Recognising leather scientists
Mike Redwood calls for the leather industry to once again celebrate its scientists, particularly those young leather scientists who are working on the research of the future. Read More...
PRINT & DIGITAL
Veg-tanned leather launches pavement advertising in Milan
The Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium (Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata Al Vegetale) has launched a “floor campaign” on the streets of Milan. Read More...
A quiet revolution in tanning
In ILM's July/August edition, Content Director Martin Ricker looked at the rise of vegetable tanning and the fall of chrome tanning.
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Craft The Leather returns for ninth edition in 2022
The Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium is bringing back Craft The Leather in June and July 2022 after two years of pandemic hiatus.
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New digital platform for Italian veg-tanned leather
The Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium (Consorzio Vera Pelle Italian Conciata al Vegetale) has launched a new digital platform.
Read More...Italian veg tanned leather consortium to exhibit at Lineapelle
Tannery members of The Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium (Consorzio Vera Pelle Italian Conciata al Vegetale) has announced that they will be exhibiting at the upcoming Lineapelle exhibition in Milan.
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Vegetable tannin for upholstery from Tanac
Brazil headquartered vegetable extract producer Tanac has introduced Weibull Auto CF, a vegetable extract made from renewable raw materials. This includes the application of an organic synthesis process avoiding any hazardous or restricted compounds.
Read More...Ferragamo releases sustainable watch for Earth Day
The Italian fashion house has announced the re-edition release of the F-80 Skeleton Sustainable, a new “green” timepiece for Earth Day 2021, which falls on April 20-22.
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New President of Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale
Leonardo Volpi has been appointed as the new President of Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale (The Genuine Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium) and will hold the position for a year.
Read More...Sustainable retans based on vegetable tannins
Italy headquartered Silvateam has developed a new line of retanning agents based on tannins, such as chestnut, quebracho, tara and gallnuts. They are water soluble, astringent polyphenolic biomolecules which are widely present in the plant kingdom and able to bind to the proteins of raw hides, turning them into durable, pleasant and supple leathers.
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