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Around 90% of tanneries worldwide use chromium during tanning.
PURETANN® is different, it is tanned exclusively with vegetable extracts such as pods of the Tara tree.
The Tara tree is grown in the temperate climate of the Peruvian
Andes and is an important source of income for the rural population.
David Gourlay, Managing Director of Contemporary Leathers assures all that forests are not depleted in the process. “Most of the trees grow wild, although a small number are planted by farmers to protect the hillsides again erosion. The pods are picked without destroying the tree – allowing it to bear more fruit” says Gourlay.
The tanning industry is regarded as a pollution-intensive industry but there are tanneries, such as the PURETANN® tannery, reversing this trend. The hides are sourced within 500km of the tannery and the tannery only uses chemicals proven to be non-hazardous to human health and the environment.
Vegetable tanning is not only environmentally beneficial. Gourlay says “PURETANN® has an
unbelievably soft, luxurious feel and appearance as no chromium or synthetic agents are used.”
Even though it is the most natural leather available, PURETANN® still offers the performance characteristics required for commercial leathers.
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