German chemicals producer BASF AG has published a new 350-page book in English on leather manufacture, entitled ‘From collagen to leather’.

Written by Professor Günther Reich, a collagen scientist and former head of the Research Institute Leder- und Kunststoffbahnen (FILK) in Freiberg, Germany, with assistance from employees in the leather department at BASF, the book is said to cover the latest scientific research as well as a comprehensive survey of the existing literature, that could prove valuable in the development of new technologies and new products in the leather industry.

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