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December 2, 2025 |
Bringing you the top stories and opinion from the leading source for global leather industry news. |
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Leather has a history of reinventing itselfDecember 1, 2025 Mike Redwood discusses leather's reputation of adaptability, highlighting the ways the material has been reinvented through history to adapt to our changing world. |
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Chinese leather goods maker eyes US$1.2 billion semiconductor takeoverDecember 1, 2025 A Chinese leather goods manufacturer has shared plans to acquire power-chip manufacturer. |
Indian tannery approves in-principle demerger proposalDecember 1, 2025The board of directors at an Indian buffalo-leather tannery has given in-principle approval for a proposal to demerge certain business divisions. |
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Four substances recommended for REACH authorisationNovember 25, 2025The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that the European Commission add four substances to the REACH Authorisation List, one of which includes melamine, a widely used retanning chemical in the leather industry. |
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Meatco makes first AfCFTA export as it enters Kenya’s leather marketNovember 25, 2025 The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) has made a landmark entry into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with its first export to Kenya. |
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WWF-Pakistan unveils country’s first digitally traceable leather jacketNovember 21, 2025 WWF-Pakistan showcased a breakthrough for the nation’s leather sector: the country’s first-ever digitally traceable leather jacket, created under the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme. |
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Burberry returns to sales growth in H1 2026November 24, 2025 Burberry has reported early signs of recovery in the first half of FY26, with customer demand improving and sales returning to growth in the second quarter. CEO Joshua Schulman believes this to be proof that the comprehensive “Burberry Forward” turnaround strategy has begun to take effect. |
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