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Primeasia receives Courage Award at adidas sustainability summit

06/02/2026
Primeasia receives Courage Award at adidas sustainability summit
Leather manufacturer Primeasia has received the Courage Award at the 2026 adidas Sourcing Sustainability Supplier Summit, held last week in China.

The award recognises the company’s work on finding recycling solutions for hazardous sludge waste, a long-standing challenge for the leather sector, particularly in relation to chromium-containing wastewater sludge.

Primeasia said that tackling this issue is central to its commitment to achieve zero waste to landfill at its tanneries by 2040. The project was led by PAC team leader Alfie Huang, whose team explored options for diverting the waste stream from landfill.

Following this work, the tannery group has partnered with a local Chinese company that will  convert the sludge into thermal energy.


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