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Improving sustainability and product safety with OEKO-TEX® certification

Published: April 5, 2023

Conceria Centomo Srl is a leather tannery, situated in the Chiampo Valley in Italy, which produces finished leathers (full grain and suede). It is a family-run business and the only one in Italy to receive the OEKO-TEX® STeP certification for its leather production. Here, Emanuela Centomo explains how the OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD and OEKO-TEX® STeP certifications help the company to continuously improve its production processes in terms of sustainability, providing the best possible product quality to its customers. Read More...

IULTCS announces 2023 Young Leather Scientist Grants

Published: October 3, 2022

The IULTCS has confirmed the Young Leather Scientist Grant Programme for 2023, with three grants available.

ICLT open Satra physical test lab

Published: September 30, 2022

On September 29, the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (University of Northampton) opened the student physical testing suite sponsored by Satra Technology Centre at its campus in Northampton.

Satra provides testing equipment for ICLT

Published: May 10, 2022

Independent research and testing organisation Satra has provided the University of Northampton’s Institute for Creative Leather Technology (ICLT) with leather testing equipment.

UNIDO launches Introduction to Leather Testing course

Published: April 4, 2022

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has collaborated with the FILK Freiberg Institute and Common Sense to launch a new online leather testing course.

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.

ZDHC updates wastewater guidelines

Published: May 21, 2021

The latest update to the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Leather Wastewater Guidelines Addendum has been made to improve the accuracy of testing and reduce the need for confirmation testing.

Can leather consumer products be biodegradable?

Published: March 2, 2021

With consumers and regulators increasingly looking for more sustainable leather, the subject of biodegradability has become more urgent. After all, sustainability is not only a matter of durability or clean production; it’s also about what happens to the product at the end of the lifecycle.

ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines updated to include leather

Published: January 26, 2021

The ZDHC Leather Wastewater Guidelines set a single unified expectation for sampling, testing and reporting of industrial wastewater and sludge resulting from leather processing.

FILK testing lab accredited for DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018

Published: September 2, 2020

The FILK technical institute based in Freiberg, Germany, has received an accreditation certificate for DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018.