IULTCS Congress launches 2025 call for abstracts
Dec 18, 2024 · The event is due to take place in Lyon, France, from September 8-11, 2025, organized by AFICTIC. Abstracts must be submitted by the end of January 20, 2025, and will be evaluated on clarity, originality, innovation and scientific rigor.
50% drop in leather demand for footwear in Guanajuato
Nov 5, 2024 · Demand for leather for footwear manufacturing in Guanajuato, Mexico, has reportedly dropped by up to 50% since 2018.
London Fashion Week’s decision to ban reptile skin is not ...
Dec 19, 2024 · A group of expert conservationists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has written an open opinion article to the organisers of London Fashion Week following its proposed ban of allowing reptile and other exotic skins on its future catwalk shows. ILM publishes the article in full and unedited.
UITIC announces Shanghai congress for 2025
Sep 24, 2024 · The event will take place from August 31 to September 3, 2025, in Shanghai, China, before next year’s All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE). For the first two days, visitors will be shown local shoe factories, research centres and educational institutions.
New CEO for Ecco - International Leather Maker
Dec 4, 2024 · Danish tanner and footwear manufacturer Ecco has appointed a new CEO as Panos Mytaros appears to have left the business.
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Cross industry support on durability metrics of natural materials
Dec 20, 2024 · The European body that represents the tanning industry, Cotance, has issued a joint statement on durability in the apparel and footwear PEFCR. It has achieved a major milestone by gaining significant traction with new signatories joining the cause.
Talking Point: EUDR Regulations - International Leather Maker
Dec 24, 2024 · First published in ILM November/December 2024 magazine. In ILM’s Talking Point feature, we ask the experts: “What advice would you give to tanners, raw materials traders, brands and retailers who may be impacted by the upcoming EUDR (European Union Deforestation Regulations)?”
Where will the next leather boom come from?
Dec 20, 2024 · First published in the November-December 2024 edition of ILM magazine. Mike Redwood looks back at how leather benefitted from previous events in history and asks where, and how, will the next boom for leather will occur.
ILM begins 2025 focusing on the future of leather education
Jan 15, 2025 · In the ILM January/February 2025 issue, available now, special features focus on educating and training the next generation of the industry, innovations in leather processing, traceability and sustainability and much more. In a series of features around leather education, get a look at the current ...