The product, known as basil (or basan, which is close to the French name ‘basane’), is the result of vegetable tanning. CTC has produced a set of prototype products from the leather – credit card holders, key-rings and so on – and displayed them at the Le Cuir A Paris event in February. The organisation said some luxury branded goods manufacturers were already showing an interest in incorporating basil products into their gift ranges.

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