18 July 2025

Germany: “apple leather” label banned

 German tanning association (VDL) wins major victory in court

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7 July 2025

Italian leather goods, slow start to the year: geopolitical tensions, tariffs and weak demand

Il primo trimestre 2025 si apre in salita per la pelletteria italiana: export giù dell’8,5%, produzione in calo a doppia cifra e domanda interna ancora stagnante. Il comparto, nonostante un saldo commerciale positivo, fatica a ritrovare lo slancio. A pesare sono i conflitti internazionali, l’incertezza economica e i dazi USA.

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7 July 2025

A new director for Assopellettieri: Federica Bevilacqua

From July 2025, Federica Bevilacqua will take on the role of general manager of both Assopellettieri and Aimpes Servizi.

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2 July 2025

Italian tanners: let’s create a common home in Brussels with other natural materials

UNIC Assembly July 1 in Milan takes stock of activities and announces major projects to meet future challenges

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1 July 2025

UITIC Congress, “Competitiveness and sustainability in the era of artificial intelligence”, here is the programme

The programme for the international event dedicated to footwear technicians and all operators in the sector is now available.

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30 June 2025

The Tuscany4Shoes network focuses on sustainability

The title "Green Day" of the event held with the support of the Municipality of Capannori on 27 June 2025 summarises the many initiatives concerning sustainable fashion and environmental responsibility.

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25 June 2025

The deadline for early bird registration of UITIC Congress 2025 has been extended to July 1st

The 22nd International Footwear Technology Conference, which will be held inShanghai, China from August 31st to September 3rd, 2025, has attracted global attention from the footwear industry.

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25 June 2025

Assomac Assembly 2025: aggregate to compete, innovate to resist

The Italian leather, footwear and leather goods technology sector closes 2024 at -12%. Appeal to the supply chain: "Deep crisis, but Made in Italy can become a protagonist again with vision, supply chain and targeted investments".Technology, innovation, and collaboration, therefore: the Assomac General Assembly has charted the course to overcome the crisis: a change of pace is needed, supported by targeted investments and synergies between supply chains and institutions.

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24 June 2025

AI and advanced robotics: ASSOMAC studies technologies for the future

ASSOMAC opens a dialogue with the Italian Institute of Technology to explore the potential of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics. Massimo Angeleri talks about the path undertaken to integrate further advanced innovation in footwear, leather goods and tanning machineries.

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24 June 2025

Italian Confindustria Fashion Accessories: economic situation 1st quarter 2025, shadows but also some light

Confindustria Accessori Moda (Confindustria Fashion Accessories Association) presents the results of the 1st Economic Trend Survey: the moment is difficult, turnover is down by -6.4% in the first quarter of 2025 and exports are down by -6.5% in the first two months of the year. But we can be more positive if we compare the current export with the pre-covid one: the appreciation for Made in Italy products is also visible in the numbers.

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