Tanners Watch ACLE & UAW Contract News for Direction

Author: Alexandra Watts

Tanners Watch ACLE & UAW Contract News for Direction

Hide trading was quiet today despite it  typically being the busiest day of the week. Buyers in several sectors of the leather market stated they are either waiting for face-to-face meetings with sellers in Shanghai for the All China Leather Fair (ACLE) or they are waiting on an impending United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.
Chinese tanners were quiet after several weeks of active buying volume from the US, Australian and South American hide markets. Reports continue to come in about sellers in the US pushing...

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