Tanners moving out of Kanpur en masse due to increased costs
Tanneries are reportedly moving out of Kanpur, India, because of tighter pollution control, waste treatment costs and a lack of raw materials. Read More...
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Committee to investigate after major tannery fire
A committee has been formed to investigate a fire which broke out at a tannery in Tangra, Kolkata, and took more than 16 hours to douse down.
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Rising Covid cases causing worker shortages
Businesses in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Noida are facing a shortage of manpower as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
Read More...ILAF returns to Kolkata next March
The India Leather and Accessories Fair (ILAF) will return in Kolkata from March 9-11, 2022, the organisers have announced.
Read More...Final approval for Kolkata ‘mega leather cluster’
India’s Central government is reported to have given its final approval for the setting up of the Mega Leather Footwear and Accessories Cluster (MLFAC) in Bantala, a neighbourhood of East Kolkata.
Read More...100 tanneries to shift from Kanpur to Kolkata
Since the announcement in July by India’s West Bengal government of several new tannery allotments at the Calcutta Leather Complex, 100 tanneries from Kanpur and Chennai are said to be relocating there.
Read More...Two events to promote India leather
India’s Council for Leather Exports (CLE) is organising two events, in Kolkata and Delhi, to promote the capabilities and developments of the Indian leather industry and its exports.
Read More...Calcutta Leather Complex to create half a million jobs
Local reports say that 187 plots have already been allocated to tanneries at the Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC), which is expected to create an estimated 500,000 job opportunities.
Read More...Fire destroys leather factory in Kolkata
A fire broke out at a leather factory situated in Tangra, East Kolkata, in the morning of January 1.
Read More...Fire at Kolkata tannery injures three workers
The fire broke out at a tannery situated in the Kolkata Leather Complex in the afternoon of October 10.
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