Sialkot celebrates cleaner leather
28/05/2010
The results of a trial show a 10% reduction in the use of chemicals, a 25% reduction in water use, 20% reduction in waste production and 20%–30% reduction in treatment costs in the tanning industry.
As a result, Sialkot has set up a facility called the Cleaner Production Centre (CPC) and has also established a chrome recovery plant to recover chrome from effluent.
Local media reported that UNIDO industrial development officer Ivan Kral has said his organisation will offer technical and financial assistance to give a boost to the leather and tanning industry in the city by helping it produce in a cleaner way. He made this assurance while addressing separate meetings held at the Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PGMEA) and the Tannery Association.
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