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Jan 15, 2025 · In the ILM January/February 2025 issue, available now, special features focus on educating and training the next generation of the industry, innovations in leather processing, traceability and sustainability and much more.

Aimed at the modern leather professional International Leather Maker (ILM) is a content driven, multi-platform media brand which was founded by Maria Wallace and Martin Ricker in 2013. ILM has gone on to be the market leading B2B media channel covering the whole leather supply chain from farm to retail, with a strong focus on leather manufacturing of all …

ILM’s November/December 2024 magazine rounds off the year with an exclusive look inside Henan Prosper Colomer Moda’s giant complex in China. There is also a roundup of the latest biobased leather chemistries and much more. Read More...

Jan 7, 2025 · At the outset of 2025, Mike Redwood looks further forward to the future of the leather industry and what tanners must focus on.

In August 2015, Birkenstock, the Germany based footwear maker famous for its leather sandals, sued Rafting Goldstar, an Italian family-owned footwear company, at the court in Milan for allegedly counterfeiting its trademark, specifically the design of their sandal sole. Read More...

Nov 28, 2022 · A new free-to-download eBook, published by International Leather Maker (ILM) and sponsored by the Leather and Hide Council of America (L&HCA), provides a condensed insight into the current state of traceability in the global leather supply chain from farm to …

Apr 30, 2024 · Warning signs and revenue issues point to the luxury fashion industry facing troubles through 2024. ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth discusses the situation.

Jan 4, 2023 · A new free-to-download eBook, published by International Leather Maker (ILM) and sponsored by the Leather and Hide Council of America (L&HCA), provides a condensed insight into the current state of traceability in the global leather …

A group of expert conservationists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has written an open opinion article to the organisers of London Fashion Week following its proposed ban of allowing reptile and other exotic skins on its future catwalk shows. ILM publishes the article in full and unedited. Read More...