 Outsource manufacturers in command of Tunisian exports [premium content]
Tunisia's leather and footwear industries have continued to grow their export revenues.Figures for the first seven months of the year show export revenues of more than $380 million , a 12.9% increase ...
07/09/2010 15:04:00
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 Ecuador needs an ostrich tannery [premium content]
The ostrich industry is growing in Ecuador, but a vet in the South American country who has become an expert on rearing the birds says infrastructure has to improve if companies are to make the most o...
07/09/2010 15:03:00
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 Move to leather pays off for Via Uno [sample news]
Brazilian footwear brand has said that the success it has gained in recent years after replacing outside brands in its stores with its own brand of shoes, putting production in the hands of outsource ...
07/09/2010 15:02:00
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 Camel industry gets a boost in Australia [premium content]
The Australian government has given a small grant to export companies interested in tapping into the potential of the country’s camel population.Camels were introduced to Australia in
the 1840s to hel...
07/09/2010 15:01:00
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 USMEF sees improvement in exports to Mexico [premium content]
While Mexico is still the number-one destination for US beef exports, it is the only major market that is trailing last year’s results, the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has said. A sluggish econo...
07/09/2010 15:00:00
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 China plans quality blacklist for poor manufacturers [premium content]
China's ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) has said it will publish a blacklist of companies manufacturing poor-quality goods. The ministry wants to encourage enterprises to produc...
06/09/2010 15:04:00
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Relocation encouraged for Chinese tanners [sample news]
The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) has said that tanners located in coastal regions in the south and east of the country are reluctant to move westwards.As labour and production costs conti...
06/09/2010 15:03:00
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 Asprey launches new luggage collection [premium content]
Luxury leathergoods brand Aspreyhas introduced a new five-piece luggage collectinon, the Asprey Londoner.Creative director, Bruce Hoeksema, who joined the company in June has designed every detail and...
06/09/2010 15:02:00
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 Conflict village gets new leathergoods factory [premium content]
The government of Sri Lanka has invested nearly $900,000 in a new leathergoods factory in the village of Vadamarachchi.The village was the scene of fighting during the recent internal conflict in Sri ...
06/09/2010 15:01:00
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 Bangladesh tannery relocation faces further delay [premium content]
The latest deadline for tanneries operating in theHazaribagh area of Dhaka, August 28, has passed without any progress on the long-running issue.The High Court of Bangladesh announced on February 28 t...
06/09/2010 15:00:00
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