Dermochimica, an Italian supplier to the tanning industry, has developed a way of extracting the tannins from waste from the olive industry to tan leather.

Olive mill wastewater, from the production of olive oil, contains phenol and polyohenolic compounds with antimicrobial properties, which can prevent the formation of chrome V in retanning, according to the company, and can also be used to tan skins.

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