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Diversified Tanning Techniques:

Abdulaal Co

Syria. Manufacturers of vegetable and chrome tanned, crust and pigmented, coated, embossed and aniline finished full grain, nubuck and nappa goat, sheep, cow and calf leathers for upholstery, footwear and leathergoods applications. Detailed leather catalogs. English and Arabic.

http://www.abdulaalco.com/

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Alfredo Motta Spa

Italy. Tanneries for bovine and goat skins for the garment, footwear, bags and accessories industries. Suede, nappa, shearling, embossed and screen printed, and a variety of pattern finishes. Descriptions of manufacturing processes and products. English, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Korean.

http://www.mottaalfredo.com/

Altenburger Pergament & Trommelfell GmbH

Germany. Manufacturers of calf, cow, goat, deer and sheep skins for drum and timpani heads, and parchments for antique restoration, bookbinding, upholstery, wallpaper an interior decoration applications. English and German.

http://www.pergament-trommelfell.de/

André Hiriar SARL

France. Manufacturers of a variety of vegetable and synthetically tanned, natural, dyed, printed and embossed leathers for garments, footwear, lining, bookbinding and leather goods applications. Also, merchants of raw, wetblue and crust goat, sheep, pig and deer skins. English and French.

http://www.cuirsetpeauxhiriar.com/

Anonima Bresciana Industria Pelli SpA

Italy. Manufacturers of full grain, suede, nubuck, hair-on and specialty leathers for the footwear, garment and leather goods industries. Product brochures on PDF files. List of European agents. English and Italian.

http://www.abip.com/

Antonio Esposito SA

Argentine. Manufacturers of oil and wax finished, pigmented and crust, aniline and semi-aniline leathers for upholstery applications. Cut and sew services. English and Spanish.

http://www.espositonet.com/

Argos Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of dyed and aniline finished leathers for footwear and leather goods. English, Italian and Spanish.

http://www.leonet.it/leather/argos/

Arlei Leather Group

Argentine. Chrome and vegetable tanned, crust and finished leathers for footwear, fashion accessories and automotive and furniture upholstery.

http://www.arlei.com/

Arthur Lange AS

Brazil. Manufacturers of bovine leathers for upholstery applications. List of world wide agents. English and Portuguese.

http://www.arthurlange.com.br/

AusTanners

Australia. Leather tannery, involved in stock and custom vegetable and chrome tanning, dyeing, embossing and finishing of cow leathers for automotive, marine, footwear, upholstery, saddlery and belting applications. Also, kangeroo leather. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information and colorways.

http://www.austanners.com.au/

Bekaert - La Visonnette NV

Belgium. Multi-national manufacturers of tanned and dyed sheep skins, and crust and finished ostrich leathers for medical and consumer products, and leather goods.

http://www.bekaertnv.com/

Boxmark Leather GmbH

Austria. Multi-national manufacturers of vegetable and synthetically tanned, finished and dyed split leathers for upholstery applications. Also, cut and sew services for the automotive and furniture industries. Glossary of technical terms. Part of H. Schmidt Holding GmbH.

http://www.boxmark.com/

Cihan Leather Industry Co

Turkey. Tanners of a variety of leathers for the apparel and footwear, and upholstery industries. English and Turkish.

http://www.cihanderi.com/

Compel

Italy. Processing and distribution of a large variety of leathers and suedes for the clothing industry. Also, leather garments and accessories. Link to list of trade fairs. English and Italian.

http://www.compel-bo.com/

Conceria del Chienti SpA

Italy. Manufacturers of natural and wetblue tanned, and glaze, aniline, natural tumbled and nubuck finished veal, calf and goat leathers for footwear, leatherwear and bookbinding applications. Detailed leather catalogs, including technical information and colorways. Calendar of events. English and Italian.

