CORRECTION: This story was updated on May 29, 2015, to clarify the form of chromium used in leather processing. Turning animal hides into the supple, rich-hued leather in shoes, handbags, coats, and ...

With rapid economic development, leather has been extensively employed due to its durability and superior appearance, leading to an increasing demand for leather products. However, the production ...

ON A RECENT VACATION in Morocco, my husband and I watched one of the oldest chemical processes in action: the conversion of animal hides into leather by a process that was already well-developed by ...

Leather represents one of the Italian excellences and is a product of small to medium size tanning industries characterized by the combination of high technological process and strong handicraft ...

News of traditional leather’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. Despite spiking demand for vegan and other eco-friendly alternatives—a trend that tracks with the growing consumer predilection for ...

Nigeria's leather industry, once regarded as one of the country's most promising non-oil export sectors, is facing an ...

A new leather-wrapping solution developed by French supplier Faurecia could allow automakers to make more unique designs in their vehicle interiors and localize more of the production process.

LAHORE: The leather industry has much more potential than it is currently delivering as it needs a centralised processing facility with government assistance to make tanneries cost effective and help ...

SU SAN SHAPIRO HAS MORE TONS OF LEATHER SCPSRA ARE DISCARDED EACH YEAR BY MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING FMRO BOOTS TO BAGS OFTEN ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF MATERLIA THAT IS COMING IN ...