Apex Tannery to install in-house ETP to meet buyer standards
Apex Tannery has announced plans to build an in-house effluent treatment plant at its tannery in Bangladesh to meet regulatory requirements and international buyers’ environmental standards.
The plan was approved at a meeting of the company’s board of directors on January 13, according to a disclosure filed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange on January 14,.
The company said it will install the effluent treatment plant alongside a chrome recovery plant and a sewerage treatment plant within its existing tannery premises. The facilities are expected to cover an area of approximately 12,000 to 15,000 square feet.
The total investment is estimated at Tk12 crore, equivalent to approximately US $1 million.
According to the disclosure, the in-house ETP will treat effluent generated from operations ranging from the wet blue stage through to finished leather production.
The company said the project is intended to strengthen environmental compliance, meet international buyer standards, and support its long-term sustainability objectives, while maintaining competitiveness in the global leather market.
