Passionate about leather

摘要

The Italian leather industry has survived the recession remarkably well. Even the sole leather manufacturers in Ponte a Egola, who were said to be suffering the most, have invested in new facilities, plant and accreditation. Graham Lampard spent some time in Italy investigating the Italian passion for leather Last year was 'the longest and deepest recession' the Italian industry had experienced for many years. Over the past twelve months there seems to have been few signs of the green shoots of recovery. Salvatore Mercogliano, director of the Unione Nazionale Industria Conciaria (Unic) said: 'The situation [in the Italian leather industry] is still critical. Y2K is not a year of real recovery.'