Content Director Martin Ricker visits the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) at the University of Northampton to find out more about the latest facility updates and how they aim to attract the next generation of students.
Meanwhile, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth speaks to Egbert Dikkers before he exits the leather industry to glean some key insights from his 30-year career in tanning.
Throughout the July/August issue, ILM is focusing on low-impact, biobased chemicals with several in-depth articles from ILM’s Consultant Technical Editor Karl Flowers, a roundup of the latest innovations in the chemical landscape and more.
Familiar favourites
As always, ILM July/August includes your favourite regular features including the latest raw materials analysis from theSauerReport Editor Ian Banks, the Redwood Comment and a Talking Point feature where we asked industry professionals whether they think the tanning process is going through a fundamental evolution away from metal-based tannages such as chromium.
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