Italian firms to invest over $24m in Tanzania’s leather sector
Employees sort leather skins at Bata factory, Kenya. Two Italian firms to invest over $24 million in Tanzania’s leather sector. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
Two Italian companies have entered Tanzania’s leather sector to take advantage of the large quantities of raw hides and skins produced every year in the country.
Toscana Machine Calzature (TMC) and ItalProgetti have signed an agreement with Prisons Department and the Public Service Social Security Fund to establish two leather factories in Moshi in Kilimanjaro Region.
