Are you a designer, artisan, craft person, student, new in the leather industry, working in retail or you just want to refresh your knowledge about how leather is made today, download the guide to...Read More
2021 saw the New Zealand skins and hides market recover nearly 25% on 2020 to (NZD)254 million. This is a positive sign pointing to the resilience of the industry in very challenging times.Read More
The XXXVI biennial Congress of the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Society (IULTCS), hosted by Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI), in conjunction with...Read More
The executive committee of the IULTCS have announced the winners of the 2021 research grants with this news release as below and we are thrilled that a LASRA staff member is again conferred a...Read More
LASRA Leather & Fellmongery Courses for 2021: LASRA Learning Modules If you don't have the time to take on a full year of study, this is a great way to go taking on only the modules you...Read More
Collagen is a versatile protein which is in high demand across a range of applications, such as cosmetics, food and beverages, and medical devices. The current manufacturing capacity within New...Read More
Rafea Naffa has been named a recipient from this year's Earle Creativity and Development Trust. The award was given for a series of school holiday chemistry shows Rafea performed at Te Manawa...Read More
Tutor Rowan Bell presented Pablo Lozano his award for the runner-up student on the 2019 Introductory Course (Bovine). The presentation took place at Pablo's workplace at Tasman Tanning, Whanganui...Read More
Mehta, M., Naffa, R., Maidment, C. et al. RAMAN AND ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPY TOWARDS CLASSIFICATION OF WET BLUE BOVINE LEATHER USING RATIOMETRIC AND CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS. J Leather Sci Eng 2, 3...Read More
It was a day of heavy lifting when LASRA's old samming machine was replaced with a later model acquired from what was NZ Light Leathers. The logistical operation of getting the 4.8 tonne machine...Read More
After careful consideration and taking advice from our industry, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 LASRA Annual Conference scheduled 13th-14th August 2020. We do apologise...Read More
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