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Tanners moving out of Kanpur en masse due to increased costs

Published: July 19, 2023

Tanneries are reportedly moving out of Kanpur, India, because of tighter pollution control, waste treatment costs and a lack of raw materials. Read More...

Six workers buried after tannery wall collapses

Published: June 5, 2023

Six workers were buried under debris when a wall at Alaraber Tannery collapsed during a storm in Kanpur, India. Read More...

Solidaridad launches fleshing recycling pilot at Super Tannery

Published: March 7, 2023

Solidaridad has set up a pilot plant at Super Tannery in Kanpur, India, to convert leather fleshings into tallow oil, which can be sold on. Read More...

Two Kanpur tanneries caught breaking Ganga curfew

Published: January 24, 2023

All the tanneries and water polluting industrial units of Kanpur city have been ordered to stop operations from January 23-26 in view of the holy bath in the Ganga on the occasion of Basant Panchami during Magh Mela in Prayagraj.

National Green Tribunal calls for action over tannery pollution

Published: October 3, 2022

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for action from the Uttar Pradesh government in response to river pollution from local tanneries in Kanpur.

CETP payment demanded from Kanpur tanners

Published: March 1, 2022

The Kanpur district administration has issued notice to tanneries in the region, directing them to pay their contribution towards the construction of a central effluent treatment plant (CETP).

Government sanctions Ramaipur leather cluster

Published: February 14, 2022

The India Council for Leather Exports has thanked the government for approving construction of a new mega leather cluster in Ramaipur.

Kanpur tanneries to close for annual festival

Published: December 21, 2021

The local government in Kanpur, India, has directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to close tanneries and factories situated on the banks of the Ganges River in Jajmau for the upcoming Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj.

Omicron puts Kanpur buyer visits on hold

Published: December 2, 2021

Worries around the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have resulted in foreign buyers postponing visits to leather units in Kanpur.

International Testing Laboratory under construction in Kanpur

Published: October 27, 2021

Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, has made the first steps to begin construction on the new International Testing Laboratory in Kanpur, which is part of a collaboration between the Central Leather Research Institute and KLC Research Council.