NEWS
Welcome to the news hub of the LHCA, your definitive source for the most recent updates, insights and developments affecting the U.S. - and world - leather and hide industries. Here you'll find newsletters, press releases, in-depth reports and announcements covering everything from trade data and government policy to research on sustainable leather production and our ongoing promotion of leather on a global scale.
LATEST NEWS
Only Natural Goes Global: Copenhagen Debut Signals Next Phase
Only Natural made its European debut in June 2026 at the 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen. This was the movement's first showing outside...
RLSD Just Had Its Biggest Year Yet — Here's What It Means for LHCA Members
Real Leather. Stay Different. has always been about more than trophies and shortlists. It's a platform LHCA built to put US hides in front o...
PRESS RELEASE: Institute for Data Integrity Endorses UNIDO LCA Guidelines
After internal review, the Institute for Data Integrity (IDI) has decided to adopt the UNIDO Guidelines for Assessing the Environmental Foot...
Leather Is Out of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Here Is What Changed and What Comes Next.
On July 13, 2026, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Act formally removing cattle hides, skins, and leather from the scope of the E...
Public Comment Opportunity Open on EU Deforestation Regulation
A public comment opportunity is now open on the European Commission's proposal to amend and simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)....
Drought and Economic Headwinds Stall U.S. Cattle Herd Recovery
Despite record-high calf prices and robust demand that would ordinarily incentivize expansion, the size of the US cattle herd is not increas...
Spring Meeting
LHCA has hosted its first spring Washington, D.C. meeting since 2022, bringing together industry leaders for a packed agenda of policy engag...
Bipartisan Senate Coalition Calls on USTR to Preserve USMCA
A bipartisan group of more than 40 US senators sent a letter last week to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, calling for the preservati...
