the leather industry through this new lab in...

APLF 2026 Concludes After 3 Days of Global Leather Industry Gathering in Hong Kong

APLF 2026, one of the world’s major leather and fashion materials trade fairs, concluded on March 14...

Leather Industry Mourns Loss of LSSC CEO Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar, CEO of the Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC), passed away unexpectedly after...

TFL CEO André Lanning Steps Down as Samer Al Jabi Takes Interim Charge

TFL, a global leather chemicals company, announced that CEO André Lanning has stepped down from his...

Leather Naturally Launches Redesigned Website with New Branding and Logo

Leather Naturally has launched a newly redesigned website along with updated branding and a new logo...

FGL International Acquires Repico Finishing Division to Expand Leather Chemicals Portfolio

FGL International has acquired the finishing division of Repico Spa, a Lombardy based company active...

LFMEAB Rebrands as FLAXA at 22nd AGM to Strengthen Global Industry Position

The Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has...

LFMEAB Partners with VisionSpring to Provide Free Vision Screening for Leather Industry Workers in Bangladesh

International social enterprise VisionSpring has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...

Kanpur Leather Exports Worth $54 Million Stuck Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruption

Kanpur based leather exporters are facing major losses as shipments worth over ₹500 crore (~$54...

Egypt Pushes to Make Robbiki Leather City a Regional Industry Hub

Egypt’s Minister of Industry Eng. Khaled Hashem visited Al-Rubiki Leather City to review...

CLRI Meets CLE Chairman and CLCTA in Kolkata to Strengthen Eastern Leather Sector

The Director of CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute Dr Thanikaivelan recently held a meeting in...