S&V African Leather Magazine

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No11 November 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/340/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No11_November_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - Rolfes Leather: New owners give it entrée to more African markets. - Agency company changes: TST and Bosch Technical Services. - Newald Groenewalt rejoins OPSA. 06 Forecast - Steady at a lower level: Hide demand steady amid growing global supply, gelatine plants absorbing higher number of lower grades, writes Cape Produce Company’s Benjy Lapiner. 08 An Eclectic View - LULUC: Explaining the link between deforestation and the leather industry, writes correspondent H. Procter. 11 Decoding Tanning Science - A cost-effective method of reducing loose grain damage during the bating process: The ISTT’s, Dr Clive Jackson-Moss summarises a JALCA paper entitled “Preventing Enzymatic Damage to Hides by Timely Inhibition of Trypsin Activity with Soybean Flour during Bating Process”. 13 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 15 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - The power of partnership…the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor announces the beginning of a new programme funded by the Leather & Hide Council of America. 16 Agriculture - Update on FMD in SA: 4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease outbreaks.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No10 October 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/338/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No10_October_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 03 Upfront - Rwanda: Realism needed for a country with wonderful hides and skins. - Hanni family prepares to celebrate 300 years of tanning. - Fusion Leather World achieves LWG silver rating. 06 An Eclectic View - Traceability in Africa: Unusually, Africa has led the way in leather traceability, writes correspondent H. Procter, but the devil is in the detail. 09 Other Materials - Leather friends? Perhaps not quite ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’, but ‘natural’ materials have more in common with each other than with the arch enemy, plastics, writes Karl Flowers. 11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Keeping leather relevant for the future involves both holding on to its heritage and incorporating modern values, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. - Only Natural: Inaugural competition, funded by the Leather & Hide Council of America and others, challenges fast fashion. 15 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No9 September 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/336/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No9_September_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - Retail attitudes to footwear leather: A mixed picture. 06 An Eclectic View - Anaerobic leather: There’s more to this than finding ancient Roman sandals in waterlogged soil, writes correspondent H. Procter. 09 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Leather in an evolving automotive market: Yes, there are challenges, but leather remains a popular choice, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. 11 Decoding Tanning Science - Enzymatic removal of proteoglycans in hides promotes opening-up of collagen fibre bundles: Review by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss of a paper in JALCA. 14 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 15 Notice Board - IULTCS Young Leather Scientist Grant Programme 2025 announced. - Obituary: Roger Rowswell – a gentle, decent man who contributed to a better environment professionally and personally.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No8 August 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/334/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No8_August_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - ‘Stable to positive’ – the ostrich leather industry is doing well, writes Cape Karoo International MD Francois de Wet. - Poor market for sheepskins, but hides remain steady: Cape Produce Company MD Greg Feinberg answers our questions. 06 An Eclectic View - Job cards: An old concept, increasingly digitised, and still an essential work tool, writes correspondent H. Procter. 09 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - There are many benefits to working with us, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. - Celebrities to judge the Leather & Hide Council of America’s Real Leather. Stay Different blog competition. 13 Technology - Stahl extends its EleGrade portfolio of high-end leather upgrading solutions. 14 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 15 Notice Board - CPC’s Benjy Lapiner turns 75. - Tannery Environmental Consultancy Services’ Roger Rowswell has died. 15 Agriculture - Update on outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Eastern Cape. - Organised agriculture organization TLU says first meeting with new Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen ‘positive and constructive’.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No7 July 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/331/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No7_July_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - REB Huide & Velle. - Woods Tanning. - SA Dorper. - The Ing Thing. 06 Automotive - Is South America a new Eldorado for SA’s automotive leather industry? 11 An Eclectic View - Net Zero Leather: The global business community seems determined to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Correspondent H. Procter reports on the leather industry’s place in this. 13 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Let’s talk about greenwashing, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. 15 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 16 Technology - Cangilones Drums offer an all-in-one production and environmental solution, writes Enrique Olcina of the Olcina Group. 18 Notice Board - IULTCS announces appointment of 4 new Commission Chairs.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No6 June 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/329/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No6_June_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - NTE Company: More pressure to meet demand as flood knocks out Brazilian producer. - Hüni and Dose announce global distribution and partnership agreement. 06 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - In the face of widespread attacks on leather, finding our industry voice is essential, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. 09 An Eclectic View - Disintegration 2023: Composting is a key part of sustainability. Correspondent H. Procter reports on progress. 12 Decoding Tanning Science - Acid swelling – how does it affect chrome tanning and the resultant leather. Dr Clive Jackson-Moss of the ISTT reviews a paper originally published in JALCA. 14 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 15 Technology - Automation and supervision of the leather making process: The present and future of leather processing technology, by Giulio Galiotto, Erretre. 17 Sustainability - Chemical and physical recycling are essential for the realisation of the Green Deal and the circular economy – a paper by The Renewable Carbon Initiative. 18 Agriculture - Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development urges Eastern Cape farmers and livestock owners to take steps to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease.

