First Shipment of 100% Traceable Brazilian Leather Arrives in Europe

A private partnership involving 40 farms in Brazil, pioneering zero-deforestation in the Amazon region, has ensured the first container of 100% traceable Brazilian leather for the European market in Italy.

Long Story, Cut Short
  • The sale and delivery of approximately 1,000 wet blue leather hides was executed by Durlicouros (Durli Leathers).
  • The system allows tracking of all information about the animal that produced the leather via a QR code, following a rigorous traceability and sustainability policy in production.
  • Currently, over 113,000 animals are being individually traced and managed through a blockchain system.
A production facility of Durlicouros: With more than 60 years of history, Durlicouros,  a recognised global supplier of high quality wet blue and crust for the automotive, furniture and footwear industries, claims to be a pioneer in issues of traceability and sustainability in the leather chain. The company operates 9 industrial units, 8 in Brazil and 1 in Paraguay, all certified LWG Gold, producing more than 20,000 hides per day and exporting to the main markets in Asia, Europe and the United States.
Tracing Leather A production facility of Durlicouros: With more than 60 years of history, Durlicouros, a recognised global supplier of high quality wet blue and crust for the automotive, furniture and footwear industries, claims to be a pioneer in issues of traceability and sustainability in the leather chain. The company operates 9 industrial units, 8 in Brazil and 1 in Paraguay, all certified LWG Gold, producing more than 20,000 hides per day and exporting to the main markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. Durlicouros

A significant step towards a sustainable leather market was taken this week with the arrival of the first container of 100% traceable Brazilian leather for the European market

  • The sale and delivery of the product was executed by Durlicouros (Durli Leathers). The shipment complies with the latest market requirements, pioneering zero-deforestation in the Amazon region at this initial stage.

The shipment: The first container, containing approximately 1,000 wet blue leather hides, arrived in Italy earlier this week, delivered to Pasubio SPa, in the northern region of the country. 

  • The system allows tracking of all information about the animal that produced the leather via a QR code, following a rigorous traceability and sustainability policy in production.
  • The initiative to trace all phases of leather production was undertaken by the private sector, a partnership involving 40 farms in the state of Pará
  • Currently, over 113,000 animals are being individually traced and managed through a blockchain system.
    These processes were based on pioneering initiatives developed by the leather private sector in Brazil, known as COTI/PRIMI (Individual Traceability and Indirect Monitoring Program). 
  • Organisers of COTI expect the programme to reach the milestone of 200,000 traced cattle by the first quarter of 2024.

What they said: 

It is gratifying to make such a delivery, endorsing the work carried out from birth to responsibly conducted slaughter by Brazilian companies that invest sustainably in the regions where they operate.

Volnei Durli
Director 
Durlicouros

 
 
  • Dated posted: 24 January 2024
  • Last modified: 24 January 2024