Sweden-based tanner and leather processor Elmo Leather is to restructure and refinance its business as a result of lower demand after the summer.

The company, which mainly produces leather for upholstery and automotive applications, has announced redundancies on four separate occasions over the last year. Between August and November, orders received fell 53% compared with the same period in 2007 and 67% compared with the budget forecast for the period.

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