Your 5-Minute Brief on This Week's Global Leather & Allied Industry News

Good morning and welcome to the 117th edition of The Weekly Roundup Newsletter by Leathernews.org

Every Sunday at 11 am, we bring you the entire week's most important news, insights, trade data and developments from the global leather and allied industries in a simple, easy to read format, helping you stay informed in under 5 minutes.

Iskefe Holding to Build $240 Million Bio Campus in Türkiye Combining Leather and Bio-Industrial Manufacturing

Iskefe Holding plans to combine leather, collagen, gelatin and pharma-grade manufacturing under 1 roof in a project expected to create 600 jobs and generate $180 million in annual exports.

China Leather Garment Exports Rise 45.6% to $49.4 Million in January-May 2026

China’s leather garment imports rose 28.5% year-on-year to $51.6 million between January and May 2026.

Sabyasachi to Enter Footwear and Small Leather Goods as Luxury Brand Expands Its Portfolio

Ethiopian Leather Industries Association Signs 5 Year Partnership to Expand All African Leather Fair’s Global Reach

22 Year Old Tannery Worker Dies After Poisonous Gas Exposure in Kanpur

East African Businesses Urged to Move Towards Value Addition to Capture Greater Opportunities Under AfCFTA

Leather News Launches WhatsApp Community for Global Leather Industry Professionals

We have launched a WhatsApp Community to help global leather and allied industry professionals receive daily industry news, insights, market updates, and trade data in real time.

It adds a real-time layer to Leather News, allowing important industry news and updates to reach you directly as they happen.

*Privacy Note: Your WhatsApp number will be hidden from other members & visible only to community admins.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Arshad is the Founder & Editor of Leathernews.org, a digital publication established in 2024 that covers news, updates and developments across the global leather & allied industries every day. He is also an engineer specializing in Leather Technology from the Department of Leather Technology, Anna University, housed at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI) and currently serves as the Interim Secretary of the A C TECH Association of Leather & Footwear Alumni (ALFA).

He closely tracks trade policy, exports, global sourcing trends and industry developments, with a focus on making complex topics simple, clear and easy to understand for industry professionals.

In 2025, Leathernews.org generated over 2.52 million views across its website, LinkedIn and newsletter and has built a community of more than 17,000 followers on LinkedIn. Its top six readership comes from India, China, USA, France, Italy and Brazil (as of July 2026).

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