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This Week's News from the Global Leather & Footwear Industry by Leathernews.org
Primeasia Partners with Ecco Indonesia | 3 Dead & 2 Found in Critical Condition at a Tannery in Germany | French Leather Industry Reports €18.6 Billion in Exports in 2025 | Council for Leather Exports Issues Fresh Executive Director Vacancy | Conceria Pasubio Acquires Italian Textile Maker Luilor & more...
Arshad Leathernews.org
April 19, 2026
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.
Three people died and two others were found in critical condition in a septic tank at a tannery in Runkel, State of Hesse, Germany on Thursday, April 2026.
Primeasia has entered into a manufacturing partnership with Ecco Indonesia to produce its leathers at Ecco’s facility in Surabaya, Indonesia.
“As we enter the second half of 2026, we are extremely excited to expand into our third region of production through our new cooperation with ECCO in Indonesia. ECCO represents a like-minded partner that shares our values and our strong commitment to serving footwear customers with quality, integrity and value.”
The African Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) called on Zimbabwe’s leather sector players to collaborate to solve poor quality and low capacity utilisation at a stakeholders workshop held in Bulawayo on Thursday, 16 April 2026.
“If we go to economic history, you will notice that all countries that have developed, that are now the first world, they use the leather & textile sectors to build a foundation for growth and development. So, if we cannot develop the leather & textile sectors as well as the clothing value chain, we will never have a foundation.”
The French leather industry posted a €4.9 billion trade surplus in 2025, with exports reaching €18.6 billion despite a global slowdown in trade.
Footwear exports reached 9.02 billion pairs, down by 2.0% in volume. In value terms, exports stood at $41.55 billion, showing a sharper fall of 11.3%.
Imports also declined during the same period. Read the full article to know more.
The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) and China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) held a seminar on March 13, 2026, in Hong Kong during APLF 2026 to present interim results of leather life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint accounting.
The Minister said the Zimbabwe leather industry is seeing a revival under the Zimbabwe Leather Sector Strategy 2021 to 2030, focused on investment, value addition and export led growth.
On average, this means China exported around $2.49 billion worth of bags and cases every month in 2025.
The report highlights how Royal Smit & Zoon is working across environmental, social and governance areas.
LVMH reported €9.2 billion revenue from its Fashion and Leather Goods business in Q1 2026, down from €10.1 billion last year, impacted by the conflict in West Asia which affected growth during the quarter.
The project will update the 2020 edition and reflect the latest regulatory and sustainability changes in the European leather and tanning industry.
The Indian leather industry association, Council for Leather Exports (CLE) issued a fresh vacancy notification on April 16, 2026 for the post of Executive Director to be based in Delhi or Chennai, as it appears they have still not found a suitable candidate months after first announcing the role in November 2025, before the outgoing Executive Director’s tenure ended on April 8, 2026.
Pasubio Acquires Italian Textile Maker Luilor (this marks Pasubio's 3rd acquisition in under 1 year following SK!N in February & Antiba in April 2025)
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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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