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Power cuts have forced 2,000 to leave Tamil Nadu leather industry

18/12/2012

Leather industry leaders in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have confirmed that cuts in energy have forced tanners and manufacturers of footwear and leathergoods there to leave the industry. In comments to local media, Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman of the Council for Leather Exports, said recently: “As many as 2,000 people have gone out of the industry ...

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