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O The leather industry occupies a place of prominence in the Indian economy in


view of its massive potential for employment, growth and exports.
O The exports of leather and leather products gained momentum during the past
two decades.
O Indian leather industry today has attained well merited recognition in
international markets besides occupying a
prominent place among the top seven foreign exchange earners of the country.
O The leather industry has undergone a dramatic transformation from a mere
exporter of raw materials in the sixties to that of value added finished products
in the nineties.
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O Items produced by this sector include bags, handbags, hand gloves


industrial gloves, wallets, ruck sacks, folios, brief cases, travel ware,
belts, sports goods, upholstery and saddlery goods.
O Modern units in Chennai, Kanpur and Kolkata meet the requirement of bulk
buyers and consumers in Europe, USA and Australia. The major market for
Indian leather goods is Germany.

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Strengths WEAKNESSES

Sufficient productive capacity in tanning. Low level of modernisation and upgradation of technology.
Availability of low cost of labour. Low level of labour productivity due to inadequate formal
Exposure training.
Quality and environment conscious. Less number of organised product manufacturers.
Qualified leather technologists in the field. Highly unhygienic environment.
Availability of raw materials and other inputs. Unawareness of international standards by many players
Exporter-friendly government policies. Difficulties in access to testing, designing and technical
Tax incentives on machinery by Government. services.
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
Abundant scope to supply finished leather to
multinationals setting up shop in India. Entry of multinationals in domestic market.
Growing fashion consciousness globally. Stiff competition from other countries.
Use of information technology and decision support Developing countries are resorting to more and more non
software to help eliminate the length of the production ² tariff barriers indirectly.
cycle Fast changing fashion trends are difficult to adapt
There is lot of scope for diversification into other Limited scope for mobilising funds through private
products, namely, leather garments, goods etc. placements and public issues, as many businesses are
Growing international and domestic markets. family-owned.
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O Major production centres for leather and leather products are located at
Chennai, Ambur, Ranipet, Vaniyambadi, Trichi, Dindigul in TamilNadu, Calcutta in
West Bengal, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Jalandhar in Punjab, Bangalore in
Karnataka, Delhi and Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
O Footwear Components
Shoes: 100 million pairs
Leather shoe uppers: 78 million pairs
Non-leather shoes/chappals etc.: 125 million pairs
Leather Garments: 6 million pieces
Leather Products: 70 million pieces
Industrial Gloves: 40 million pairs
Saddlery : 6000 pieces
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O Warehouse and Sorting


O Soaking
O De Fleshing
O Liming
O Bating, pickling, tanning
O Samming
O Splitting
O Skiving
O Sorting
O Neutralising, filling out, dyeing and greasing
O Drying
O Staking
O Finishing
O Quality control
O Despatch
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O Changes after globalization


O Employment opportunities provided by the leather industry
O Exports trends
O Foreign exchange earner
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O Tata International Ltd.


O Florind Shoes Ltd.
O Punihani International
O Farida Shoes Ltd.
O Mirza Tanners Ltd.
O T. Abdul Wahid & Company
O Hindustan Lever Ltd.
O Super House Leather Lt d.
O R SL Industries Ltd.
O Presidency Kid Leather Ltd.
By
Abhishek Das (10MBA0059)
Arun S (10MBA0171)
Armugam (10MBA0120)
Sabarish (10MBA0098)
Arun S (09MBA007)
Khushboo P Shah (10MBA0023)
Goutham (07MBI0102)
Tamizhelakiya (10MBA0164)

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