On December 10, 2004, more than 100 people representing a group of 50 tanneries joined in the technical seminar organised by Smit & Zoon in cooperation with their agent Behn Meyer Thailand. After the opening by the managing director of Behn Meyer, Mr Prasonk, a presentation was given by Egbert Dikkers about Smit & Zoon and the global trends as they can be seen today.
Pim Wilgenburg gave a presentation on wet-white in which he highlighted the differences with normal wet-blue as well as some specific technical recommendations based on S&Z experiences. In the Thai market, some tanneries are already producing wet-white (car) upholstery leather and several others are expected to follow suit. For both applications S&Z have solutions which they will be pleased to share with customers.
Waterproof leather was another topic which was touched on. The focus in this presentation was to share practical experiences in this field of leather making. The official presentations were followed by a buffet dinner and a bowling competition in a cosy atmosphere.
