On 6^th September, the last piece of the building steel structure was fixed in place at TransAsia TanTec, ISA TanTec’s second tannery in Vietnam and fifth tannery in the world.

The construction of the facility reached its full height in less than 3 months since the ground breaking. The topping out formality marked a key milestone in the construction by placing the final steel beam atop the building.

“10 years ago, we built Saigon TanTec and it was called the project 2030. Today, we can say that the facility will continue to be a high performer in aspect of energy and water conservation and state of the art in the coming 20 years. The new facility we are building will be the result of the best environmental practices from Saigon TanTec and Heshan TanTec and additionally following the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) principles. We will keep making good use of renewable energy, for example, using solar energy to heat our production water”, said Thomas Schneider, Executive Chairman of the ISA TanTec group.

“ISA TanTec grew tremendously through the years, despite all difficulties in the market. After having finalized the capacity expansion in Saigon TanTec in April this year, we are establishing now something big for the mid and long-term future - TransAsia TanTec”, said Uwe Hutzler, Chief Executive Officer of the ISA TanTec group.

“Having tanneries set up in Europe, USA and Asia, ISA TanTec provides a highly risk diversified setup to customers, and TransAsia TanTec will contribute to this in future. With TransAsia TanTec, we want to be ahead of the time and prepared for the upcoming growth. Also, we are convinced that, while there is an accelerated movement of industries especially from China to Vietnam, it is exactly the right timing to have a second tannery in Vietnam.” concluded Hutzler.