Bangladesh’s leather industry revival plan
Bangladesh is preparing a national reform plan aimed at increasing value addition, improving environmental compliance and restoring the country’s leather industry’s position in global markets. Read More...
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Bangladesh plans new CETP in Savar
Bangladesh’s government reportedly plans to build a new central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate while rehabilitating the existing facility. Read More...
Bangladesh leather sector gets US$160 million boost
Bangladesh Bank has launched a Tk 20 billion (US$160 million) pre-finance scheme to support investment in the country’s leather and leather goods industry, although cheaper credit alone may not be enough. Read More...
Bangladesh tannery relocation shifts pollution elsewhere
The relocation of Bangladesh's leather industry from Hazaribagh to the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate has reduced pollution in Dhaka, however it has created a new environmental crisis around the Dhaleshwari River, according to an impact evaluation by the country's Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED). Read More...
Spanish coalition opposes tannery wastewater initiative
Spanish municipal coalition Izquierda Unida–Podemos–Alianza Verde has raised concerns over a project to reuse industrial wastewater from tanneries for agricultural irrigation in Lorca, Murcia. Read More...
