Recently in the Financial Times an article related to the Rio+20 Summit quoted Puma as saying that it would like to stop using leather. Puma is not the first company to talk about discontinuing using leather as a result of its supposed poor carbon footprint. We have heard such comments from Timberland and from Pentland […]
Hemp, describing leather in a materials glossary and Hide to High Street
POSTED ON MAY 28, 2012 two items below Tanning by a distance New terms such as on line and blended learning are becoming increasingly used and with time at a premium in business not all companies are willing to send staff to Northampton for long periods. A physical presence is of importance in order to […]
LeatherNaturally! defending leather against wrongful attacks
LeatherNaturally! put out a statement when an anti leather video was published by Stella McCartney. The video was full of errors. This is now a longer suggestion to counter those who write articles or publish web sites that are aggressively against leather without consideration of the true facts. It deals with many of the comments […]
A Green Glossary from Rohan
Thinking about the links between leather and textiles moves one’s thoughts to a wide variety of natural materials such as wool and linen. Understanding the terminology of the various aspects of the environment has become very complex. Issue, mostly incorrectly reported, around chromium have lead tanners to make some dreadfully improper claims for chrome free […]
SLTC and the University
POSTED ON APRIL 30, 2012 two posts below The Northampton Leather Hub Delegates awaiting the start of the SLTC conference. From left: Amanda Michel, Stephen Trantum, Ian Michel For the second year in a row the SLTC held their annual conference in Northampton. The one this past weekend was the 115th. I wonder if anyone […]
SLTC Conference, Corium Club and Kano
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2012 Events, dear boy, events We have already spoken about how the SLTC conference on 28th April in Northampton looking interesting and the Textile conference (now postponed to October) but every year at Hong Kong the BLC along with the APLF have been running an afternoon seminar. The agenda this year […]
Thoughts on Cuba
One or two who read this might know that this week I have provoked a flurry of letters in the Financial Times about Cuba. I went there in January on an extended trip which was mostly holiday but very much intended to try and get to know the country properly before it changes out of […]
Tales of Cuba, Chennai IILF, and multiple UK events
MONTH: JANUARY 2012 POSTED ON JANUARY 30, 2012. Two Items below Second of February, Le Royal Meridien Hotel – Chennai If you are on your way to Chennai for the IILF this week then check the ICLT Corium Facebook page for updates of the Corium reunion on the 2nd February at Le Royal Meridien Hotel. Details […]
The idea of free trade only works in the academic world
An alternative vision of trade in the 21st century A guest blog by RICHARD SMITH Richard is an independent commentator on the textile, leather and footwear industries. The topic ‘International Trade – New Challenges’ was of one of the panels at the World Leather Congress recently held in Rio de Janeiro on November 9th 2011. […]
TPRG: just another foolish Acronym
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011 TPRG: just another foolish Acronym A new term turned up in Rio de Janeiro this month: TPRG! It came up as a question in the World Leather Congress and was supposed to be a humorous way of saying tanners were feeling squeezed. So out came Tanners Profitability Rescue Group (TPRG). […]
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