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol18 No5 May 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/326/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No5_May_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 03 Upfront - Why leather factories in Jinja have closed: Report from Ugandan publication The Monitor shows how government interference in forcing beneficiation is killing Uganda’s leather industry. - Leatherite: More competition for a smaller pie. - Footwear: School shoes, niche areas okay, fashion struggling. - Kenyan Government announces creation of jobs in the leather industry. 03 Training - The debate – and heat – over he closure of ICL needs to end, and there are ways forward: A 3-way conversation between Dr Christine Anscombe, Dr Clive Jackson-Moss and Karl Flowers. 03 An Eclectic View - Carbon Neutral: Correspondent H. Procter reports on changes to stop the corruption caused by carbon off-setting. 08 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Africa continues to call, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor, following a busy programme of auditing tanneries in Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with preliminary visits to others. - ALLPI joins the SLF. - Deborah Taylor elected as new vice-president of the SLTC. 13 Technology - The Predator – a new concept in splitting. Alpe Spak explains the labour saving, safety and improved quality benefits of its new system. 17 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 18 Notice Board - Obituary: Ken Moakes, bon vivant, raconteur and fine leather technician. - Recognition for long-serving SLTC secretary Pat Potter.

S&V AFRICAN LEATHER MAGAZINE VOL18 NO4 APRIL 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/324/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No4_April_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 03 An Eclectic View - Artificial Intelligence: Much has been written about AI, so correspondent H. Procter tried it out to put together an article on the future of the tanning industry – and found it, frankly, underwhelming. 06 Decoding Tanning Science - The potential of water hyacinth as a source of vegetable tannins: The ISTT’s Dr Clive Jackson-Moss reviews a paper about a problem plant – and South Africa has tons of it to get rid of. 08 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Tanners worry whether they can make leather profitably if they switch to sustainable methods, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. The truth is that they won’t be able to make leather at all without it. - Proposed trade bans on game skins and hunting trophies threaten South Africa’s job creating and wildlife conserving game industry, writes Sustainable Use Coalition chairman Pieter Swart. 13 Technology - Keep control of the data, and all else follows – Hüni AG Process Controls’ Everton Mateus Jacobsen explains the benefits of the company’s DataCollect and Advanced Planning System solutions. 17 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 18 Sustainability - Archroma, G-Star RAW and Advance Denim unite to develop cleaner denim production. 19 Fairs & Events - Successful APLF return to Hong Kong ‘tempered by slow market demand’. - As leather seeks to claw back share from sneakers, ‘ACLE has the role of reinvigorating China’s industry’. 21 Agriculture - Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive. - SA beef exports hit 7-year high in January.

S&V AFRICAN LEATHER MAGAZINE VOL18 NO3 MARCH 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/322/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No3_March_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - After 47 years and some change, Exotan/Cape Karoo International’s Jerome Ingenhoes retires. - Drought leads to shortage of elephant hides for exotic leather tanners in Zimbabwe, writes Johnny Kleynhans. 05 An Eclectic View - Apprentices, not graduates. The future of training in the leather industry has changed with the closure of the University of Northampton’s Institute for Creative Leather Technologies, writes H. Procter. - SA-based former Nene College graduates Granville Steyn and Ali Hakimi mourn the passing of an era. 08 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World - Deforestation is the number risk topic facing our industry, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor. - Sustainability issues will be core focus for new Leather & Hide Council of America president Kerry Brozyna. - Leather and other ‘natural’ materials unite to promote their image through a design competition. 13 Technology - Upgrading vacuum dryers on a budget – Turato Ricambi’s Paolo Turato explains the benefits of the Italian company’s new developments, Raptor and Velocis. 14 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 15 Agriculture - Farming for the future with modernised systems, by Schneider Electric’s Clive Roberts. 16 Trade Statistics - SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for January 2024, issued by SARS.

