Contents In this issue... 13


News & numbers 9 Spanish leather exports set record levels


9 Tandy Leather Factory reports decline in second quarter


9 TFL has new interim CEO


9 Coalition of leather and footwear industries in Brazilian parliament


World outlook 13 Global reach


As a by-product, cattle hides have a complicated relationship between supply and demand. Of course, demand is the primary driver for sales, but supply plays an important role too. The issue is that there are many moving parts on the supply side


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and change can be slow to happen. Vera Dordick reports on the state of leather markets around the world.


Raw materials 27 View from the US Vera Dordick leads the team of global Hidenet reporters in gathering the latest price and production data for the industry.


33 Extracts from the Hidenet World Reports Industry members from tanneries and major brands in footwear, upholstery and accessories source worldwide and need information on global leather prices. These reports offer a serious competitive advantage, with knowledge about hides and skins prices from dozens of key countries.


33 Leather International / www.leathermag.com


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