Editor's Note
The APLF exhibitions have proved a good bell weather of the international leather sector industry over the last 25 years. Click here for complete article |
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Smarten up and Buckle Down
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You borrow a million dollars to buy a house and its value drops to $750,000 and then you lose your job. You have a problem. On top of that your pension policy, likely what is called in the US a 401K, and other savings are largely in equities and they have dropped by a third or more. Then to try and boost the economy interest rates have dropped to near zero so the little cash you have left is earning nothing. Misery. | Click here for complete article |
Short Comment on Ron Sauer’s Round Table on the collapse of the Hide Market
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On the final day of the 2009 APLF fair an important round table discussion was held entitled, “The hide market crash and its influence on the future of the leather industry”. | Click here for complete article |
Punching its weight
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Madam Zhang, already well known in the leather industry as Chairman of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) was recently elected President of the International Council of Hides Skins and Leather Traders Association (ICHSLTA). Many might feel that this represents further the belief that China is beginning to ‘punch its weight’ on the international leather industry. | Click here for complete article |
Upbeat performance at APLF-MM&T dispels pre-fair pessimism and apprehension
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Aisles were buzzing, queues forming at the registration decks and it was “business as usual” at the APLF-MM&T materials and leather fair.
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APLF energizes Fashion Access and APLF-MM&T fairs with innovation, newness and fashion
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The APLF Fashion Access and APLF-MM&T fairs ended April 2nd in Hong Kong with encouraging numbers, while innovation, newness and a strong fashion focus fostered an energetic mood. | Click here for complete article |
Latin American leather industry hit by collapse in demand
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The leather industries in Brazil and Argentina have been knocked sideways by the fall in demand for all types of leather. Both countries export mainly to China, their largest customer by far. Latest statistics indicate that Brazil’s leather exports declined by a whopping 60% in January 2009 compared to the same month in 2008 and, in the same period, Argentina’ exports fell by 50%. | Click here for complete article |
Ah, I remember it well
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Iain Howie was the editor of ‘Leather International’ in 1984. He attended the inaugural Hong Kong Leather Fair that year. | Click here for complete article |
Don't be bound with your (supply) chains
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Prime Source Forum (PSF) is a unique event as it allows senior executives of major apparel companies to meet in a non-competitive environment. Individuals, who normally compete fiercely with each other, can discuss freely topics and issues that impact them all. | Click here for complete article |
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