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Turning leather waste into textile coatings

March 1st, 2023

New textile coatings derived from natural leather waste and byproducts from the tanning industry are already commercially available under the brand name Phoenix. Photo: ERT Têxtil CITEVE, The Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industry of Portugal, has developed a process for turning natural leather waste and byproducts from the tanning industry into new […]

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Turning leather waste into textile coatings

September 1st, 2022

CITEVE, the Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industry of Portugal, has developed a process for turning natural leather waste and by-products from the tanning industry into new textile coatings. The process chemically transforms leather trimmings into a solution which can be used to make a coating for car interiors. Leather waste is chemically […]

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