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    Company Name: African Hide Trading Corporation
    Contact Name: Steven Broughton
    Job Title: Marketing Director
    Address: 1 Studebaker street, Markman Industria
    P.O.Box: 1067    
    City: Port Elizabeth
    Country: South Africa
    Language:  English
    Phone: +27-41-405 7000    
    Fax: +27-41-461 2114    
    Email: steveb@aht.co.za
    Website: http://www.aht.co.za
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     Manufacturer  Exporter
    Presentation of the Company: Established in 1949, African Hide Trading is located just outside the seaside city of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. It was taken over and merged with Springbok Trading in 2003 and trades in Wet Blue and Salted bovine hides, Wetblue Drop Splits split in blue, Wetblue Drop Splits split in lime, Game skins (tanned and untanned), Drum and Dry Salted sheepskins (wool - on), Pickled sheepskins, Horns, Crust and finished Ostrich leather. Skins are packed into steel drums for export.Ostrich skins are airfreighted to any destination in the world.

    Hides & Skins and Semi Finished

    Products Animal Description Grading Standards Indicative Price Range ($US)
    Wet blue Bovine, Buffalo, Equine Lights: machine flayed, sammed weight 15/16kg., 32/34 sqft / Mediums: machine flayed, sammed weight 19/20kg., 37/39 sqft / Heavies: machine flayed, sammed weight 23/25kg., 42/44 sqft. Automotive / Tannery run (rejects out) / Print corrected / Rejects 15 - 18/sqm
    Wet salted Bovine, Buffalo, Equine Machine flayed: Medium/Heavies: 14kg+, averaged 24/26kg, 80/20% I/II / Extra Lights: 5/14kg, 80/20%, I/II / Calf skins: 1.8/4.5kg, ave. 3/3.5kg Lights / Meduims / Heavies / Calf Skins / I - II Contact office
    Dry salted Bovine, Buffalo, Equine Weight ranges 12/20 lbs, 20/30 lbs I - IV Contact office
    Wet salted Bovine, Buffalo, Equine Hand flayed: Extra Lights: 5/14kg, 70/30%, I/II / Medium/Heavies: 14kg+, ave 22/26kg, 70/30%. I - II Contact office
    Pickled Sheep, Lamb Selected for the manufacture of high quality Nappa garment, shoe and upholstery leathers. 1/2/3 / 4a / 5 / Light seedy / Heavy seedy I,II,III / Crosshreds I,II / Rejects / Karakul Contact office
    Dry salted Sheep, Lamb Crossbred shearlings wool length 1/4/1/2,1/2/1, 1/1.5, 1.5+ ,80/20%, I/II / Merino shearlings same wool length , 80/20%, I/II / Merino linings same wool length, 60/40%, I/II I - III Contact office
    Other Other Ostrich Skins: Chrome tanned natural crust I - V, Class A : 14 sqft+, average 15/16ft; Class B: 12 - 13.5 Sqft, average 13/14 Sqft Contact office
    Dry salted Other Game skins: Kudu, Springbok, Blesbok, Gemsbok, Impala etc. ... Contact office
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