CHENNAI LEATHER MARKET
V M Khaleelur Rahman
Activities in the
Chennai leather market are almost normal and the routine business in tanned
goat skins particularly in higher selections and better lining selection are
going on. While 3/5 sq. ft. Run is sold at around Rs.80, 5/7 sq. ft. A lining
is sold at around Rs.45 per sq. ft.
There seems to be some increased demand for Rejection and
Langda at around Rs.15 per sq. ft. and Rs.120 per kg respectively. Customers
from Agra, Kanpur and Mumbai bought these items recently.
Cow and buffalo
leathers, pull outs in multi-colours, were sold in small quantities, at prices
ranging from Rs.25 to 30 per sq. ft. Some better selections fetched higher prices.
It is reported that North Indian product manufacturers
bought cow and goat upper and lining leathers at different prices as per
quality and grade.
The present day show of the leather industry in Tamil Nadu is
mainly because of big shoe factories situated in places like Ambur. The shoe manufacturers have been successful
in keeping their units functioning well and getting export contracts from
overseas customers with their best efforts as otherwise the condition of the industry
would have been worse and thousands of employees would have been out of jobs.
Export Business
As regards export business, it is said that some big
exporters have fetched good orders in goat upper and lining leathers recently
at around prices US$ 2.30 and 1.70 per sq. ft. respectively. However the hard
fact is that leather exporters are struggling to survive in the export business
as getting orders has become a Himalayan task mainly because of heavy
competitions from exporters of our neighbouring countries like China, Pakistan
and Bangladesh.
Tanners’ Quotations are as follows:
E.I. Tanned Goat
Skins
Grain selection : 5/7 sq. ft. Run Rs.90 V Rs.70, IF Rs.60
and LIF Rs.50
Suede selection: 4/6
sq. ft. Rs.46
Lining selection: 4/6 sq. ft. Rs.44, 5/7 sq. ft. Rs.48 and
5/7 A grade lining Rs.52
Mesh selection: 5/8 sq. ft. Rs.32 per sq. ft.
Prices of raw goat and sheep skins continue to be erratic in
raw skin centres throughout the country. There are no takers for lower
selections at any price.
Quotations of
Exporters are as follows:
S/C OR F/C GOAT LEATHERS
Material
|
Size/sq. ft.
|
Substance
|
Selection
|
Price US$ per sq. ft.
C&F
|
Goat upper leather
|
4/7
|
0.6/0.8 mm
|
ABC/DE
|
2.15/1.65
|
Goat milled leather
|
4/7
|
0.6/0.8 mm
|
TR-1
TR-2
|
1.75
1.60
|
Goat suede leather
|
4/7
5/8
|
0.6/0.8 mm
0.6/0.8 mm
|
All Suede
|
1.90
2.00
|
Goat lining leather
|
4/7
|
0.5/0.7 mm
|
TR-1
TR-2
TR-3
|
1.70
1.60
1.50
|
6/9
|
0.6/0.8 mm
|
TR-1
|
1.80
|
F/C SHEEP LEATHERS
Material
|
Size/sq. ft.
|
Substance
|
Selection
|
Price US$ per sq. ft.
C&F
|
Sheep Cabretta leather
|
4/6
|
0.6/0.8 mm
|
ABC
|
2.00
|
Sheep Cabretta leather
|
6/8
|
0.8/1.00 mm
|
ABC
|
2.20
|
Sheep lining leather
|
4/7
5/8
|
0.5/0.7 mm
0.6/0.8 mm
|
TR-1
TR-1
|
1.65
1.75
|
4/6 sq. ft. All Suede JY 190, LIF
Suede JY 160 and
Rejection Suede JY 110
6/9 sq. ft. All Suede JY 210, LIF
Suede JY 175 and
Rejection Suede JY 120
(Writer’s e-mail id:
vmk1234@yahoo.com)
