Slovakia-based leather manufacturer SlovTan has said it has now found downstream supply chain partners for all of its solid tanning residues, meaning none of its trimmings, shavings or off-cuts go to waste.

Larger off-cuts of finished leather that the Liptovský Mikuláš-based company cannot use go to partners for use in small leathergoods and other finished products, while shaving dust is being compacted into large pellets for use in waste-to-energy facilities.

Semi-processed trimmings that are still rich in fat are being processed into animal feed, and shavings from its chrome-free operations are going into organic fertiliser for farmers to use.

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