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Tanneries begin move to Sialkot Tannery Zone

Published: March 10, 2022

The Sialkot Tannery Zone Association has announced that tanneries have begun moving from the city to the new tannery zone.

Workshop addresses issues of solid waste and wastewater in Pakistan

Published: September 29, 2020

The workshop held in Karachi sought to address the issues of solid waste and wastewater in industries that pose serious threats to the environment, particularly in the tanning sector.

UNIDO, WWF and LWG raise environmental awareness in Pakistan

Published: September 20, 2019

The one-day awareness raising workshop aimed at tanners was held in Sialkot on September 18 and was jointly organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and WWF Pakistan.

Luxury British store launches leather goods restoration service

Published: September 20, 2019

Located in London, the new service offered by Harvey Nichols repairs, restores or even reimagines a customer’s favourite item.

UNIDO-GED initiative praised for upgrading Korangi leather sector

Published: August 8, 2019

Gulzar Firoz, President PTA (SZ) Environmental Society of Pakistan Tanners Association (Southern Zone), has applauded an initiative by UNIDO-GEF for upgrading the Korangi leather sector and saving valuable hides and skins which would have been otherwise wasted, at a considerable loss of income for tanners and the wider region.

UNIDO launches tender for CETP equipment in Sialkot

Published: February 27, 2019

UNIDO has launched an invitation to bid for the supply of equipment and related-services for a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) located in the Sialkot Tannery Zone in Pakistan.

UNIDO and ILM produce H2S safety poster

Published: January 11, 2019

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and its partner Global Environment Faculty (GEF) have teamed up with ILM and consultants Authenticae to produce a free A1 poster on the dangers of hydrogen sulphide gas (H₂S) in tanneries. The poster is being mailed out with the January-February printed edition of ILM to its entire readership, as well as distributed at major fairs taking place in Chennai and Milan during the first quarter of 2019.

UNIDO event on flood risk management in Sialkot

Published: May 11, 2018

A workshop organised by UNIDO in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, the Sialkot Tannery Association and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), brought together 64 stakeholders representing over 30 organisations.

UNIDO supports new tanning cluster in Sialkot

Published: October 20, 2017

Part of UNIDO’s “Climate Change Adaptation Techniques Programme” project. The organisation is looking to control environmental hazards caused by the tanning cluster in Sialkot.

Project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Korangi

Published: April 23, 2015

Improving the environmental situation in the Korangi Industrial Area in Karachi, Pakistan, is the aim of a new project developed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.