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Press Release #13

The “Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather on bio-leather and bio-leather products” project – Sustainable Yak Leather (SYL) project – is funded by the EU, within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme. The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), in collaboration with other partners of the SYL project, is …

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Press Release #12

Within the Project ‘Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather cluster on bio-leather and bio-leather products’ (SYL Project) funded by the EU, in the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme, the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), in collaboration with other partners of the SYL project, organized a four-day training programme …

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Press Release #11

The “Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather on bio-leather and bio-leather products” project – Sustainable Yak Leather (SYL) project – is funded by the EU, within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme. The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), in collaboration with other partners of the SYL project, is …

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Press Release #10

The SYL Project (‘Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather cluster on bio-leather and bio-leather products’) funded by the EU, in the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme, participated in Europe Day Event organized on 14th of May 2023 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The goal of the event was to promote EU activities in …

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Press Release #9

Within the Project ‘Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather cluster on bio-leather and bio-leather products’ (SYL Project) funded by the EU, in the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme, the “Instituto Tecnologico Del Calzado Y Conexas” (INESCOP) in collaboration with the “Mongolian Association of Leather Industry” (MALI), organized a six-day training programme …

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Press Release #8

On 24th and 25th of April 2023, took place the 1st 2-day Project Steering Committee Meeting of the project “Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather on bio-leather and bio-leather products” (SYL Project) funded by the EU, within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme. The main objective of the project is to …

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Press Release #7

The Mongolian Association of Leather Industry (MALI), in cooperation with the leader of the Consortium, European Profiles S.A., organized an Infoday in Darkhan, Mongolia, under the Project ‘Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather cluster on bio-leather and bio-leather products’ (SYL Project) funded by the EU, within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants …

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Press Release #6

The “Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather on bio-leather and bio-leather products” project – Sustainable Yak Leather (SYL) project – is funded by the EU, within the framework of the SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme. The Mongolian Association of Leather Industry (MALI), in collaboration with other partners of the SYL project, in organising a …

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SWITCH-Asia Sustainable Yak Leather (SYL) is adopting circular economy practices to boost greener and environmentally friendly bio-leather production in Mongolia

Context The tanning industry is one of the most important industries in Mongolia even though it is still based on traditional practices, old facilities, equipment and technicalities, and there is a need for increased attention to environmentally-friendly, green technologies and circularity of products. Most factories only process up to the wet blue stage and about …

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Press Release #5

The first three 5-day training programmes for (i) yak herders, veterinary extension officers, (ii) staff of slaughter facilities, and (iii) traders and merchants engaged in the production and supply of yak hides, have been organized and will take place in the project’s four targeted provinces that account for 81% of Mongolia’s resources of yaks; namely: …

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