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AETL secures patent for ‘eco-friendly’ leather process

21/02/2007

According to reports, Indian manufacturer of enzymes and probiotics, Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited (AETL), has received a process patent for its ‘Eco-Friendly Wet Blue Manufacturing’ which uses enzyme technology to replace lime, sulphide, emulsifiers and salts. The company claims that its new system is not only eco-friendly, but also produces improved grain structure compared with conventional tanning methods.

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