Hanwag launches BIO leather footwear
15/07/2011
German outdoor footwear firm Hanwag has unveiled a 'BIO shoe' at OutDoor (14-17 July, Friedrichshafen) claimimng it is "the first outdoor footwear manufacturer to use BIO leather for the upper of mountain and trekking boots". The leather used is combined tanned, meaning it is "fully hydrophobic but contains 50% less chromium than conventionally ...