S&V African Leather Magazine Vol16 No2 February 2022
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 Sam Setter's Pills
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.
03 Sector Reports
- Game skins: A campaign started in 2019 to ban the importation of hunting trophies into the UK has still not been finalised. Pieter Erasmus of SATTA explains the background and the potential consequences.
- Exotic leather: The leather industry - especially the exotic leather industry - has to accept that it will not be treated fairly, says Cape Karoo International's Frik Kriek, so it needs to maintain its supply chain integrity.
10 An Eclectic View
- Emergencies: Plan for the worst and expect the best, writes H. Procter.
13 Tanning Science Decoded
- Factors that affect the area yield of leather in a tannery: A summary of many years' experience by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss of the ISTT.
15 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.
16 Agriculture
- Rising interest rates and wetness place a dampener on a potentially excellent agriculture season, writes Paul Makube of FNB.
16 Fairs & Conferences
- III Eurocongress IULTCS 2022 announces silver and bronze sponsors.
17 Knowledge Transfer, Education & Training
- Making leather, Part 1 of 10: Introduction and raw materials, by Richard Daniels.
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- EMERGENCIES Plan for the worst and expect the best
Watching a colleague in pain, or being loaded into an ambulance, sends a shiver down the spine of even the most heartless tanner. Work-related accidents that arise from health and safety emergencies do still occur in factories across the world. ...moreFactors that affect the area yield of leather in a tannery
Grahamstown, E. Cape, SA - This article is a summary of practical experience that was gained by a tanner working in a shoe upper tannery over a period of close to 40 years. ...moreMaintaining leather supply chain integrityThe leather industry - especially the exotic leather industry - has to accept that it will not be treated fairly. So, like Caesar's wife, it must be above suspicion ...moreRising interest rates and wetness place a dampener on a potentially excellent agriculture seasonJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (27 January 2022): After a bullish start to the 2021/22 agriculture season with prospects of another excellent season despite cost pressures, the sector faces a further challenge of increased cost of debt following the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) decision to raise its repo rate by 0.25% and subsequently the prime lending rate to 7.5%. Although likely to be cautious, expectations are for further increases of 125 basis points through to 2023. ...moreChimica Vermar is silver sponsor of the III Eurocongress IULTCS 2022Chimica Vemar is the Silver Sponsor of the III IULTCS Eurocongress Vicenza 2022 in September. The company has supplied high quality chemical products, with a range of over 2000 products, inclusive of all stages of leather tanning, for over 30 years. ...moreFootwear Industry Articles
- Obituary: Joe McGinley, Conshu (14/04/1936-20/05/2026) He ran an empire, but kept a human touch
Somerset West, W. Cape, SA – Joseph Pascal McGinley, the former Conshu director who died in May, a month after his 90th birthday, was a larger-than-life character who was renowned during his career in SA for his kindness, and who lived life to the full.Born in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, to Joseph and Madeline McGinley, both doct ...morePalm Footwear: ‘One family’Palm Footwear was founded in July 1966 by Kasie Pattundeen, with 18 staff, making slippers.60 years later, with over 800 staff, it is among the biggest employers in the SA footwear industry and among the biggest manufacturers by volume.It remains a family business, headed by Rajeev and Kiran Pattundeen, with their children, Srishti and Rt ...moreNew generation nonwoven components lead the way towards biodegradable shoes
Compostable and biodegradable footwear is becoming a reality.The nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation GmbH in Hürth, Germany, has published an updated version of its poster, 'Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments', and project manager Kristijan Mršić told Shoes & Views that several of ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- ‘FMD is here to stay – we have to learn to live with it and manage it’
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – FMD is no longer a series of isolated outbreaks; it has become a national systemic risk, and we need to shift our mindset from emergency response to living with and managing FMD responsibly. The pressure is already showing in the numbers. Our latest figures show cattle slaughter down 12% and sheep slaughter d ...moreNigeria’s Leather Industry: Not a clear picture
Nigeria is widely accepted as having a very large livestock population, but a relatively small tanning industry, much of it concentrated in Kano, producing high grade goat- and sheepskin crust which is exported for finishing elsewhere for use in garments.Recent articles cast some doubt on this, so are Nigeria’s hides and skins: M ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- New OHS regulations coming into force later this year mean PPE needs to be reviewed, too
In March 2025, the Physical Agents Regulations (and their guidelines) and the Noise Exposure Regulations (and their guidelines) of the OHSAct were published, with an 18-month time-period promulgation date to September 2026, allowing employers time to upgrade their Health & Safety requirements to comply with the new published regulatio ...moreRealPPE Marketplace: Where safety meets smarter procurement
RealPPE Marketplace is a 100% black women-owned B2B PPE marketplace built for South African industry. Founded after years of witnessing safety officers and procurement teams lose time to fragmented suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and missing documentation, RealPPE was created to bring structure and reliability to industrial PPE sourcing. ...moreObituary: Colin Battle, agent (17/04/1957-27/07/2026): Our sales trips were a whole life experience
Dearest Lee, Greg & Sammy,I send my sincerest condolences & wishes of long and healthy lives to all of you, after the passing of your beloved Colin. I’ve no doubt that once the pain of losing an adored husband and father starts to subside, you will be left the glorious memories of your lives together with a most wonderful an ...more
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