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Tanners in León resist water treatment upgrades

Published: June 10, 2022

According to recent reports, tanners located in the leather cluster around León, Mexico, are reluctant to upgrade their facilities in the face of waste discharge sanctions.

Illegal tannery operations polluting Bogotá river

Published: November 27, 2019

Of the 110 tanneries located in the towns of Villapinzón and Chocontá, Colombian province of Cundinamarca, well over half are operating illegally.

Lanxess develops alternatives to comply to REACH regulations

Published: June 1, 2018

As the European Chemical Agency recently announced that substances such as NMP (EC 212-828-1, CAS 872-50-4) have been added to the REACH regulation, specialty chemical manufacturers such as Lanxess have long provided the leather sector with suitable alternatives.

New leather complex for Saida tanners

Published: September 13, 2016

Tanneries in Saida, the third biggest city in Lebanon, are to be relocated to a new leather complex in a move to comply with public health and safety.

Tannery fined for contaminating water

Published: November 4, 2015

One of Nigeria’s biggest leather tanneries has been fined for failing to comply with sanitary requirements in waste treatment.