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24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No10 October 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/364/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No10_October_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

05 Upfront
- Foot and mouth disease: Low automotive demand ‘a blessing’.
- Fungicide launch planned, writes Leather Systems’ SA’s Tony Stottelaar.
- When textile mills are down, hopefully tanneries are up, writes Fredisco Dyes & Chemicals’ Matt Schneider.
- Keeping it in the family: FC&T Supplies’ Hannes Harding explains changes.
- Key changes in TFL’s leadership team.

09 An Eclectic View
- Gelatine industry – leather users have long joked about good it would be to have square hides…thanks to the demand for gelatine, maybe that’s not so far away, writes correspondent H. Procter.

11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- African tanneries are paving the way for more sustainable leather manufacture, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.

12 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

13 Statistics
- Preliminary South African trade statistics for August 2025.

Advertisers in this Issue
Authenticae (OFC), International School of Tanning Technology (ISTT) (06), Mimosa (02), Rolfes Leather Division (04), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (10), Southern African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) (07), Sustainable Leather Foundation (08).

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No9 September 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/362/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No9_September_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

05 Upfront
- Pangea ‘Maintaining status quo in quiet market’.
- ‘I can’t see leather being replaced in our lifetime,’ says New Mossop sales manager, Samantha O’Neill.
- Topsoil expands into finished goods, writes Wilson Mutale.

07 An Eclectic View
- Peptide manufacture – the tanning industry has to reconsider has to relook at what it does, writes correspondent H. Procter.

10 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- Carbon calculation for the leather industry, and why it matters. The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor explains.
- Only Natural Design Competition winners.

13 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

Advertisers in this Issue
Authenticae (04), International School of Tanning Technology (ISTT) (06), Mimosa (02), Rolfes Leather Division (OFC), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (03), Southern African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) (09), Sustainable Leather Foundation (08).

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No8 August 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/359/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No8_August_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

05 Upfront
- “It’s unfair to target ostrich products,” writes Cape Karoo International MD Francois de Wet of the US tariffs. “There are no alternatives.”
- Hunting industry has been a major contributor to the recovery of SA’s tourism sector.
- ISTT revises wastewater course as international students register.

09 An Eclectic View
- Bio emulsions are a potentially lucrative new field of study, writes correspondent H. Procter.

12 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- It’s personal! The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor mourns the loss of her leather boots – because they can’t be resoled.

14 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No7 July 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/357/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No7_July_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

04 Upfront
- Automotive leather exports grow, but ‘entire auto industry at risk from U.S. tariffs, warns NAAMSA’s Dr Norman Lamprecht.
- Foot and mouth disease update in SA: Progress, but most quarantines remain. Karan’s Heidelberg feedlot remains closed.

07 An Eclectic View
- LIRI – origins and end. Correspondent H. Procter describes LIRI’s many high points, and laments the failure to stay open in changing times.

11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- Celebrating 5 years of sustainable progress. The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor takes a justifiably proud look at an eventful period.

13 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

Development
- Ethiopia’s LISEC project, 8 years on. Time to invest in the Ethiopian leather value chain, says chief technical advisor Yassin Awale.

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No6 June 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/354/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No6_June_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

05 Upfront
- Karan Beef hit by FMD – no response from Bader SA on likely hold up in hide supply. Campaign to eradicate the disease ‘paying off’, DoA says.
- African Merino: Severe electricity, water breakdowns, ‘but we’re carrying on’.
- Ostrich: ‘No special concern over AI at the moment.’

07 An Eclectic View
- ESG portfolios: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has experienced significant growth over the past decade, but now is seeing a decline. Correspondent H. Procter looks at their future viability.

11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- European Commission confirms Country Risk Classification in preparation for EUDR. The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor looks at this from several perspectives.
- ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’, the Leather & Hide Council of America’s international student design competition, will be in Taiwan this year. Entries are still open.

13 Decoding Tanning Science
- The effect of fatliquor sulphitation on leather quality. Part of a series of articles contributed by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss of the International School of Tanning Technology.

