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From July 19th to 22nd, the 2024 annual meeting of China Tanners Commission of CLIA was held in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. The meeting was themed "Fusing through Sharpening, Developing New Quality Productive Forces." Over 200 attendees included economic and industry experts, entrepreneurs from the upstream and downstream sectors of the leather industry chain, such as leather, leathergoods, leather chemicals, and leather machinery, as well as representatives from local governments and industry associations.

The conference invited macroeconomists, experts from upstream and downstream of the leather industry to analyze the overall condition of China's current macroeconomic operation, the economic performance and its outlook of the leather industry. The conference shared information on the export situation of raw hides and skins from the United States, as well as the global leather market development strategies implemented by The Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) in recent years, and the relevant policies on the disposal of chromium-containing leather scraps in China. Additionally, presentations were made on the Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) research projects and carbon emission data accounting efforts in the global and Chinese leather industries. The market demand for genuine leather from leathergoods manufacturers was also analyzed, and digital solutions for leather production, as well as solutions for solid waste and exhaust gas treatment were showcased.

The panelists on the forum discussed on "Developing New Quality Productive Forces, Enhancing Industrial Chain Management, and Advancing High-Quality Development at Both Supply and Demand Ends" during the meeting.

Furthermore, CLIA officially made the initiative on vigorously promoting leather, calling on the entire leather industry chain in China to participate in the promotion of leather.

This article has been translated from the original Chinese by ZhangYajie.