Leather

There’s yet another alternative to genuine leather as pre-consumer recycled leather is fused with Lenzing’s Tencel lyocell fibres to create an all new nextgen material in a resource-saving, closed-loop production process.

A private partnership involving 40 farms in Brazil, pioneering zero-deforestation in the Amazon region, has ensured the first container of 100% traceable Brazilian leather for the European market in Italy.

New limit value for the total fluorine content in PFAS, active risk identification for microplastic release in manufacturing processes and leather materials traceability feature are among the new regulations issued by the Oeko-Tex Association.

Since Independence a land-that-was, the eastern Indian state of Bihar is going all out to reclaim its glory and the recent Bihar Business Connect 2023 was just the catalyst it needed, drawing more than 5,000 investors, entrepreneurs, designers, exporters, buyers and exhibitors from all over the country and abroad.

As the curtains go up today on the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference or COP28, the leather industry is pioneering a zero-deforestation livestock farming system that promotes traceability from cradle to slaughter.

Biotech company Evolved By Nature has come up with a biofinishing system that gives leather all the performance and required style variations, without many of the toxic chemicals.

The International Council of Tanners (ICT), along with 28 other leather industry organisations, have reiterated their call on the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) to recognise the cyclical, climate efficient nature of natural fibres like leather and reduce unnecessary reliance on fossil-fuel-based materials.

As Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags gears up for its 100th edition in January 2024, texfash.com talks to Roberto Pellegrini, President of the Riva del Garda Fierecongressi Spa, the trade fair’s organising company to learn about its focus on sustainability, innovation and more. Joining in are his colleagues Enrico Cietta, Matteo Pasca, William Wong, and Alberto Mattiello.

The cross-sector Deforestation-Free Call to Action for Leather has World Wildlife Fund (WWF) joining in as partner to help galvanise efforts toward ending deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems linked to cattle farming.

The Leather Working Group has worked out a guide to help stakeholders across the leather industry value chain to help them navigate business under the ambit of the European Green Deal and the 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy.