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Saving Energy With the Aid of Innovative Technology: German-Sino Leather Producer ISA Tan Tec Recognized as a "High-Tech Enterprise"

Posted on: Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 13:40 CDT

GUANGZHOU, China, July 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Provincial Government of Guangzhou Acknowledges the Pioneering Role of ISA Tan Tec in the Industry: The Status is Usually Only Conferred Upon Technology Companies

- The "LITE" Environmental Concept Reduces Energy and Water Consumption by up to 50 Percent

The Chinese provincial government of Guangzhou has now conferred the status of "High-Tech Enterprise" upon the German-Sino producer of high-quality leather ISA Tan Tec. The government is thereby acknowledging ISA Tan Tec's commitment to saving considerable amounts of energy, water and chemicals at its tannery in Guangzhou with the aid of state-of-the-art technology. Usually, this honor is only conferred upon technology producers. "The fact that this status has now been given to a tannery underlines ISA Tan Tec's pioneering role for the industry as a whole: With our LITE concept - Low Impact to the Environment - we are drastically cutting our resource consumption," explains Thomas Schneider, founder and CEO of ISA Tan Tec. The "High-Tech" status comes with a 40 percent tax deduction. Connected with this is the requirement to conduct three in-house research projects per year, which are reviewed and evaluated by the authorities.

LITE is based on a product's CO2 footprint, which involves documenting the carbon dioxide emissions for each square meter of leather produced. LITE standards are based on calculations by the BLC Leather Technology Centre on behalf of LWG (Leather Working Group for average energy and water consumption in the industry - LITE products are produced with roughly 35% less energy and 50% less water.

"We are very proud to be the first tannery to be awarded the status of 'High-Tech Enterprise'," comments Thomas Schneider. "We regard this award as encouragement to continue consistently pursuing our strategy of environmentally-friendly leather production. Consumer demand for these products is growing rapidly. With our LITE products we are helping renowned companies like Timberland, New Balance, Keen and Hush Puppies to meet this demand optimally."

SOURCE ISA Tan Tec

Source: PR Newswire

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