S&V AFRICAN LEATHER MAGAZINE VOL18 NO2 FEBRUARY 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/319/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No2_February_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 03 Upfront - The R-CTFL Masterplan, 5 years on: It’s done nothing for us, most footwear sources claim, but plan’s backers say they ‘need to engage more’. - The confusing story behind woven fabrics: Tariff codes – correctly applied – offer in-depth information on what goes into products, but they can make duties very complicated. - The manufacturers’ experience: Bata SA’s growth ‘has nothing to do with Masterplan’; ‘Our chain business has shrunk dramatically over the 5 years,’ says another. - A chain’s view: TFG – ‘We’re buying more in SA and SADC, but if we can’t find what we want here, we import.’ - MBA thesis research: Strategies for footwear startups – ideas and input requested, by George Newton. 13 Headlines with Tinashe Mandirahwe - New Balance ventures into Cambodia. - North America: The largest and most attractive clothing and footwear market, according to BMI report. - Bison leather boots by Patagonia – a tale of innovation, conservation, and craftsmanship. - India and South Africa’s footwear markets today – a tale of contrasting fortunes. 19 Export & Trade - Magic: Lots of news about African pavilion, but we can’t get hold of it. - Rowdy Bags: Wrong hall, but useful all the same. 17 Trends - ‘Tactical footwear poised for growth,’ writes Tinashe Mandirahwe, and he picks out Southern African firms as examples. 23 Notice Board - Obituary: Mussa Hajat, Footwear Centre – Malawi’s Mr. Footwear. 23 Trade Statistics - South Africa: December imports and exports of footwear and accessories, provided by SARS.

S&V AFRICAN LEATHER MAGAZINE VOL18 NO1 JANUARY 2024 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/317/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol18_No1_January_2024 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - Hides, skins and semi-processed leathers: Starting with a positive mindset, says Cape Produce Company director Greg Feinberg. - Exotics: Ostrich leather and feathers are benefitting from strong relationship with brands, says SA Ostrich Business Chamber CEO Piet Kleyn. - Education: Industry members against the decision to shut down the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies at the University of Northampton are planning a meeting, writes SATRA assistance director Dr Christine Anscombe. 08 Load Shedding - Mossop Leather has overcome load shedding, and other tanneries are following similar paths. 11 An Eclectic View - Non-fossil dyes – a look at the alternatives, by H. Procter. 12 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 13 Sustainability - Successful audits for Namibian tanneries, and plans for more projects in Africa – by Sustainable Leather Foundation MD Deborah Taylor. - Synthetic wigs, weaves and extensions given new life in a new project by Alisam Products Development founder Newton Owino. 17 Notice Board - Obituary for former Boehme Africa MD and CEO Dietmar Theilig. 20 Trade Statistics - South African hides, skins and leather exports and imports for November 2023, compiled by SA Revenue Services.

S&V AFRICAN LEATHER MAGAZINE VOL17 NO11 NOVEMBER 2023 https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/314/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol17_No11_November_2023 IN THIS ISSUE: 02 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’ - A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue. 04 Upfront - Wet blue: Brits Leathers contract tanning only, says Willem Ebersohn. - Footwear upper leathers: Loss of a wet blue supplier a concern, but Fusion ‘cautiously optimistic’, says Denzil Spolander. - Crocodile: A lesson from the lower end – when standards go up, they become entrenched, but prices don’t necessarily follow, says Le Croc’s Stefan van As. - Game skins: Navigating the complex non-trade aspects of the CITES trade convention, says SATTA’s Pieter Swart. - Game skins: Legacy Exotic Leather plans small plant for top quality, says Johnny Kleynhans, who also comments on ‘problem animal’ control. 10 An Eclectic View - Powered by the Sun: Solar power can address both sustainability issues and SA’s electricity problems, by H. Procter. 14 Decoding Tanning Science - The effect of calcium concentration in delimed hides on the efficiency of bating, by the ISTT’s Dr Clive Jackson-Moss. 16 Weights & Measures - Compiled by the ISTT. 17 Notice Board - Geoff Holmes is the new vice president of the IULTCS.. 18 Trade Statistics - SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for September 2023, issued by SARS.