ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth brings you six stories from the last week, including confirmation of the APLF trade show in Hong Kong for 2024, news on California’s crocodile and alligator leather ban and more.

In this latest ILM news bulletin, we cover Puma’s decision to stop using kangaroo leather, tanners’ outrage over a government decision in Argentina, Solidaridad’s pilot fleshings recycling plant in India and more.

ILM Editor, Martin Ricker is joined by Vicki Dean, Head of the Institute of Creative Leather Technology, along with two former leather students, Jenny Horsey and Anna Melegh, to discuss modern leather industry education and how it provides exciting career opportunities for young people.

ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth brings you a selection of stories from the past week, including VDL’s new powers to combat misleading advertising, the newest issue of ILM and a rumoured takeover of Richemont by LVMH.

In the latest weekly bulletin ILM covers events from the recent Lineapelle trade show as well as Argentina’s plans to lift raw hide export duties.

ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth is joined by Christopher Tysoe and Dr Martin Kleban from global leather chemicals supplier TFL to discuss the hot topic of bisphenols in leather.

In this latest bulletin, we cover record exports for Portuguese footwear and leather, the new ILM website, Lineapelle’s upcoming show in Milan and more.

The ILM news bulletin for this week covers the U.S. beef cow herd decline, European proposals to restrict PFAS, employment in the Brazilian footwear sector and more, hosted by Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth.

ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth covers the India International Leather Fair, Pakistan’s trade agreements with Russia, a tannery closure in the UK and more in this week’s news bulletin.

This week's bulletin features updates on excellent 2022 financial results from luxury groups LVMH, Tod’s and Zegna, led by leather goods sales, as well as a report from the Inspiramais show in Brazil and India’s plans to grow leather exports threefold by FY2025.