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From the editor April 2016 Volume 217 No. 4859
Contents In this issue 12 Leather Inte
Contents 25 The Japan pavilion at APLF's
Insight > News News MARKET Consumer goods an
Insight > News MARKET Bangladeshi Governme
we thought it was impossible we have worked WITH
Insight > News COOPERATION `Make in India'
Insight > News PHILANTHROPY Stahl and PUM co
Insight > News DEVELOPMENT Pakistani minist
Market report > Brazil Latin agenda Following APL
Market report > China Ups and downs China Leather
Market report > Italy A game of quarters The
Market report > UK Island focus: specialist mater
Market report > UK Table 4: UK Trade in raw hid
Market report > US Look to the west Leather Indus
Insight > Comment Raise the alarm With his uni
Insight > Comment by Exane BNP Paribas, confir
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Events > Fimec On the factory floor Novo Hamburgo
BRITISH MADE Liverpool, England hardy.uk.com • I
Events > Fimec combined with a competitive pri
Photo G. Maitan MEGASTAR - fedding view side
Events > APLF Supply chain reaction APLF MM&
Less waste, more nature Photo: G. Maitan
Insight > APLF But expectations were realis
The Middle East's premier trade show dedicated to
people who have the same value set and believe th
DESIGN CUT OPTIMIZE THE EXPERTISE TO DRIVE
Events > APLF and disruption, why are we proce
Events > Lectra Digital watch: innovation in auto
Events > Lectra Every vital link Supply chains
We introduce a New world of Sammying BLUE
Events > Leatherworld Middle East In one place: t
WE DO OUR BEST IN GETTING STARTED GETTIN
Events > Leatherworld Middle East East's profi
Insight > Chemicals High-performance acrylic poly
Insight > Chemicals Table 2: Single binder appl
Insight > Chemicals attributed to polyurethane
Insight > Chemicals 1 performance polyether/c
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Insight > Trends Ahead of the game As the fashion
Insight > CSR United passion Although he retires
RESA YIELD I I I Q
Insight > CSR hide supply industry at one end
Insight > CSR A paradigm shift With an advanced R
Regional focus > Kenya Fix up, look sharp Deliver
Regional focus > Kenya the front-line industry
Regional focus > Kenya of the scope, objective
Got a question about your industry?
Insight > Raw materials Don Ohsman's view from
Spend Millions on Hides & Leather? Hidenet will
Insight > Raw materials supplies, led to a sig
WE COLOR LEATHER not water!
Insight > Raw materials Extracts from the Hide
Insight > Raw materials Pakistan Commodities
Insight > Raw materials $0.90/kg, steady when
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