Michelle Mantine and Samantha Jones of Reed Smith discuss what luxury’s Birkin case signals for exclusivity and antitrust ...

The Italian leather industry has reported third quarter results which show tentative signs of recovery for the sector.

Mike Redwood reflects on 2025, the peaks and challenges the leather industry has faced, as well as what might come from 2026.

As the year draws to a close, ILM Editor Megan Thomas takes a look at the stories from 2025 that resonated most with ILM’s ...

Plans have been shared by a global meatpacker to permanently close one of its major beef facilities in 2026 amid widespread ...

Stahl is pressing ahead with plans to separate its wet-end leather chemicals division, confirming it will complete the “carve-out” itself and walk away from its previously announced sale to Syntagma ...

A regenerative farm has launched a sustainable leather brand that transforms its own cattle hides, normally treated as trade waste by farmers, into handcrafted bags and accessories.

Global footwear production rebounded in 2024, rising by 6.9% to reach 23.9 billion pairs, effectively regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost during the downturn in 2023.

Scottish Leather Group (SLG) has switched on a new large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) array at its production facility in Bridge of Weir, Scotland, strengthening its circular and sustainable leather ...

Automotive leather maker Pangea has partnered with Where Food Comes From (WFCF), Walmart and Prime Pursuits to introduce “Transparency in Motion,” a supply-chain initiative that verifies how its ...

Italy’s antitrust authority has fined the Giorgio Armani Group and one of its subsidiaries €3.5 million for unfair commercial practices linked to misleading sustainability messaging.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that the European Commission add four substances to the REACH Authorisation List, one of which includes melamine, a widely used retanning chemical ...