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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

The Carbon Footprint of Leather: A Critical Review of Roncevich et al. (2026)
A new reassessment puts bovine leather's carbon footprint at twelve times that of "vegan leather" alternatives. The number driving that gap ...
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