Name-change for main industry body in France
France’s Conseil National du Cuir has announced a name change. The organisation that represents footwear manufacturers, tanners, other finished product manufacturers and fashion companies that use leather will now be called Alliance France Cuir.
The organisation has been in existence since 1948 and represents a total of 21 industry organisations, including footwear bodies the Fédération Française de la Chaussure and the Fédération Française de la Cordonnerie.
It said the new name was indicative of a new commitment to “working together and sharing best practice along the entire length of the supply chain”.
It added that bringing together the energy and talent of a wide range of industry players would help create new opportunities for all.
Its figures show that the wider French leather sector currently comprises 12,800 companies, which employ a combined total of 133,000 people in tanning and in the production and distribution of shoes, leathergoods and gloves.
Collectively, these companies have a turnover of €25 billion per year, with €19 billion coming from exports.
Image: Fédération Française de la Chaussure.
