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Report on proposed LRI to be handed over

Published: 20th Mar 2017

Author: From Ernest Heunis; chairman; Skin; Hide & Leather Council

Urgent call to SA visitors to APLF

The feasibility study on the formation of a Leather Research Institute will be officially handed over at the APLF fair in Hong Kong by the Institute for Creative Leather Technology (Northampton University) to the dti, Exotic Leather South Africa and SHALC. Interested industry stakeholders attending the APLF Hong Kong are invited to attend.

The handover will be at the Northampton University (ICLT) stand within the UK pavilion and the number is Hall 1E-A11/UK.. Date: 29 March 2017, time 4 pm to 5 pm.

Please let Ernest Heunis @ ernest@leatherite.co.za know if you will be attending.

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