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Volvo and Geely could merge into one company

Published: February 11, 2020

Volvo Cars and Geely Automobile said they are considering a merger to create a single global group so as to accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies.

Klein Karoo International installs solar process heating system

Published: September 30, 2019

The tannery located in Oudtshoorn, South African province of Western Cape, has been equipped with the largest solar process heating system in sub- Saharan Africa.

Innovation is complex, even in Leather

Published: November 14, 2017

Normally these days, clever acquisitions are mostly talked about when made by the Internet giants. It feels that the regular world of market competition has been hijacked by the dominance of scale. Equally we talk interminably that innovation is only about utterly new product whereas today it is a complex subject often encompassing the old, updated and adapted for modern times. We talk of waterproof, perspiration and abrasion resistance but forget that it is in the nuances that often the greatest impact is achieved; and that it is as often about process as it is product, with the marketplace today requiring both as a routine.

Modern Meadow reveals commercial scale biofabricated leather

Published: August 1, 2017

Modern Meadow Chief Technology Officer, Dave Williamson has presented to the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, the shift from tissue engineering to fermentation, demonstrating Modern Meadow’s ability to produce collagen on a commercial scale.

Xeros Technology to accelerate commercial development

Published: April 20, 2017

The UK based developer and provider of polymer based technologies with multiple commercial applications, including in tanneries, has published its final results for the 17 months ended December 31, 2016.

Self-cleaning pilot scale milling drum from Erretre

Published: February 1, 2016

“Chemical Milling” is an internationally patented technology developed by Italian leather milling and finishing equipment specialists, Erretre, to enhance the characteristics of leathers during the milling stage.