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Rudolf Alber celebrate 100 years
Rudolf Alber are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. The German company are experts in the field of splitting bandknives.
New chemical developments from Silvateam
Silvateam have introduced their two latest leather chemicals. Technical staff will be on hand at Tanning Tech in Bologna this week to discuss each in more detail.
Milling solutions from Erretre
Italian milling drum and finishing equipment specialists, Erretre have a number of new innovations at Tanning Tech this year.
Their range of small “lab sized” machines has been widened with the introduction of the model HD (that stands for heavy duty) which enables double loading and a higher productivity of wet leathers.
Leather industry falling behind competitors
The leather sector in Pakistan may be treated as a model sector in Strategic Trade Policy Frame Work for the next three to five years by the national government. Newly elected Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (Central) Agha Saiddain has said.
Hermes enjoy good summer trading
French leather luxury brand, Hermes enjoyed healthy sales growth in the summer and September, contrasting with other luxury brands such as Burberry and Tiffany which have warned of deteriorating trading conditions.
Denmark controversial ban of four phthalates ahead of REACH
After Denmark’s proposal was turned down by ECHA, the country announced its ban of four phthalates from consumer products placed in the Danish market. The expected implementation date will be the autumn of 2012.
Hide market trends discussed at SRL summit
Shanghai Richina Leather (SRL) hosted a Hide Summit at the Harvard Club in New York on October 2 to 30 Senior Executives from the whole leather supply chain.
Stahl extend Tuzla customer support centre
Stahl opened on August 16 their newly extended Customer Support Centre in Tuzla, near Istanbul, Turkey. Rapid growth of the leather industry in Turkey has led to an increase of activities for Stahl and justified the €0.5 million investment in the new facility.
PrimeAsia Vietnam switch to biomass energy
PrimeAsia Leather Co. Vietnam (PAV) have announced the burning of rice husk biomass, producing 100% of the steam at the tannery as of September 1, 2012. The biomass boiler replaced the usage of heavy oil boilers. The rice husks are collected from rice processing factories in Vietnam and turned into rice husk pellets in a processing plant near Ho Chi Minh City.
Tanning machine felts in Bologna from Technifelts
Technifelts, are a tannery machine felt manufacturer from Mexico and they will be exhibiting at Tanning Tech in Bologna, October 9-11. They have recently invested in new felt making machinery and technology in order to produce the finest felts for all kinds of machines in the leather industry.