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Gruppo Mastrotto creates suede collection from tannery shavings

20/09/2023
Gruppo Mastrotto creates suede collection from tannery shavings

Italian leather manufacturer Gruppo Mastrotto is presenting a new suede collection at Lineapelle leather fair in Milan (September 19 to 21) aimed at high end shoe-makers and brands.

The collection, which it calls ‘Absolute – the Suede Revolution’, integrates recovered tannery shavings into the production process. 

Gruppo Mastrotto extracts and processes an organic polymer from the waste product to give it a new value. 

This creates a material with strong colours and a soft, silky feel, said the tannery.

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