Royal couple visits tannery
17/02/2012
With his wife, Princesse Mathilde, he included a tour of Tannerie Masure in the town of Estaimbourg on the itinerary for a visit to the Tournai region in the south of Belgium.
The tannery was founded in 1873 and currently employs 120 people. It specialises in producing vegetable tanned leather for high-end leathergoods and exports 98% of the leather it makes. Three years ago, it established a joint venture with French luxury brand Louis Vuitton.
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