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The article reports that Wilmer, Texas city council has approved an incentive package for leather company Leathertec Worldwide Inc. to open a luxury leather goods facility, as part of its development plan; and offers views of city administrator John Hubbard on how it will help generate employment.

The article estimates the growing demand for leather chemicals in Indian tanneries, due to increasing demand from fashion industry, footwear industry, and export of leather goods, and talks of use of eco friendly leather chemicals, and awareness of vegetable tanning technique.

The article discusses the strong demand for high-quality leather from makers of luxury goods such as Hermès and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA. For various reasons many of France's tanneries have gone out of business, with fewer than 20 remaining in 2013. Special attention is given to the work of hide producer Tanneries Haas, whose materials are much sought after.

The article discusses a deadline order issued by the government in Bangladesh for relocation of several tanneries from Hazaribagh to a leather park at Savar, Bangladesh, following a meeting with industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, and mentions that failure of which will lead to their closure.

The authors discuss the difficulty Australian and New Zealand farmers are having selling lambskins as China's tanneries face a slowdown in demand for the products and China's federal government begins regulating chemical-intensive industries contributing to pollution, such as tanneries.

In this article, the author focuses on the tanneries based in Bangladesh with primary focus on the ill conditions of the workers on the grounds of healthcare and wages.

The article reports on the closure of tanneries that have poured effluent into the holy river for decades on the banks of the Ganges in Northern India.

Presents an article about the summer job experiences of a travel agency chief executive officer in a leather tannery in Napa, California during the 1970s.

Reports that, according to the Leather Industries of America, automobile makers have tripled their use of leather from 1982 to 1992. The continuation of this accelerating trend; Statistics on the percentage of hides produced in the United States are purchased by tanneries serving the automobile industry; Increase use of leather in Honda Accords; The percentage of pickup trucks with leather interiors; Eagle Ottawa and its promotion of recyclable Phoenix leather. INSETS: Seeking seats without skins;Taking the wild kingdom for a spin.