http://www.ctc.it/

Conceria Kara

Italy. Manufacturers of chrome, vegetable and white tanned, embossed and printed cow, sheep, goat, lamb, bull and buffalo leathers for upholstery, garments, footwear and leather goods applications. Also, specialty leathers. Links to related sites. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.conceriakara.com/

Conceria NCL Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of a wide variety of dyed, painted, finished, embossed and distressed leathers for the garment and fashion accessories industries.

http://www.ncleather.com/

Cromwell Leather Group

USA. Manufacturers of natural and chemical tanned leathers for leather goods and bookbinding applications. Also, bonded leathers.

http://www.cromwellgroup.com/

Dae Il Leather Co., Ltd

Korea. Tanners of split suede cow, deer, lamb and ostrich leathers for apparel and footwear. English and Korean.

http://daeilleather.koreasme.com/

DMD Solofra SpA

Italy. Manufacturers of cow and goat suede and nappa leathers for the footwear industry. English, Italian and French.

http://www.dmdsolofra.it/

Eagle Ottawa, LLC

Canada. Multi-national manufacturers of top-grain finished upholstery leathers for the automotive industry. Also, cut leather parts, and full service seat cover engineering services. Part of Albert Trostel and Sons Co.

http://www.eagleottawa.com/

Elmo Group

Sweden. Multi-national tanners and processors of anniline leathers for upholstey and automotive applications. Technical specifications. Product comparison charts. Product information, searchable by color and text. English, Swedish and German.

http://www.elmoleather.com/

Esbeco vof

The Netherlands. Wholesale producers of leathers for upholstery, footwear, bags, belts and contract applications. Detailed product information. English and Dutch.

http://www.esbeco.com/

A & F Overseas Trade, Ltd

India. Manufacturers of nappa and nubuck cow, goat and sheep leathers for footwear and leather goods. Also, manufacturing of finished goods.

http://www.webindia.com/AandF/

Faeda SpA

Italy. Manufacturers of smooth and printed nubuck, fullgrain and fattened leathers for footwear, leather goods and upholstery. Calendar of events. List of world wide agents and representatives. English and Italian.

http://www.faeda.com/pagina_flash.htm

Foothills Leather Co., Inc

USA. Tanners of deer skins for footwear, garments and small goods. List of trade shows. Information on deer hunting.

http://www.foothillsleather.com/

Futura Leathers Spa

Italy. Tanners of leathers for garments and upholstery applications. On-line color chart.

http://www.futuraleathers.com/

Gerberei Kölblinger

Austria. Manufacturers of chrome and vegetable tanned leathers for footwear, decoration and leather goods applications. Custom manufacturing services. English and German.

http://www.gerberei.at/

Go Asia Leather Corp

Taiwan. Manufacturers of chrome and vegetable tanned, dyed and finished, printed and embossed buffalo, cow, sheep and goat leathers for the footwear industry. Description of manufacturing process.

http://www.goasialeather.com/

Hae Sung Aida Industrial Co., Ltd

Korea. Manufacturers of a wide range of chrome and natural tanned, dyed, printed, embossed and finished leathers for garments, footwear and leathergoods. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information. English, Korean and Chinese.

http://www.hsaida.com/

Hanson-Tower, Ltd

UK. Custom manufacturing of genuine leathers for the clothing, sports goods, luggage and bags, upholstery and accessories industries. Requires Flash plug-in to enter.

http://www.hanson-tower.com

Hervy-Mercier Group

France. Integrated group of leather tanneries. Full grain aniline lamb, pig, calf and cow leathers for apparel and fashion accessories applications. English and French.

http://www.hervy-mercier.com/

Hongsihai Leather Co., Ltd

China. Manufacturers of chrome, vegetable and mixed tanned, dyed, printed, embossed and finished double face, suede, nappa, nubuck and patent calf, lamb and goat leathers for footwear, garments and fashion accessories. Also, collections of leather garments. English and Chinese.

