New chapter for Radermecker
Belgian leather manufacturer Radermecker has begun working with the Ecotan range of technologies from Silvateam.
Radermecker said it had been “perpetuating the art of vegetable tanning” for 150 years now, but that signing up to use Ecotan meant it was “opening a new chapter”.
Ecotan technologies involve the use of only natural products in the making of leather, allowing specialist partners to take the material back at the end of a finished product’s useful life for use in fertiliser production.
The Belgian company said the move reflected values it shares with Silvateam, such as favouring renewable tanning agents, acting with “a strong environmental consciousness” and giving a second life to production waste.
“We believe leather can shape tomorrow,” Radermecker said. “It is a noble material rooted in tradition and a driver of sustainable innovation.”
