Applied DNA, BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd Announce Additional Sponsors to Develop Leather Traceability System
July 05 2017 - 5:30AM
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Scottish Leather Group and Tong Hong Expand
Sponsorship to Seven Global Brands
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (“Applied DNA,” “the Company,”
NASDAQ:APDN), is pleased to announce the addition of two sponsors
to the Company’s leather traceability project with BLC Leather
Technology Centre (BLC). The Research Project, initiated following
the signing of a Research Agreement between the two companies,
seeks to develop and validate a robust SigNature® T-based system to
provide comprehensive and verifiable leather traceability, from
farm to finished products.
With these new additions, the research project now totals seven
sponsors, including C&J Clark International and PUMA SE, among
other global brands. This Research Agreement follows a Memorandum
of Understanding announced in August 2016 with BLC to set the
standard for marked animal pelts and leather, building on Applied
DNA’s work with cotton, wool and synthetic textiles.
Applied DNA Sciences and BLC Leather Technology Centre are
pleased to announce two additional sponsors:
- Scottish Leather Group Ltd are the
largest manufacturer of leather in the United Kingdom.
- The Group is composed of four leather
manufacturing subsidiaries and a technology company, all located in
the West of Scotland.
- Scottish Leather Group Ltd. is a
privately owned, independent company which was formed in 1965 and
with more than 500 employees. Their specialist leathers are
produced for a wide range of industries: automotive, furniture,
marine, aviation, shoe and leather goods.
- The Group’s export sales represent over
80% of turnover. The philosophy of Scottish Leather Group Ltd. is a
desire to establish the highest industry standards for quality,
innovation, value, service and care for the environment.
- Tong Hong Tannery is the largest
manufacturer of split leather in the world.
- Founded in 1990 with manufacturing
plants for split leather in Vietnam, South China and Indonesia they
strive to consistently deliver quality split leather and service to
the largest footwear brands in the world at an affordable
price.
- Tong Hong recognizes consumers’ demand
for products that tell an eco-friendly story and are an industry
leader in producing responsible leather with a recycled water usage
rate of nearly 80%. Tong Hong Tannery has received LWG Gold Medals
in all 3 locations.
- It is through their vision that Tong
Hong Tannery has become the largest split leather producer in the
world.
- Additionally Tong Hong offers a fully
commercialized water-based Polyurethane-coating system that
eliminates solvents.
“These addition of these new sponsors reflects the leather
industry’s growing interest in a 100% secure supply chain for its
products and an ongoing commitment to taking positive action to
deal with environmental sustainability, animal welfare and supply
chain risk management that are key issues for industrial
participants and their customers,” said Tony Benson, EMEA Managing
Director for Applied DNA.
“We expect additional sponsors may join this existing and
pioneering project in the near future and would ask those
interested to contact me at vikki@blcleathertech.com for further
details,” said Victoria Addy, Technical Director of BLC.
For additional information on the leather research project,
please contact:
Victoria Addy, Technical Director, BLC Leather Technology
Centrevikki@blcleathertech.comTel: +44 (0)1604 679999
About BLC Leather Technology Centre
BLC is the leading independent leather technology centre,
working with hundreds of companies in over 40 countries. BLC are
leather experts and deliver a range of leather related services
such as testing, fault diagnosis, consulting, auditing,
informational support and research. Established for over 90 years
BLC has the technical pedigree in leather technology to ensure
fast, accurate solutions to technical, management or environmental
leather problems.
About Applied DNA
Applied DNA is a provider of DNA-based supply chain security,
anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology solutions, product
genotyping and DNA mass production for diagnostics and
therapeutics.
We make life real and safe by providing innovative,
molecular-based technology solutions and services that can help
protect products, brands, entire supply chains, and intellectual
property of companies, governments and consumers from theft,
counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. The proprietary DNA-based
“CertainT™” platform can be used to identify, tag, test and track
products to help assure their authenticity, origin, traceability
and quality. SigNature® DNA describes the core technology
ingredient that is at the heart of a family of uncopyable, security
and authentication solutions such as SigNature® T and fiberTyping®,
targeted toward textiles and apparel, BackTrac™ and DNAnet®, for
anti-theft and loss prevention, and digitalDNA®, providing powerful
track-and-trace. All provide a forensic chain of evidence, and can
be used to prosecute perpetrators. Applied DNA Sciences is also
engaged in the large-scale production of specific DNA sequences
using the polymerase chain reaction.
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