Leather

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Etwa 85 Prozent des weltweit hergestellten Leders wird mit Chrom gegerbt. © GMB Akash

 
08/03/2019 – Südwind und Inkota

Südwind und Inkota

Konsequenzen nach Rückrufaktion?

Unabhängige Prüfstellen haben Mitte Februar das in Europa verbotene Chrom VI in Kinderschuhen des Herstellers Ricosta nachgewiesen. By  Editorial staff
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The orange leather is made entirely from natural, plant-based ingredients and can easily be composted. © Elise Esser

 
08/02/2019 – Leather

Leather

So much for orange-peel skin!

Nature has a lot to offer, the orange leather from Elise Esser lets nature be nature and does not require any chemical additives. By  Editorial staff
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Bernhard Backhaus und Birgit Knoll vom Salamander Bonded Leather-QM-Team (links und rechts außen), Geschäftsführer Hans Götzfried (2. von links) und Dr. Sigurd Riemer (2. von rechts) vom PFI © PFI

 
30/11/2018 – Leather Standard by Oeko-Tex

Leather Standard by Oeko-Tex

Salamander Bonded Leather erfolgreich zertifiziert

Alle Lederfaserstoff-Produkte von Salamander Bonded Leather aus Türkheim können nun mit dem Leather Standard by Oeko-Tex ausgezeichnet werden. By  Editorial staff
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Texworld Paris - The lectures will be held in the Agora Apparel area from 14.00 to 17.00 hrs on 17 September © Messe Frankfurt

 
14/09/2018 – Texworld

Texworld

Fashionsustain goes Texworld Paris

The Fashionsustain conference on 17 September at Texworld Paris shows a spin-off focusing on sustainable shoe and leather innovations. By  Editorial staff
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Example – fish leather, lacquered and printed © Schlomski

 
13/09/2018 – Australia

Australia

Fish leather as a business idea

The light blue corrugated halls of an industrial estate in Esperance, south-west Australia, are home to the country’s only maker of fish skin leather. By  Editorial staff
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There are numerous ways of using salmon leather creatively © Nanai

 
07/09/2018 – Salmon leather

Salmon leather

Exotic skins from the sea

Sometimes great business ideas happen by accident. Bischofmais was the headquarters of one of Germany’s largest producers of smoked salmon. By  Editorial staff
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Olive grove – a sustainable tanning agent is derived from the leaves of the olive trees © wet-green GmbH

 
05/09/2018 – wet-green GmbH

wet-green GmbH

Olive leather from Reutlingen

“Every effort to make the production of leather less harmful to people and the environment is respectable,” say wet-green. “That’s not enough for us!” By  Editorial staff