Buffalo Hide Based Leathers (Milled Grain Side Leathers)

Introduction

Buffalo hide based leathers is used for travel goods, ladies hand bags and uppers.

Environmental Considerations

Process developed contributes minimum pollution and usual after treatment set up is adequate.

Marketing of the Manufactured Products

Marketing should be done by the licensee.

List of Machinery/Equipment: Usual tannery equipment

Usual medium scale tannery equipment

• Leather goods, leather, leather industry
• Proper liming to open up the fibrous structure.
• Lime splitting.

• Special treatment for milled grain chrome tanning effect with minimum chrome.
• Levelling of substance treating with chrome syntan.
• Use of proper fatliquors and dyes to achieve proper lubrication and light fastness properties.
• Finishing with proper binders.
• Dry milling

Stage of Development

Commercialised in India

Inputs Required

Raw material: Buff hides

Main Application

Textile

For further information please contact

Technology Bureau for Small Enterprises
APCTT Building, Qutub Institutional Area
P.O. Box – 4575
New Delhi – 110016, India