Ausonia of Italy Commissions Its First Asian Tannery in Henan, China

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 4, Italian tanning company Ausonia officially opened its first Asian tannery in Mengzhou, Henan Province, China. The new facility is located at the headquarters production base of Chinese leather manufacturer Longfeng Gelimei Fashion Co., Ltd. and mainly produces high-end vegetable-tanned leather. The factory introduces Ausonia's original Italian vegetable tanning processes, production equipment configurations and quality control standards, while adopting modern intelligent equipment and refined process control systems, creating a production footprint spanning Italy and China and providing locally manufactured and delivered services to customers in China and other Asian markets.

The new factory is built in accordance with the technical system of Ausonia's Italian plant. From raw material selection and tanning agent use to production equipment and processing techniques, it adopts technical standards aligned with the Italian production system. The production facility is equipped with modern intelligent manufacturing equipment and, through process control, improves leather processing precision, product consistency and production efficiency. The company combines Italian vegetable tanning technology with local Chinese production facilities to manufacture high-end vegetable-tanned leather.

Ausonia was founded in 1946, with its headquarters production base in Santa Croce sull'Arno, Tuscany, Italy. In November 2024, China's Longfeng Gelimei Fashion completed the acquisition of Ausonia through its Spanish subsidiary Colomer 1792, incorporating it into the group's leather manufacturing system. With the commissioning of the Henan factory, Ausonia now has a production footprint in both Italy and China, and conducts business in Asian markets leveraging Longfeng Gelimei's manufacturing and supply chain resources in China.

The Chinese factory will undertake the production and delivery of vegetable-tanned leather for customers in China and Asia. Ausonia's Italian production base and the Henan factory will also carry out technical exchanges and joint product development, collaborating on vegetable tanning processes, leather quality control and customer product requirements. The start of production marks the entry into formal operation of the high-end vegetable-tanned leather production line in China previously planned by Longfeng Gelimei.