The Thai government is opening a model tannery in Samut Prakan as part of a pilot scheme to help enhance Thailand’s leather and footwear industries.

The Bt674 million ($15.7 million) project is the brainchild of the Thai leather ministry and will be located on the Bang Poo industrial estate near Bangkok. The tannery will include a testing laboratory to research and develop technology to support smaller tanneries and also develop labour skills.

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