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Spanish leather industry has 'considerable growth potential’- TFL

06/05/2015
Spanish leather industry has 'considerable growth potential’- TFL

Chemicals group TFL is opening a laboratory in the Spanish footwear-making city of Elche to service local tanneries.

Both the Spanish and Portuguese footwear industries have reported double-digit annual growth last year, driven by export-focused policies and brands choosing to locate close to tanneries and skilled workers.

The Iberian Peninsula, with 111 tanneries in Spain and 60 in Portugal, produces more than 50 million square metres of leather valued at €600 million per year.

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