FFANY NEW YORK SHOE EXPO 2-4 New York U.S.A. INT’L FOOTWEAR & LEATHER SHOW 2-5 Bogotà Colombia CIFF  4-7  Copenhagen  Denmark THE ATLANTA SHOE MARKET  13-15 Atlanta U.S.A. MODA FOOTWEAR  14-16  Birmingham  U.K.  FUTURA FAIR  14-16 Dublin  Irlanda  NORDIC SHOE & BAG FAIR 18-20 Stoccolma Sweden LE SHOW  21 – 23  Almaty  Kazakhstan  TORONTO SHOE [...]

As every year, on this 2011 from 18th to 20th October, Bologna plays host, besides Lineapelle, to SIMAC and TANNING TECH the two most important International exhibitions of machines and technologies for the footwear, the leathergoods and the tannery sectors. TANNING TECH “changes its skins” On 2012 the “running machines” will be back in the [...]

During the crisis, which has also affected the world of leather, in 2010 the tannery machinery sector saw a strong recovery, more than +40% compared to 2009. Especially exports have grown, getting again the levels of 2008 (+49.17%), with a positive trend on all international markets. Good performance from the beginning of the year, with [...]

Production and labour are cut down. Difficult times for the Chinese tanning where some companies have decided to reduce their production. Rising raw material prices and especially stringent new environmental constraints are the cause of the difficulties. According to the Shangdong Leather Association, which gathers the tanneries from the oriental coast province of China together, [...]

July 6th 2011, Fuxin, Liaoning Province, PRC: June 28, 2011 marked the 3rd Annual Shanghai Richina Leather and GST Supplier Appreciation day, as weel as the Grand Opening ribbon cutting cerimony for the new wet blue tannery, SRL Fuxin.  Over 200 suppliers (hide, chemical and machine), government officilas and other dignitaries were in attendence for [...]

The griffe are driving the recovery, destination China. The home market is slack. Uncertainty for the exotic. Travelling among the Italian leather districts, from Scandicci to the Abbruzzo region, moving to Vicenza area and to the several companies which work on “territorial independence” conditions, we can see that there is a change in the air. [...]