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Bisphenol S enters SVHC list

UNPAC The Italian Union of Leather Chemical Auxiliary Manufacturers outlines what obligations arise as a result

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Call for Papers for Freiberg Leather Days

The conference organized by VGCT and FILK is scheduled for June 28-29 in Germany

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Lineapelle was full of energy

February's leather and components fair sees the return of foreign visitors and brings back some confidence among tanneries

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Gualino: we are optimistic for 2023

IULTCS president comments on the current situation of the leather supply chain, which has to face difficult challenges working on reducing environmental impact and recycling waste

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Work gets underway for the 37th IULTCS Congress in Chengdu

Organizers invite speakers to submit an abstract of their papers by June 15th

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Unification has made us stronger

Interview with Fabrizio Ugolini, the managing director who led the path of integration of FGL International and Finikem

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Sustainability, the latest progress of the Italian tannery

The Italian Tanneries Association Report 2022 highlights the progressive reduction in water and energy consumption and the increasing waste recovery

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A people-friendly economy against crises

GreenItaly 2022 Report highlights how green transition strengthens competitiveness of sectors and businesses

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Circular chemistry for the development of sustainable processes

The experience of the PetrixLab at the University of Siena, which is experimenting with the use of tanning waste for the production of biobased chemical additives

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Tanning biotechnologies for novel sustainable and circular materials

From the Italian Research Institute, a study illustrating possible new directions of scientific research to valorize waste from the leather supply chain

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Renewable raw materialsfor a cleaner tanning industry

The activities of the GREENCAT research group are aimed at the valorization of waste

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The future of bio-based materials

Gustavo Defeo summarizes European commitments to the green transition and the needto reduce the use of fossil-based materials also in the tanning sector

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TUSCAVIA, a green projectof TECHA and FINIKEM

From research on vegetable waste the identification of chemical molecules valuable for our health and for leather finishing

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TFL are pioneering bio-based low impact chemicals

The company has developed calculation tools that determine the exact amountof renewable chemistry in each tanning recipe

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Sustainable leathers, KEMAS is always at the side of the tannery

The Tuscan leather chemicals company has developed an entire line of ZDHC Level 3 certified products

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KLF, a whole range of bio-based products for sustainable tanning

The Tuscan company has done extensive analysis to measure the proportion of biological to fossil carbon in its retanning agents

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SYN-BIOS, pioneers of a sustainablemanagement model

The Veneto-based company has held the ZDHC LEVEL 3 certification for the past two years

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Mandatory appointment of ADR Safety Advisor, false problem

Paola Ulivi explains the implications to the latest changes in hazardous waste transportation regulations and urges everyone to be more careful

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Efficiency and ease of use with TODESCO's KINGFISHER

A versatile finishing line with high technological content

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Leather Naturally: the consumer is ready to love the longevity of leather

In a world increasingly focused on reducing waste, the characteristics of leather become increasingly important

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S.C. presents the Hairpress filter

A machine projected for hair recovery in liming

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Organic waste valorisation towards circular and sustainable biocomposites

Erlantz Lizundia, Francesca Luzi and Debora Puglia. Source: Green Chem, 2022, 24, 5429

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| ArsTannery #01-2023

ArsTannery #01/2023: Leather chemicals, where does research point?

Many topics in this first issue of 2023. The focus is on the latest chemical tanning of automotive leathers, a sector whose balance sheet remains negative but where there are encouraging signs. Looking up higher, the last UNIC & Italian Tanneries meeting showed a two-sided 2022 economy with a very positive first half followed by a more complicated second half of the year.

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ArsTannery #06/2022: Focus on technological innovations

This issue is dedicated to Simac Tanning Tech 2022 with a full-bodied report of the innovations presented at the world’s most important leather area technology fair by the best companies in the mechano-tanning industry. Machine manufacturers’ attention is focused on improving environmental performance with solutions that enable the reduction of water, energy and chemical consumption while lowering waste production and emissions of all kind.

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ArsTannery #05/2022: Tannery sector restarts with innovations

The tanning sector restarts in September with lots of interesting innovations coming from the leading chemical companies and an agenda full of events and appointments. It begins with III IULTCS EuroCongress scheduled from September 18 to 20.

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ArsTannery #03/2022: Technology in the spotlight, and more

From new technologies that you will find at the next Simac Tanning Tech 2022 exhibition, to advanced devices and systems that improve the environmental performance of machinery, to technologies that reduce the environmental impact of cattle farms. Let’s talk about technological innovations, and more.

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Leather making: a detailed guide of the most modern methods

Leather Naturally, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands focuses on educating and promoting the use of leather, has developed a guidebook to modern cowhide processing with the goal of disseminating accurate information on the topic.

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ArsTannery #01/2022: Automotive industry and market news

The spotlight is on automotive, a sector that remains crucial for the leather industry even though it is not so much suffering today from the lack of demand, but rather due to supply chain bottlenecks and the semiconductor crisis.

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