Tanners in Turkey have complained that the cost of leather chemicals has increased to such an extent in recent months as to represent now between 20% and 30% of their total production costs.

In the recent past, they attributed a 15% to 20% share of total production costs to chemicals.
Many products have increased in price by 50% and some by 100%. Fatliquors, polymers, resins and finishing auxiliaries are among the products most affected.

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