http://www.hongsihai.com/

Howe Leather, Ltd

Australia. Multi-national leather processing company. Leathers for footwear, furniture, clothing and automotive applications. Part of Australian Leaher Holding, Ltd.

http://www.howe.com.au/

Imperial Leather Finishers Pvt., Ltd

India. Manufacturers of vegetable, mineral or combination tanned, re-tanned, dyed, printed, finished and embossed cow, buffalo, sheep and goat leathers for garments, footwear, fashion accessories and leathergoods applications. Also, collections of ready-made garments, footwear and leathergoods.

http://www.ilfleather.com/

Irving Leather Group

USA. Group of leather tanning and processing companies. Detailed product catalog, including technical information. Leather glossary. Color cards.

http://www.irvingtanning.com/

Jiangsu Corp

China. Versatile manufacturers of textile and leather products from animal by-products. Tanneries for goat, pig and cow skins and hides for footwear, garments and fashion accessories.

http://www.jabp.com/

Jorge de Camino y Cia, Ltda

Chile. Tanners and processors of custom colored and finished goat, bovine and salmon leathers for footwear and leather goods applications. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.jordec.cl/

Kasen Industrial Co., Ltd

China. Manufacturers of leathers for upholstery, footwear and automotive applications. Also, leather furniture and automotive seats. English and Chinese.

http://www.kasen.com.cn/

Kero PPX

Peru. Tanners of peccary, ostrich, lamb, goat and alpaca skins, and exotic leathers and furs for apparel applications. Also, ready-made clothing. Leather color cards. Technical specifications. Part of the Inca Group. English and Spanish.

http://www.keroppx.com/

Leather Industry Vrhnika

Slovakia. Manufacturers of nappa and suede pig skin leather for apparel, footwear, automotive and leather goods applications. Specialty treatments. Detailed leather catalog, including color cards. English and Slovakian.

http://www.iuv.si/

Magalcuer Accessory Group

Argentina. Group of manufacturing companies, active in metal hardware, leather finishing and belt production. Sanded, full grained, embossed, spray and roller coated, hand painted and polished leathers for leather goods and apparel applications. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.magalcuer.com.ar/

M.A.M. Abdul Carder & Co. Pvt., Ltd

Sri Lanka. Manufacturers of modern and tradionally tanned, dyed and finished ovine and bovine leathers for garments, footwear, upholstery and leather goods.

http://www.mamabdulcader.com/

Markou Leathers

Greece. Manufacturers of crust, wet blue and finished cow, sheep, lamb, goat and pig nappa, suede, shrinked, two-tone and pull-up leathers for apparel and footwear applications. Technical information.

http://www.markouleathers.com/

Matteucci, Ltda

Colombia. Manufacturers of vegetable, mineral and chrome tanned and re-tanned leathers for footwear and leather goods applications. English, Spanish and Italian.

http://www.curtiembrematteucci.com/

Mehr Dastgir Group

Pakistan. Diversified group of companies, active in leather, textiles, cargo and insurance. Full- and semi-vegetable, and full- and semi-chrome tanned leather for apparel and accessories, footwear and upholstery. Detailed product information and specifications.

http://www.mehrdastgir.com/

MIMA Group

Pakistan. Diversified group of companies, active in leather processing and textiles. Manufacturers of goat skins, and cow and buffalo calf hides for apparel, footwear and leather goods. Also, leather garments and cotton yarns.

http://www.mimagrp.com/

Monfrini Pellami Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of chrome and vegetable tanned split and pigmented split, full grain, plain, and polyurethane finished and printed leathers for footwear and leather goods applications. Detailed leather catalogs. Calendar of events.

http://www.monfrinipellami.com/

North American Tanning Corp

USA. Tanning, coloring and finishing of leathers for fashion, footwear and handbags applications. On-line season catalogs. List of trade shows. Extensive glossary of industry terms.

