Crust Leather

Abstract

Compared with wet-blue leather the marketing of crust leather is much more difficult, above all because customers have fewer options for further processing. The visible properties such as size, thickness, fullness, loseness of grain and grain damages together with the physical and chemical properties such as tensile and tear strength, chrome and fat content etc. constitute the leather quality and have a decisive influence on the obtainable price. It also takes time, often years, to convince prospective customers of the consistency in quality and deliveries from a new leather supplier.