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Hide restrictions bite hard in Uttar Pradesh

20/04/2017
Actions by the new government in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India are affecting the leather industry there.

Yogi Adityanath, a politician and Hindu priest, was chosen as the state’s new chief minister, its head of government, on March 19. He represents the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has moved quickly to close down a number of abattoirs, leaving tanners in and around the city of Kanpur short of hides.

In recent comments to Indian media, Taj Alam, managing director of the Kings International tannery in nearby Unnao, said raw material shortages have resulted in the leather industry taking a heavy financial hit. Hide prices have risen by20%, he explained, and he warned that if the situation persists, it will be impossible for leather manufacturers in Uttar Pradesh to get even halfway towards their government-imposed expert earnings target for 2017.

Kings International won the regional Tannery of the Year award for Asia excluding China in 2016.


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Pollution board orders closure of Kanpur tanneries 16/06/2017
Agra footwear chief backs illegal slaughterhouse closures 09/05/2017
Kanpur tanners may relocate due to hide shortage 02/05/2017
Transport issues force Indian exporters to import hides 24/04/2017

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