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China’s Leather Industry Exports Fall 10.9% to $82.7 Billion in 2025 | Brussels Meeting Debates Leather Exclusion from EU Deforestation Regulation Yet Again | Scottish Leather Group Acquires Aerotech Systems | Sudan Announces Plan to Fix Leather Industry & more...
Arshad Leathernews.org
April 12, 2026
WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Your quick 5 minute brief on this week’s global leather & allied industry news
Good morning & welcome to another edition of Weekly Roundup by Leathernews.org
Every Sunday at 11 am, we bring you the entire week’s news, insights, updates, market research, analysis, expert opinions, facts & figures from the global leather & allied industries in a simplified & easy to read format, saving you time while keeping you well informed & updated in under 5 minutes.
Exports from the Chinese leather industry, which includes leather, footwear, leather garments, bags and cases reached $82.72 billion in 2025. This marks a drop of 10.9% YOY
Scottish Leather Group the parent company of Muirhead, Bridge of Weir and Lang has acquired Manchester-based engineering firm Aerotech Systems Limited
The total sales revenue of major tanneries in China’s leather industry reached 52.6 billion RMB in 2025. This marked a 9.8% drop compared to the previous year.
Sudan’s Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries has announced a plan to fix the Sudan leather industry and stop the loss of millions of dollars caused by wasted animal hides and skins every year.
China’s leather garment industry reported a 9.9% drop in sales revenue in 2025, while exports rose 3.3% to $130 Million and imports increased 2.9% to $120 Million in China
The European Parliament held a discussion in Brussels on 8 April 2026 on whether leather should be included in the EU Deforestation Regulation EUDR.
“For Tuscany, this sector means jobs, families and communities. I am here in Brussels to defend it. Leather and hides must be excluded from Annex I of the EUDR. Not because we are against forest conservation, but because a good law must target those truly responsible for deforestation, not those who transform waste into a circular and durable material.”
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is driving visible improvements in leather and marble clusters in Egypt, especially in Robbiki Leather City, Egypt. Enterprises are seeing better workflow, less waste and safer working conditions.
The Sindicato Obrero de la Industria del Cuero (SOIC), a leather industry workers union in Argentina, is facing a financial crisis with a debt of over 80 million Argentinian pesos (~USD57,000).
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Arshad is the Founder & Editor of Leathernews.org, a global news platform covering the leather, footwear & allied industries. He is an engineer specialising in leather technology with over 9 years of experience across the global leather & allied industries & content creation. He closely tracks trade policy, exports, global sourcing trends & industry developments, with a focus on making complex topics simple, clear & easy to understand for industry professionals.
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