Editorial
Editorial nº 81
Leather Technology Magazine
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Editorial
A few days ago, glancing through a book I read some
time ago, I found a thought from Antoine de Saint Exupery,
author of “The Prince”, that moved me: “The greatness of a job is perhaps to get people together.”
The effect that this sentence had on me, is probably
because, as president of AAQTIC, I’m constantly thinking
on new ways, new strategies to integrate community
partners and engage them in the activities we organize,
trying to reach as many people working in the leather
industry in our country and, ambitiously, in Latin America.
From inland in our country, we receive sometimes
messages reproaching our not organizing training activities
and workshops at locations away from Buenos Aires.
It hurts not to be able to offer at present, other options
than training courses provided remotely via Internet.
The reality is that AAQTIC economic resources are
modest, and do not allow us to meet the expenses such
activities outside our headquarters involve.
Furthermore, it is also an important matter that very
few partners are actively involved in organizing and
implementing proposed activities.
So, I think what we need to develop a real “TEAMWORK” strategy.
Teamwork develops a special synergy.
Human beings get better results if we support them on
critical or difficult moments, and we share their moments
of achievement and success.
If we join together and stand by those who go in our
same direction, the effort will be less and perhaps we will
achieve results that until recently seemed unattainable to us.
I call on all AAQTIC partners:
• Those who joined prior Executive Committee and
for various reasons have moved away.
• Those who are spectators of what happens at AAQTIC
but do not dare to become protagonists.
• New members.
Come to our Association, in person, by email or by
telephone, send us your ideas, suggestions, or offer some
of your time to integrate some of the committees, several
of which today are unipersonal.
Recall that:
Go towards the goal together is to START
Working together is to PROGRESS
Staying together is to SUCCEED
Lic. Patricia Casey - Presidente
Leather Value Chain
The expression “leather value chain” is frequently
used in several fields, but is not always ascribed the same
meaning.
It certainly comprises tanning downstream industries,
such as footwear or manufacture producers.
But it certainly must include the source of leather raw
materials: cold storage and livestock farming.
In the latest years, our magazine has been trying to include
information about the different links of the value
chain in response to suggestions and requests from our
readers and friends.
As to manufactures, we can mention the articles about
Trends from several sources, which introduce topics
such as fashion and the end demand for leather articles.
Another important example, closer to the technical aspect,
is the Round Tables organized at AAQTIC’s head
office and at EXPOCAIPIC in 2009 and 2010 about the
requirements of footwear leather. Members of the board
of the Scientific Research Committee (CIC), the Footwear
Chamber and its center for technical education (CEFOTECA)
provided their assistance in these events.
As to raw materials, articles on slaughtering and the
price of leather have become a constant in the last couple
of years.
This issue No. 81 focuses on topics related to footwear
and manufactures from a leather viewpoint.
We introduce two works presented at the 2009 IULTCS
China Congress. They are works prepared in city centers
of China, which is somewhat uncommon if we take into
account the origin of the technical works we usually publish
in our magazine.
One of these works studies the hygienic and comfort
properties of footwear leather. The other article deals
with standards for leather bags.
These topics are accompanied by General Interest articles:
Institutes, Statistics, a special article including opinions
on high fashion and luxury given by icons such as
Ferragamo, Rossetti and Massaro in the latest congress
held in Rio de Janeiro.
We also introduce abstracts of interesting and recent
papers that are not usually disseminated in our publications:
the design of the value chain and a complementation
study of the footwear industry in the district of La
Matanza in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and
the province of Fermo-Macerata in Italy.
We also continue “consulting specialists”. On this occasion,
we consult about the influence of European legislation
on registration and evaluation of the REACH
chemical products in the activities of Argentine leather
shoe and manufacture producers. This issue is expected
to reach shoe manufacturers through different channels.
Our next issues will continue dealing with these topics,
with articles about the 2020 Plan of the leather
value chain, footwear and bags and studies on footwear
comfort, among others.
Last but not least, this will be my last Editorial as the
Director of Tecnología del Cuero. I would like to thank all
of those who have given me their support in this task and
wish the best of luck to my successors.
Claudio Salvador - Director |