Different Types of Tanning

In the leather industry there are different types of tanning used, namely wet-blue, wet-white, and vegetable leather being the most commonly used processes. As is well known, tanning is the process by which animal skin is transformed into leather. To transform the skin into a noble material, tanning allows the leather to be given more…

The 5 grades of leather

The grades of leather allow you to categorize leather and give an idea of its quality. It is important to emphasize that this categorization is a subjective assessment of the quality of leather and is used to describe a particular piece of leather.   In addition, there are many types of leather grades, but 5 of…

Footwear: the most commonly used types of leather

There are different types of leather used to make shoes, each with unique characteristics that give a different personality and durability to each shoe. The leather for footwear can come from a variety of animals, including cowhide, pigskin, sheepskin, kangaroo leather, and even exotic leather. In the footwear industry, bovine leather, particularly calf leather, is…

Tanning: the processes of leather tanning

Leather tanning is a process that leather must go through at an early stage. Tanning allows this raw material to be preserved, as well as its durability, and allows the leather to be prepared for further processing in other industries. It is known that this process exists for thousands of years, where initially simpler and…