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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moving away from dependence on chemical processes which burden the environment, the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai is turning towards bio-based leather processing technology.

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 ...

District administration and state government's concerted efforts in the wake of this year's Mahakumbh have started yielding results. KANPUR: District administration and state government's concerted ...