Three little questions. First what decides the location of a tannery? Secondly, how does that grow into a cluster and what does it look like? Thirdly, how do you keep it alive? In his latest ILM ...

Swiss luxury footwear and leather goods brand Bally’s German subsidiary has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings.

France’s leather sector recorded a slowdown in foreign trade during the first half of 2026, with imports falling 5% year-on-year to €6.5 billion and exports declining 2% to €9.2 billion. The weaker ...

Muirhead, the Scottish Leather Group brand, has been named a specialist material partner for a new overnight rail interior ...

Nike’s share price has fallen sharply from its 2021 peak as the sportswear giant works to reverse declining sales, rebuild ...

Walsall-based leather designer and educator Lauren Broxton has launched a £30,000 (US$39,714) crowdfunding campaign to create a new centre for leatherworking, education, community and independent ...

Leather Working Group (LWG) has announced that Executive Director Vanessa Podmore will step down from her role in December 2026.

In this overview, ILM Editor Megan Thomas looks beyond leather at the gelatine industry, exploring where gelatine fits into the leather value chain, why it matters economically and where the ...

Collaboration, innovation and consumer attachment were central themes of the second two panel discussions at the Sustainable Leather Forum (SLF) 2026, examining how the leather industry can strengthen ...

The U.S. is deliberately allowing more beef from Brazil and Argentina into the American market in 2026, although the arrangements are different for the two countries.

The second day of Simac Tanning Tech 2026 is underway at Fiera Milano Rho, bringing together technologies, expertise and new approaches for the footwear, leather goods and tanning industries.

The exclusion of hides, skins and leather from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is now official. This is a historic moment for the European tanning industry ...