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ISA TanTec announces formal opening of new Mississippi tannery

27/05/2015
Tanning group ISA TanTec will hold an event to market the official opening of its new tannery in Mississippi on May 29. The governor of the state of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, will speak at the event.

This formal opening comes just over a year after ISA TanTec announced it would open a new tannery in the US, with Vicksburg, Misssissippi, as the location.

It is a project that means an investment of more than $10 million and will create more than 350 new jobs. It comes at a time when government policies to source US-made shoes for use by the Department of Defense are driving footwear manufacturers to set up again or increase production on home soil. This change will potentially affect the manufacturing and sourcing policies of prominent ISA TanTec customers, including Wolverine, Deckers, New Balance, Keen, The North Face, Rockport, Timberland and many more.

ISA TanTec already has award-winning tanneries in China and Vietnam. It has made a name for itself as a supplier of sustainably manufactured, premium-quality leather, taking its concept of LITE (Low Impact on the Environment) leather to the global shoe industry. Founder, Thomas Schneider, has said ISA TanTec is confident that setting up a new tannery in the US will bring it good growth opportunities in the Americas.


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