http://www.natanning.com/

Nuova Europell Srl

Italy. Commission leather tanning company, involved in chrome, vegetable and mixed tanned, aniline, full grain, embossed, hand tamponed and emery finished calf, seat, goat and buffalo leathers for footwear, garments and leather goods. English and Italian.

http://www.nuovaeuropell.it/

Nypel Conciaria SpA

Italy. Dyeing, processing and finishing of natural and corrected grain whitetail deer leathers for garments, gloves, footwear and leather goods. Color cards. Part of Nypac Leather. English and Italian.

http://www.nypel.com/

Pacific Leather

Canada. Tanners of cow, deer, elk and moose leathers for the apparel and accessories, upholstery and craft industries. Also, hair-on and drum rawhides, and specialist tanners of aquatic fish skins.

http://www.pacificleather.com/

Packer Leather Pty., Ltd

Australia. Manufacturers of kangaroo and bovine leathers for automotive, apparel, fashion accessories and footwear applications.

http://www.packerleather.com/

Peruma Waalwijk BV

The Netherlands. Tanners and processors of split and full grain leathers for footwear, fashion accessories and furnishing. Also, contract leather finishing services. English, Dutch and German.

http://www.peruma.nl/

Pittards Leather, PLC

UK. Manufacturers of full and corrected grain, aniline, suede, nubuck, and pigmented, printed, foiled and laminated leathers for fashion, military and sports clothing and footwear, interior design, saddles and leather goods. Includes detailed company profile, descriptions of manufacturing technologies, product ranges and applications by brand partners.

http://www.pittardsleather.co.uk/

Prodital Itaia Srl

Italy. Embossed, oiled and waxed aniline leathers for the upholstery industry. Detailed catalogs, with technical information. Specialty offers and stocklots. English and Italian.

http://www.prodital.biz/

Rino Mastrotto Group

Italy. Group of tanning companies, active in leather for footwear, upholstery, apparel and leather goods. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information and specifications. Marketplace. List of world wide distributors. English and Italian.

http://www.rinomastrottogroup.com/

Río Tercero SA

Argentina. Manufacturers of full and corrected grained, vegetable, mixed and chrome tanned horse and cow leathers for footwear, leather goods and upholstery applications. English and Spanish.

http://www.crtleather.com.ar/

Roden Leather Co

USA. Manufacturers of pig skin suedes, and cow and ostrich leathers in a wide array of finishes for upholstery, apparel and leather goods. Extensive sample pages with technical information. Leather care guide. Price list. Technical FAQ.

http://www.rodenleather.com/

Samwoo Co., Ltd

Korea. Multi-national group of companies, active in genuine and artificial leathers for apparel and footwear, automotive and upholstery, and leather goods applications. Extensive technical information and specifications. Links to related sites. English, Korean and Chinese.

http://www.samwookorea.com/

S.B. Foot Tanning Co

USA. Manufacturers of aniline finished full grain leathers for footwear and upholstery applications. Technical and pricing information. Leather conversion table. On-line purchasing facility.

http://www.sbfoot.com/

Shorouk Tannery Group

Egypt. Group of leather tanneries, involved in pickled, wetblue and vegetable tanned, and crust buffalo, cow and goat leather for upholstery, footwear, lining and leathergoods applications. Technical information. English, Italian and Chinese.

http://www.shorouktannery.com/

Slinkskins, Ltd

New Zealand. Tanners of lamb, deer, possum, calf and ostrich skins for the garment and fashion accessories industries. Part of Hazlett and Sons, Ltd.

http://www.slinkskins.co.nz/

Societe Averpeaux

France. Full grain, drum dyed, and finished goat, sheep and calf leathers for the garment, accessories and small goods , and craft industries. English and French.

http://www.averpeaux.fr/

SoftArt Leder GmbH

Germany. Manufacturers of aniline finished full grain and nubuck leathers for upholstery applications. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information. English and German.

