Leather Industry Articles
- Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA (19 March 2024) – Sappi Southern Africa has achieved GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) 2020 certification for Pelletin, one of its lignin-based products used as an additive in animal feed manufacturing. This makes Sappi the second organisation in Africa to attain this certification.GMP+ is the world’s ...moreSouth African beef exports hit 7-year high in January
South African beef exports have shown strong growth over the last year. In January, they achieved their highest level in seven years.South Africa has a vibrant agricultural sector, and the local livestock and meat industry is no exception.A 2021 AgriSETA report stated that South Africa accounted for over 21% of the total meat produced in ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourItalian Finance police raided in Northern Italy a Chinese leather goods manufacturing laboratory, where they found unbelievably dire hygienic, living and labour conditions as well as a crew of illegal (Chinese) workers. The laboratory was found to be producing leather bags for one of the famous top fashion brands. The brand announced imme ...moreSuccessful APLF return ‘tempered by slow market demand’After a 5-year absence, APLF returned to its home base in Hong Kong to celebrate the 40th year of its launch in 1984.Due to low prices and slow demand for leather, especially in the footwear sector, pre-fair expectations were mixed and somewhat muted. At the same time, there were hopes that the return of APLF could give the flagging marke ...moreAs leather seeks to claw back share from sneakers, ‘ACLE has the role of reinvigorating China’s industry’Shanghai, China (20 March 2024) – The 2024 All-China Leather Exhibition will take place from 03 – 05 September at the New International Expo Centre in Pudong, Shanghai. The event covers a total exhibition area of 92,000 m² and 8 halls of international and domestic tanneries, materials, machinery and chemical suppliers.The ...moreJerome Ingenhoes Retirement
Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA – Jerome Ingenhoes, one of the best-known personalities in the world ostrich industry, sent this WhatsApp message earlier this month: “After 17,261 days work, at last pension! Cheers.” We hope he will write about his time in the industry for a forthcoming issue. ...moreApprentices, not graduates
Some time has passed now since the world has heard that Nene College (aka the University of Northampton's Institute for Creative Leather Technologies, ICLT) is to close. This is an unmitigated disaster, and the industry is thinking of the staff (past and present) who have poured their hearts and souls into that department who are now due ...moreLeather and other ‘natural’ materials unite to promote their image through design competition
The Leather & Hide Council of America, along with U.S. associations representing wool, timber, cotton, hemp and mohair, have started a design competition to promote the ‘natural’ materials promoted by the sponsors. Deadline for entries is 31 May.rnrnFrom an African and South African perspective, it’s not easily accessible because it is only open to “students in higher education or designers who have graduated in the past year”, and it specifically bars exotic leathers including the crocodile and ostrich leather which are among this region’s strengths. rnrn ...moreRaptor and Velocis – upgrading vacuum dryers on a budget
Turato Ricambi 1968 Srl specialises in producing spare parts, upgrades and boosters for vacuum dryers made by other machinery manufacturers. It claims to prolong the life of vacuum dryers and enhance their performance, both at a much lower cost than investing in new equipment. Here, director Paulo Turato explains the benefits of its latest products, Raptor and Velocis. ...moreFarming for the future with modernised systems
According to a new report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023,15 years since the establishment of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, agriculture-related targets have stagnated or regressed. Furthermore, major Pan-European manufactu ...more© S&V Publications
