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03 March 2023

The development of the Egyptian leather and leather products industry

Egyptian exports of leather products to the African market increased by about 64% in 2022, to $5 million from $3 million the previous year. One report states that leather tanning accounted for 90% of Egypt's exports of leather products, with a 12% increase in 2022, amounting to $90 million. However, there are 17,600 shoe factories employing more than 230,000 people producing about 100 million pairs of shoes per year along with other leather goods. [Opportunities in leather - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly]

13 February 2023

Uganda, Kawumu Leather Tannery products: Source of hides and skin

Farmers interested in supplying hides and skins to Kawumu Leather Tannery are to sign supply contracts with State House Uganda at the Harvest Money expo. Farmers will also be given tips on how to slaughter animals in a way that enables them to produce quality hides, which in this context are those without cuts. [ State House Tannery to sign deals with farmers to supply ... - newvision.co.]

09 February 2023

Fertilizer profits skyrocket

A Moroccan fertilizer firm saw record profits after the war in Ukraine sent European feedstock prices soaring. The most common fertilizers are synthesized from methane. Organic fertilizers are products that result from processes of transformation of organic waste, for example tannery waste. [Ukraine war fallout benefits one of world's biggest fertiliser ...- FT]

27 August 2022

Raw materials: the prices of leather tanning are also increasing

A new Market Intelligence report has been published by @WTPworldleather. This report points out that the leather industry, as with most manufacturing sectors, faces sharp cost increases, mainly due to rising energy costs. [Market Intelligence: leather on the horns of a dilemma – leatherbiz.com]

18 July 2022

Chinese car manufacturer Chery invests in Argentina: lithium batteries, electric cars, and leather interiors

Chery is a Chinese car manufacturer that has been operating in Argentina for over 10 years. Chery will start a tannery in La Rioja to produce the leather needed for his cars and a plant for the production of electric cars. But the Chery project is mainly part of the goal of industrialization of lithium: Argentina, Bolivia and Chile form the "Lithium Triangle", with 67% of the reserves and 50% of the global supply.[Chery confirmó que planea instalar una fábrica de autos eléctricos en la Argentina – TN Autos]

02 June 2022

In Michigan, a major PFAS problem arose where a tannery discharged its effluents.

Michigan officials found that sludge contaminated with heavy metals and PFAS was used to fertilize agricultural fields. Here the automotive tannery Eagle Ottawa Leather Company, spread tannery waste on farmland until 2006. It is not known whether tanneries across the nation also follow this practice. The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team is investigating the extent of the contamination. [PFAS found in groundwater where tannery spread sludge to fertilize crops - Michigan Radio]

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