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D-tannery Dictionary

Tannery

A plant that converts hides into leather

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Plain meaning
A plant that converts hides into leather
How to use it
Sell to tanneries or partner with one; tanning needs heavy capital and permits.
South African benchmark
South African tanning capacity links hides to the automotive industry (Articles 99 and 100).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M16-U4
Calculate it
T-M16-02 Processing Margin
Library sources
LIB-A083, LIB-A100, LIB-P-HidesSkinsLeather
See also
Hide, Wet-blue
Hides, Skins and Leather: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedHides, Skins and Leather: how the business runsSold byhides or kg1Slaughter2Flay3Salt or dry4Tan5Leather goodsZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Hides, Skins and Leather Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M16 Hides, Skins and Leather.