Statistics reveal that export of leather has been slashed this year in comparison to the previous year. In order to cope up with this situation, the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) is eyeing countries like Ethiopia and Kenya for future prospects of joint ventures.
CLE is planning to import raw materials from these countries so as to gear up with the export targets set for 2010-12.
A delegation comprising of tanners and leather products manufacturers under the guidance of Shri K Elangovan, Executive Director of CLE headed to Ethiopia and Kenya where availability of raw material is abundant. These two countries have huge livestock population, making it one of the largest producers of raw leather, hides and skins in Africa.
India currently produces two billion square feet of leather and will have to produce another 2 billion square feet per annum to meet the requirement of leather products industry.
Therefore, there is need to look out for new supply points where from the raw materials such as wet blue / crust semi finished leathers etc can be sourced.
It is also learnt that the tanneries in these countries are looking out for some investments and technical assistance in the form of technical know-how to produce better quality leathers. Indian tanneries can seize the opportunity and enter into joint venture tie ups with the tanneries in Ethiopia and Kenya, so that raw hides and skins can be converted into semi finished leathers such as crust leathers, wet blue leathers etc, and then imported into India.
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