http://www.softart-leder.com/

Spinneybeck Enterprises, Inc

USA. Manufacturers of chrome and combination tanned, full grain and aniline finished leather for upholstery applications. Technical information and leather specifications. History of leather. Technical glossary. Leather care guide.

http://www.spinneybeck.com/

ST Co., Ltd

Saudi Arabia. Manufacturers of wetblue, crust and vegetable tanned, cow, calf, sheep, goat and camel leathers for footwear, garments and leather goods. English and Arabic.

http://www.stcoltd.com/

Tannerie de Jijel

Algeria. Manufacturers of vegetable and chrome tanned, dyed and finished split, full grain, pull-up and nubuck calf and goat leathers for footwear, upholstery and leather goods. Technical information. English and French.

http://www.tannerie-jijel.com/

The Tannery, Inc.

USA. Custom hair-on tanning of buffalo, sheep, cow, deer, elk and moose hides and furs. Also, home tanning kits. Price list. On-line store. Links to related sites.

http://www.thetanneryinc.com/

Tasman Tanning Co., Ltd

New Zealand. Specialized leathers for upholstery, footwear and accessory manufacture applications.

http://www.tastan.co.nz

Thüringer Lederfabrik Weida GmbH

Germany. Custom manufacture of chrome and vegetable tanned, and chrome free chemical tanned leathers for upholstery, garments, and aerospace and automotive applications. Cleaning and care guide. Part of the CarTrim Group. English and German.

http://www.tlw-leder.de/

Trahide Co

USA. Manufacturers of vegetable and wet-blue tanned, finished nappa leathers for apparel and leather goods, and hair-on goat, cow and calf hides. Also, rugs and bed spreads.

http://www.trahide.com/

Tre Gazzelle Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of vegetable and synthetically tanned leathers for upholstery, belts and leather goods. Detailed product catalogs. English, Italian and Japanese.

http://www.tregazzelle.it/

Tris SpA

Italy. Manufacturers of full grain, nappa and heavy, plain dyed and printed hair-on-horse and bovine leathers for footwear, upholstery, leather goods and apparel applications. English and Italian.

http://www.conceriatris.it/

Valenzuela Tannery Corp

Philippines. Manufacturers of chrome tanned and vegetable re-tanned nappa, nubuck and patent, dyed, printed and finished leathers for footwear, upholstery, automotive and leathergoods applications. Detailed product catalog, including technical information and color cards.

http://www.valenzuela-leather.com/

Vicar Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of a wide range of leathers for apparel and furnishing. Detailed leather galley. English and Italian.

http://www.vicar.it/

Vidal Bosch SA

Spain. Manufacturers of vegetable and chrome tanned, dyed, embossed and finished cattle and horse corrected grain and nappa leathers for footwear, upholstery and leather goods.

http://www.vidalbosch.com/

Wolverine Leathers

USA. Manufacturers of dyed, embossed, screen printed and finished suede pig skin and cow leathers for apparel and footwear applications. Specialty finishing services.

http://www.wolverineleathers.com/

Woodhead's

South Africa. Importers, wholesalers, converters and accessory manufacturers in the leather industry. Chrome and vegetable tanned, full and corrected grain, pigmented and anniline finished bovine and ovine skins and hides for upholstery and footwear applications.

http://www.woodheads.co.za/

WYNY Group

Mexico. Manufacturers of vegetable and chrome tanned leathers for footwear and fashion accessories applications. Technical information. English and Spanish.

http://www.wyny.com.mx/

Yamaan Leather International

India. Manufacturers of a wide range of chrome and vegetable tanned and finished goat, sheep, cow, calf and buffalo leathers for garments, footwear, fashion accessories, saddlery and leathergoods. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information and colorways.

http://www.yamaanleather.com/

Zabri Srl

Italy. Manufacturers of dyed, printed and engraved cow nappa, suede and aged leathers for apparel, footwear, fashion accessories and upholstery. Detailed product catalog. Custom finishing services. English and Italian.

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