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200 tanneries closed ahead of festivals

Published: January 4, 2023

Pollution control authorities have confirmed the closure of 200 tanneries and 70 factories along the banks of the Ganges river ahead of the Magh Mela festival.

Pajusco introduces JDrum app

Published: December 16, 2022

Best known for tanning drums and automation systems, Pajusco Tecnologie introduced a new app at Simac Tanning Tech for Apple iOS and Android smartphone and tablet devices called JDrum.

All China Leather Exhibition cancelled for 2022

Published: November 23, 2022

Organisers of the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) have announced that the event will be cancelled for 2022, with new dates announced for 2023.

Holding company restructured to ensure family control of LVMH

Published: July 27, 2022

Bernard Arnault is restructuring holding company Agache into a joint-stock partnership to ensure long-term control of the LVMH group.

BE. SPRAY from GER

Published: April 29, 2022

BE. SPRAY technology integrates three GER Elettronica innovations in a system that the company says guarantees complete control of the spraying process.

Back-and-forth spray action from Mercier Turner

Published: April 19, 2022

The MAP NR, already known for its revolutionary back-and-forth system at high-speed and maintenance-free robot, is evolving and integrating fully automated management by numerical control allowing the piloting of all the spraying parameters directly from the HMI with three main goals:

Authorities approve TFL’s acquisition of Lanxess leather business

Published: January 28, 2021

The TFL Group has received the merger control approvals from the competition authorities for its acquisition of the Lanxess Organic Leather Chemicals business.

Kanpur tanneries fined for non-respect of operating schedule

Published: August 24, 2020

Three tanneries in Kanpur are reported to have been fined for failing to respect work rosters.

Faurecia forecasts return to profitability in second half

Published: July 28, 2020

The French automotive tier-1 announced it expects to return to profit and cash generation in the second half of the year, driven by cost control following a first-half operating loss due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

We cannot control the media, but we can control the message

Published: July 6, 2020

Despite what are arguably more pressing problems that the world is facing right now due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the attacks on leather and the wider industry are not letting up, with certain lobby and interest groups continuing their slander of our sector, processes and products.