Formed as recently as October 2001, the association is the brainchild of Wellington Mumic, the President of Sindipeles - the Union of the Tanning Industry of the State of Minas Gerais.  During a meeting of the Union last year, it became apparent to Mr Mumic that none of the Union’s membership were exporting their products - the main reasons being language difficulties and the absence of a coherent export structure.  This was in spite of the high levels of investment made by those businesses in capital equipment and their adherence to world-class standards of product quality.

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