US tannery to launch 'EcoHides'
Danfield, the only leather finishing plant left operating in the western United States, is claiming to have developed "the first 100% environmentally conscious method for processing leather".
The result is EcoHides, a range of soft, pliable leathers that contain only natural colourants, vegetable dyes and waxes and that Danfield claims it has manufactured without harming the environment. EcoHides uses no minerals or metals during the tanning process, but only vegetable tanning agents, derived in this case from sustainable, farm-grown mimosa trees.
The company is preparing to showcase EcoHides at several trade shows in the US in the coming months. It says the range will be available in a variety of in-stock or custom colours and finishes "with very short lead times".
