Pakistan reviews Sialkot Tannery Zone project
Authorities in Pakistan have provided an update on the ongoing construction of the Sialkot Tannery Zone. Read More...
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Tanners warn of hide smuggling due to environmental non-compliance
Tanners in Bangladesh are concerned that hides may be smuggled into India where they can be sold to tanneries with Leather Working Group (LWG) certification. Read More...
Bangladesh Tanners Association calls for BEZA to take over Savar
The Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) has called for the government to transfer responsibility for the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate to the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) from the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). Read More...
PIAC modernisation project reaches 70% completion
Modernisation of the Ain Cheggag Industrial Park (PIAC) in Morocco has reportedly reached 70% and is expected to finish in 2023. Read More...
Five tanneries closed in León by SAPAL
León Drinking Water and Sewerage System (SAPAL) has already closed five tanneries in 2023 for improper effluent treatment. Read More...
Leather industry urged to take advantage of AfCFTA
The Zimbabwean government has urged the leather industry to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Read More...
Bangladesh to acquire more land for waste treatment at Savar
The Bangladesh government is reportedly planning to acquire an additional 200 acres of land next to the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate for effluent treatment.
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UNIDO launches tannery effluent treatment course
UNIDO has announced the launch of a new online training course – Introduction to treatment of tannery effluents.
Read More...Tanner fined for illegal chrome discharge
A UK tanner has been fined by its local water authority for discharging chrome effluent above legal limits.
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Incomplete Savar CETP project causes headaches
ILM reported back in July, based on an article written by the Bangladesh Daily Star, that “the incomplete Hemayetpur CETP caused headaches”. That is clearly the understatement of the decade. I have written over and again that the CETP in the Savar tannery cluster is a total disgrace. Until now nobody in Government and industry alike has been willing to look reality in the eye and take the necessary decisions. Everybody is walking around the cake, without taking a bite out of it.
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