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Keeping an eye on the legislation. Martin Ricker Published: October 18, 2024. In the September/October 2024 issue of ILM, Content Director Martin Ricker discussed what tanners need to be aware of in terms of future legislation around restricted chemicals in …
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Expected declines for VF Corp in second quarter. Published: October 30, 2024. VF Corporation has reported its financial results for the second quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, when revenue was down 6% year-on-year to US$2.8 billion.
Magazine - International Leather Maker
Published: April 29, 2024. In the May/June 2024 issue, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth visits the Bentley Motors factory in the UK and sees how leather is an integral part of the luxury OEM’s identity. We also cover greenwashing in automotive interior materials, an update on the Sialkot Tannery Zone and much more.
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International Leather Maker (ILM) is a content driven, multi-platform media brand which was founded by Maria Wallace and Martin Ricker in 2013. ILM has gone on to be the market leading B2B media channel covering the whole leather supply chain from farm to retail, with a strong focus on leather manufacturing of all types, and on a global scale.
Scottish Leather Group approaches net-zero
Oct 10, 2024 · Scottish Leather Group approaches net-zero. October 10, 2024 • Scotland. Scottish Leather Group (SLG) is 90% of the way to net-zero, according to its 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. Username or E-mail. Password. Remember Me. Forgot Password. Full access to this article is limited to International Leather Maker ...
More than 1,000 manufacturers now LWG certified
Jul 18, 2022 · The Leather Working Group (LWG) has announced that more than 1,000 leather manufacturers have now obtained LWG certification. As of July 2022, a total of 1,040 sites have been audited by LWG-approved auditors and awarded a rating from audited through to Gold. Christina Trautmann, Head of Leather Working Group, said: “Our membership has been ...
Birkenstock opens new factory in Germany - International Leather …
Sep 8, 2023 · Footwear manufacturer Birkenstock has begun operations at its new production facility in the Berlin-Szczecin industrial park near Pasewalk, Germany. Construction began in April 2022, with the foundation stone laid in August of the same year. The new facility is the single largest investment in the company’s history at around €110 million.
Podcasts - International Leather Maker
Podcast: Suzie Fletcher’s insights into leathermaking. Published: December 11, 2023. ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth interviews master saddler Suzie Fletcher, discussing what the industry can do to promote repair and maintenance of leather products, the path to a more sustainable future and her unique history with the material.
This is not the end of leather education
Dec 13, 2023 · This is not the end of leather education. Mike Redwood considers the loss of the Institute of Creative Leather Technologies courses in Northampton and looks to the future of leather education and research around the world. Doing things “at pace” has become a phrase used in politics this year to the point of boredom.