wastewater

Five tanneries closed in León by SAPAL

Published: March 29, 2023

León Drinking Water and Sewerage System (SAPAL) has already closed five tanneries in 2023 for improper effluent treatment. Read More...

Chemtan launches Green Tan

Published: July 5, 2021

U.S. chemical specialist Chemtan is introducing its new ‘Green Tan’ system featuring Chemtan N-75, a unique deliming agent for reducing nitrogen levels up to 80% in the float and wastewater effluent.

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.

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.

Workshop addresses issues of solid waste and wastewater in Pakistan

Published: September 29, 2020

The workshop held in Karachi sought to address the issues of solid waste and wastewater in industries that pose serious threats to the environment, particularly in the tanning sector.

Lanxess to present novelties for beamhouse operations at IILF

Published: January 20, 2020

Lanxess will be showcasing its comprehensive range of leather chemicals at the upcoming edition of the India International Leather Fair (IILF), taking place February 1-3 in Chennai, India.

U.S. Senators call for investigation into JBS USA practices

Published: October 21, 2019

On October 8, two U.S. Senators sent a letter to Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, in which they asked the Committee of Foreign Investment to formally open a review of the Brazilian meat processing giant.

ISA TanTec discusses sustainability at Footwear Summit

Published: June 28, 2018

Carl Flach, Senior Director Operational Strategies of international tanning group, ISA TanTec, participated in a panel discussion during the 2018 Footwear Production Summit held in Shenzhen on June 21.

Tuscan trial project to re-use waste water for tanneries

Published: February 8, 2018

In place since the last quarter of 2016 and being tested throughout 2018, the Aqua 360 project seeks to purify and refine domestic wastewater before being used by tanneries in their manufacturing process.

ZDHC releases Wastewater Guidelines

Published: November 28, 2016

The Zero Discharge Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) foundation has released its Wastewater Guidelines, a unified expectation on wastewater quality for the entire textile and footwear industry.