Expansion plans at National Beef
National Beef Leathers is expanding and upgrading its wet blue leather tanning facility in St Joseph, Missouri. The two-year, $24 million expansion is expected to create 25-30 additional jobs, bringing total employment at the facility to nearly 140. The wet blue produced in St Joseph is sold across the world to tanners who produce finished leather for high-quality automotive products, luxury goods, shoes, handbags, apparel and furniture products.
The upgrade will include new state-of-the-art liming and tanning equipment along with enhanced structural, electrical and water mixing systems. According to the company, a new laboratory will help it in its commitment to the environment.
“Our goal is to be a world class producer of consistent, high-quality wet blue leather in the largest and most efficient wet blue processing plant in the world” says Robert Hein, senior vice president, National Beef. “This upgrade will allow us to incorporate our proprietary processing technology in a way that will allow us to consistently produce premium wet blue leather.”
