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<br /> www.leathermag.com April 2018<br /> INTERNATIONAL<br /> Pioneer Solutions for Sustainable Leather<br /> • Innovative chrome free and metal free leather systems<br /> • High exhaustion tanning processes<br /> • Vegetable tanning<br /> ECO-DESIGN OF CHEMICALS<br /> A N D TA N N I N G P R O C E S S E S<br /> FOR LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT<br /> Leather<br /> www.silvateam.com<br /> State of EU leather • Raw hide quality dilemma • HSC Workshop<br /> <br /> From the editor<br /> April 2018 Volume 220 No. 4879<br /> EDITORIAL<br /> Editor Carl Friedmann<br /> carl.friedmann@compelo.com<br /> Chief sub-editor Thom Atkinson<br /> Sub-editor Lucy Knowles<br /> Feature writers Grace Allen, Greg Noone,<br /> Andrea Valentino, Eleanor Wilson<br /> Contributing writers Jim Banks, Christian Doherty,<br /> Vera Dordick, Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano, Andrea Guolo,<br /> Don Ohsman<br /> Group art director Henrik Williams<br /> Designer Sandra Boucher<br /> Production manager S<a title="Leather April 2018 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=1"> www.leathermag.com April 2018 INTERNATI</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=2"> </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=3"> From the editor April 2018 Volume 220 No. 4879</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=4"> Contents In this issue 24 Leather Internat</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=5"> MAXIMISE YOUR COLOURS, MINIMISE YOUR WASTE </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=6"> Drying leather at low temperature, giving planari</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=7"> www.cartigliano.com</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=8"> The intelligence > News News DEVELOPMENT Viet</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=9"> </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=10"> </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=11"> The intelligence > News TRADE China reassures</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=12"> your dreams, our tools together we go bey</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=13"> The intelligence > News FINANCIAL Indian le</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=14"> </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=15"> The intelligence > News FINANCIAL Material co</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=16"> </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=17"> The intelligence > Vital statistics Vital sta</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=18"> READY FOR A CHANGE THE NEW THROUGH-FEED EMBOSSIN</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=19"> Insight > Comment Restoring Balance At the most r</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=20"> Insight > Comment leather for footwear, tanner</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=21"> Events > Xxxxxxxxxx E</a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=22"> Events > Fimec Bringing more each year </a> <a title="Leather April 2018 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/955cc1b8?page=23"> Photo: G. 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