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`Italian standard` footwear leather to be produced in India

31/01/2004

A new tannery aimed at serving the burgeoning market for footwear leather from India and South East Asia has been announced by Chennai-based Forward Group.

 

Described by Forward as the country’s first bovine tannery to benefit from Italian tanning expertise, ‘Conceria Virginia Chennai' (CVC) is  a joint venture between Forward and Conceria Virginia Italy (CVI). Forward will have a 75% stake in the Chennai-based operation and the Italian company a 25% share.

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