Leather Industry Articles
- Minister Steenhuisen announces progress in FMD vaccination strategyPretoria, Gauteng, SA (15 April 2026) – The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is pleased to report early data indicates that the current mass Foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccination strategy is yielding positive results. Crucially, there have been no new breakthroughs in herds that have already been vaccinated, providing a ...moreProfessional hunting ‘not currently affected’ by Iran war, FMDPretoria, Gauteng, SA – Foot and mouth disease (FMD) has not so far affected members of the Professional Hunters’ Association of SA (PHASA), CEO Jess de Klerk said in a written response to S&V African Leather, and the effect of the Middle East War on international hunters visiting SA this year “is not a concern yet&r ...moreSA Dorper: Sheepskin demand high, quality low. Bovine wet blue plant ‘rebuilding’Johannesurg, Gauteng, SA – The market for Dorper skins has been mixed for SA Dorper, which exports pickled skins to Italy.“The demand is there,” said MD Raffaele Bicego, “and foot and mouth disease (FMD) has had no effect at all – on our supply, anyway. In fact, quantities are better than usual.“What is ...moreChrome-free fish skin leather
Kisumu, Kenya – Fish skin tannery Alisam Products Developments & Design, which uses skins from the invasive Nile Perch, is offering leather which owner Newton Owino describes as “non-conventionally tanned, chrome-free, naturally dyed, minimum 1 sq. ft. each, suitable for leather goods, footwear and textile blend”.&nb ...moreMODERN TAXIDERMY: A valuable cousin of the leather industry
Like the modern tanning industry, taxidermists have also been innovating and developing. Taxidermy is an industry that continues to serve a valuable function to any economy and represents a service to the hunting or naturalist industry. Museums, private collectors, or schools still make extensive use of specimens that have ended their lif ...moreQuality as a management discipline in exotic leather
Reflections on ostrich and crocodile leather from a tannery perspective. By Thabang Kenalemang and Cobus Brink from the Cape Karoo International Pty Ltd tanneries. Brink, who was quality manager for Cape Karoo International’s Leather Division, based in Mosselbaai, retired at the end of January. Kenalemang was appointed as the new quality manager. He is based in Oudtshoorn. ...moreThe Rising Importance of Social Audits in the Leather Industry
Over the past two decades, sustainability expectations in the leather industry have evolved significantly. Historically, much of the sector’s focus has been placed on environmental management - reducing water use and energy consumption, improving waste treatment, and controlling chemical use in tanning processes. Today, however, sus ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Reality checkMany of the issues that the leather industry is facing have nothing to do with our industry. EUDR is just one example. We have experienced constant criticism from the animal rights and closely related vegetarian lobbies, who both ignore that humans have been omnivorous since the beginning of time and need a diet which includes meat. Neith ...moreSouth Africa and Germany partnership to combat FMDPretoria, Gauteng, SA (11 March 2026) – In a landmark move for international agricultural diplomacy, the South African Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity of Germany, Alois Rainer, officially signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Agricultural Development t ...moreCKI appoints new Head of Leather with luxury brand background
Oudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – Salomé Atmore, who was posted to the Netherlands several years ago by multinational beauty care company Coty, has returned to SA and been appointed Head of Leather at Cape Karoo International (CKI).“I worked closely with European markets shaped by luxury, craftsmanship, and evolving sustainabil ...more© S&V Publications