15 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

16 Events
- UK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists annual conference, AGM and dinner dance.

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No5 May 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/352/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No5_May_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

05 Upfront
- Country hides and skins: Changed markets for a forgotten source.
- Ethiopia’s Modjo Leather Manufacturing Hub aims to boost exports.

10 An Eclectic View
- Determining the product environmental footprint of ostrich leather is a priority for South African ostrich tanneries, says correspondent H. Procter.

13 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- Can incoming legislation bring opportunities for Africa? asks the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.

14 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

15 Noticeboard
- UK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists annual conference, AGM and dinner dance.

16 Agriculture
- SA Agriculture Minister ‘demands immediate action’ to curb FMD spread.

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No4 April 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/350/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No4_April_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

04 Upfront
- Rwanda plans tannery park.
- COMESA launches leather value chain strategy to boost regional industrialisation.
- Eagle Italian businesses ‘set to reopen’.
- Rolfes management get to know new Solevo Group colleagues.

08 An Eclectic View
- Isihlangu: The skill used for making these historical raw hide shields is slowly being lost and should be a national heritage priority for Southern African tanners to relearn the skills and to ensure that the craft continues, says correspondent H. Procter.

10 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- How do you know where to go if you don’t know where you are? asks the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.
- Transparency, sustainability, longevity: Get the message across on World Leather Day, urges Leather Working Group.

13 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

16 Noticeboard
- A career path defined by leather: My journey, by Fusion Leather’s Ali Hakimi.

24/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No3 March 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/347/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No3_March_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.
- A response from Stuart Cranfield to the last issue’s Pill.

05 Upfront
- When there are so many real issues to be concerned about, why pick on an industry which does much more good than harm, asks Le Croc’s Stefan van As.
- New Zimbabwean tannery seeks ‘retired adviser’.

07 An Eclectic View
- Regenerative Agriculture: Tanners should try to source their hides from farmers who are practising sustainable farming techniques, says correspondent H. Procter.

10 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- The subjective nature of auditing is something which auditors need to work together to resolve, says the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.

14 Decoding Tanning Science
- The use of copper nanoparticles to prevent bacterial and fungal growth on leather, by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss.

15 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

17 Agriculture
- Africa Agri Tech Conference and Exhibition: ‘All problems have a common solution – technology’.
- The Department of Agriculture seeks King’s support in FMD campaign.
- Update on outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in KZN.

23/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No2 February 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/345/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No2_February_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

04 Upfront
- SATEO’s Mark Oosthuizen to step down.

04 An Eclectic View
- Retanning Chemistry – Leftovers, by correspondent H. Procter.

08 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- What’s the point of industry associations, asks the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.
- Canadian fish skin leather tannery 7 Leagues “doing it themselves” in the absence of local expertise and guidance.

11 Reports Around Africa
- Ethnicity and geography in Nigeria’s leather trading industry – an article from African Arguments.
- Transforming the leather sector in Ethiopia – an article from People In Need.

14 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

15 Agriculture
- SA ratifies Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
- Act on Agricultural Land Conservation is ‘just a veil for greater state control’.

22/10/2025

S&V African Leather Magazine Vol19 No1 January 2025
https://www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/343/SV_African_Leather_Magazine_Vol19_No1_January_2025
IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.

04 Upfront
- No replacement yet for Pangea SA MD.
- ISTT launches online courses for international market. “Our future is the world,” says Dr Clive Jackson-Moss.
- Kenya eyes export windfall from revamped leather industry, according to Business Daily.
- Kawumu Leather Industry to start producing footwear and soles, reports Nexus Media.
- Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology and National Research Fund Kenya call for joint planning.

08 An Eclectic View
- Yoghurt unhairing: A missed opportunity? asks correspondent H. Procter.

10 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- New year, new ambitions? The Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor says measures of success must be broadened to include the planet and people.
- Leather & Hide Council of America backs Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus

13 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.

14 Training
- Studies in leather education by Richard Daniels.

14 Research
- Abstract of a paper on the pathology of ‘double scale’ skin defect in farmed American alligators.

16 Agriculture
- Update on FMD in SA: Status of disease in E. Cape and KZN.

04/12/2024

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.

04/12/2024

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.

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