Donald T. Pine

Chemtan President

President's Message

2018

The market continues to be unsettled but is finding its place as one fact continues to hold true, that quality leather is not a commodity. Quality leather is unique, and a natural material enjoyed by many people especially with the wide array of foot wear, handbags, and accessories etc. available. Synthetics, although much improved, fall short of the completeness that Leather provides. At the heart of the issue; synthetics are petroleum- based with a significantly larger carbon footprint forming products which are non-biodegradable and end up in landfills and oceans at alarming rates. No matter what sensible metrics are used to evaluate leather, leather cannot be comparable to synthetic alternatives being marketed.

Chemtan continues to focus on providing world class technical service, and some of the best chemicals in the market to make specification leathers particularly waterproof leathers while remaining compliant with world-wide environmental regulations.

We have doubled our warehouse storage floor space this year for Finished Goods and have added some new people to our technical sales staff. We will continue to look for talented, impassioned, hardworking employees to continue our company growth in parallel with further securing our future business with the most successful and environmentally conscious leather producers in the world.

We are proud to be a part of the leather industry and look forward to the future with its many possibilities.

Respectfully,
Donald Pine
Chemtan President