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.