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Process efficiency from Erretre

Published: December 15, 2022

Italy-based tannery machinery and software solutions provider Erretre says that the Covid pandemic has changed the way the company, its customers and suppliers now approach the market.

Ecotan delves into zero-waste automotive leather at ILM conference

Published: July 25, 2022

Alessandra Taccon, from Italy-headquartered tannin extract and leather chemical maker Silvateam, will speak at the upcoming ILM Automotive Leather Supply Chain 2022 Conference in Milan about its Ecotan zero-waste concept for automotive leather.

Erretre’s Ecotan spray cabin

Published: April 28, 2022

Designed to meet the most restrictive limits of emissions into the atmosphere, Erretre reports that Ecotan allows high abatement efficiency and improves colour transfer with product savings of up to 30%.

Reduced emissions with Ecotan spray cabin

Published: November 4, 2021

Tannery equipment maker Erretre has introduced a spray finishing line which reduces both airborne emissions and chemical wastes.

Webinar: Ecotan – A tanners’ viewpoint

Published: July 5, 2021

As demand for sustainable leather shows no sign of slowing down, Italy based tannins producer Silvateam has developed a tanning system, known as Ecotan, to help both tanneries and brands answer the call for eco-friendly products. In this free-to-attend webinar leading Turkish tanner Mehmet Sepici will outline how the Ecotan concept works from a tanners’ perspective. Click here to register.

Ecotan: Shift to bio-circular

Published: June 15, 2021

ILM will be hosting on July 8 an exclusive free-to-attend webinar presented by Italy headquartered tannins producer, Silvateam. The online event will focus on the company’s innovative Ecotan solution for the production of sustainable leather. Registration to attend the webinar is now open. Click here to find out more and to register.

Sustainable retans based on vegetable tannins

Published: August 19, 2020

Italy headquartered Silvateam has developed a new line of retanning agents based on tannins, such as chestnut, quebracho, tara and gallnuts. They are water soluble, astringent polyphenolic biomolecules which are widely present in the plant kingdom and able to bind to the proteins of raw hides, turning them into durable, pleasant and supple leathers.

Erretre launches Ecotan

Published: May 28, 2020

Italy headquartered tannery machinery maker Erretre has introduced its newest automatic spraying booth model, Ecotan, featuring a brand new type of fully integrated fume scrubber.