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SACU leather, leather products Zoom event on Friday

Published: 15th Mar 2021
Author: Tony Dickson - S&V Editor

Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is inviting participation in a Zoom meeting entitled 'The SACU Leather and Leather Products Sectoral Roundtable' to take place on Friday, March 19, from 09.00 to 12.00.
      In the invitation, SACU wrote: "The SACU member states have prioritised the agro-processing, textiles & clothing and pharmaceuticals & chemicals as initial sectors of focus in the development of regional value chains. In order to share the regional opportunities presented by these sectors, the SACU member states have agreed on convening sectoral roundtables including the private sector and other stakeholders to share experiences, identify the development potential, challenges and propose appropriate steps to be taken by the region in advancing its industrialisation agenda.
      Contact Rauna Mumbuu at Rauna.Mumbuu@sacu.int for further information.

Leather Bargaining Council seeks former workers who are owed money

Published: 8th Mar 2021
Author: Tony Dickson - S&V Editor

Durban, KZN, SA – The Leather Bargaining Council is trying to find the below mentioned persons who worked at Trafford Trading (part of the Spectrum Group) between the period 1 May 2003 and 24 February 2004. The Bargaining Council is holding monies that are due to them and would like to give them their money. The Bargaining Council encourages these persons or someone who might know them to contact Ms Shirley Reddy from the Bargaining Council to guide them through the process of claiming their money.
      Ms Reddy can be contacted via telephone number 031 305 8230 or email - accounts@nbcli.co.za.
      The people are (name, date of birth, last known address):
Malcolm Moonsamy, 29/09/1981 9 Bowclay Place, Clayfield, Phoenix; Angamma Devnunan, 17/12/1960 177 Oakdale Crescent, Newlands West; Anandhan Chetty, 14/6/1968, No address; S. Naidoo 08/08/1974 No address; Subramoney Govindsamy Govender, 16/05/1965, 130 Mondene Drive, Croftdene, Chatsworth; Kevin Reddy 28/08/1976, 87 Road 718, Montford, Chatsworth; Nitesh Devnunan, 20/05/1984, 177 Oakdale Crescent, Newlands West; Munesh Madhan 21/05/1972, 77 Kapato Street, Arena Park, Chatsworth; Krishnavelli Moodley, 28/12/1942 71 Swallow Haven, Unit 21, Foresthaven, Phoenix; Deenadayalan Naidoo, 05/02/1965, 189 Glenover Road, Westcliff, Chatsworth; M.G.A Nyman, 16/06/1972, No address; Indrani Govender, 04/10/1949, 49 Oakdale Crescent, Newlands West; Rosalind Mohan, 09/04/1977, 53 Rain Bird Close, Rainham, Phoenix; R. Singh, No details, No address; P.S. Mnqayi, 15/09/1979, No address; Charles Bradley Munsamy, No details, 368 Westridge Road, Newlands West; K. Appalsamy, No details, No address; Jayshree Naicker, 27/05/1976, No address; D.R Appalsamy, 10/10/1967, 428 Longbury Drive, Phoenix; G. Moonsamy, 20/07/1952, 9 Bowclay Place, Clayfield, Phoenix; Ragni Sanichara, 20/02/1965 22 Trenance Park Drive, Trenance Manor, Phoenix; Rajendran Govender, 02/05/1976, 263 Himalaya Drive, Shallcross; Deepak Jowahir, 16/09/1978, No address; Emerencia Ntombintombi Mtshali 15/10/1959 LB 452, Kwa Mashu; R. Rajkumar No details No address; Hansrani Bhola, 25/01/1967, 7 Sandfern Garden, Unit 10, Phoenix; Lutchmee Naicker, 01/12/1965, 16 Treehaven Road, Unit 21 Phoenix; Fathima Ayoub, 04/04/1953, 10 Landsbrook Road, Brookdale, Phoenix; Lilendhran Munien, 19/09/1970, 61 Keyford Close, Sunford, Phoenix; Richard Mzobanzi Goba, 03/05/1970, No address; Mark Venketsamy, 19/11/1984, 66 Swallowhaven Rd , Foresthaven, Phoenix; K. Naidoo, No details, No address; Nogambal Chetty, 22/04/1973, 33 Royalhill Road , Hillgrove; N. Hoosen, 26/03/1962, 64 Road 743, Montford, Chatsworth; Muthusamy Padayachee, 20/03/1959, 30 Pargate Osborne, Ottawa; Obedience Jali, 20/08/1973, K2102 Newlands Heights, Kwa Mashu; Dhanasagren Pillay, 31/07/1973, 3 Turncroft Road, Unit 8 Longcroft, Phoenix

Mossop Leather: Big opportunities for local manufacturing

Published: 22nd May 2020
Author: Gert Kruger; CEO Mossop Leather

Mossop's Wellington plant... Long-term relationships are a key element.

Wellington, W Cape, SA - One has to acknowledge that the remainder of 2020 will be very tough.  Liquidity in the industry will be the largest challenge we face and all of us have to act responsibly to our customers and suppliers in this regard.   There is vast uncertainty about the medium term future and shoe manufacturers will continue to take a very cautious approach in this environment.  Within this context, Mossop will position itself to continue to provide exceptional service, product and support to all our partners in the shoe and leathergoods industries.  Mossop has for some time now moved beyond traditional supplier/customer relationships and has steadily built long term partnerships with key manufacturers and suppliers in our value chain.  
Longer term we believe that the structural changes that will take place in the South African economy will benefit local manufacturing.  Therefore, we believe that by mid-2021 the larger manufacturing landscape in South Africa should benefit from on-shoring of product, provided our value chain can prove its ability in providing consumer product that is relevant to our market.  This is a challenge all of us have to take on and analyse properly to understand our readiness to respond to this opportunity, despite the difficulties of seeing through the haze of Covid-19.
The exchange rate is also a factor, at least for now. Our export business is ongoing and growing.  Our customers know what our currency has done, and expect keener pricing, but overall it is an opportunity in the short term, and perhaps for longer to grow our export volumes. One has to bear in mind that most of our chemicals and some of our hides are imported.
        The exchange rate also means that, even though our prices will have to increase, local leather will be cheaper than the equivalent imported leather.

Alan D. Jackson: Customers still have stock

Published: 22nd May 2020
Author: Tony Dickson - S&V Editor
Durban, KZN, SA - Morgan Naidoo, member of leather indent agent Alan D. Jackson, which has principals in Brazil, India and Pakistan, said most of his customers still had stocks of leather.
He said the global drop in hide prices had seen the prices for Brazilian leather drop from US$2.45-2.50/ft² to $2.10, "which is a significant difference", but he said the Rand's fall meant that the landed price was very close to local leathers.
"Customers who know the quality of the Brazilian leather will still buy it," he said, "but certainly business is very difficult right now."
Alan D. Jackson sells only leather, but he said he would consider importing other footwear components.

Bader: Business is hard to find

Published: 22nd May 2020
Author: Robert OConnell
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA - Unfortunately orders on the automotive side are nonexistent, and with Brazilian TR1s being offered at 0.35US$/ft², even export orders on wet blues are hard to come by and to compete with.
 
The majority of the wet blue plants were wet salting during the lockdown phase with the prospect of being able to process the hides at a later stage.
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