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Historical photo exhibition of our plant in Mondovì (Italy)

By Anna Battaglia
Published: 10 November 2011

Slide show of historical photo exhibition, with the collection of 32 pictures, summing up the most meaningful steps of the building process of the plant for the occasion of the “50th Anniversary of the lay of the foundation stone of the plant” of our manufacturing plant located in San Michele Mondovì (Italy, Cuneo).

50th Anniversary of the lay of the foundation stone of the San Michele Mondovì plant

By Anna Battaglia
Published: 15 September 2011

For the occasion of the “50th Anniversary of the lay of the foundation stone of the plant” of our manufacturing plant located in San Michele Mondovì (Italy, Cuneo), we interviewed Anna Battaglia, who was in charge to organise the event that took place in the main City Hall square on September 3rd, 2011.

Tara gum, a safe and natural alternative to guar gum

By Ilda Di Fidio
Published: 10 August 2011

Tara gum is part of the same chemical family as guar gum. Both of them have a similar molecular structure known as galactomannans. Tara has similar cold water solubility to guar gum.

Tara gum shows a very similar behaviour to guar gum. It is the perfect choice to replace guar gum when a strong thickening action and an high viscosity is required.

Silvateam latest innovative products for the tanning industry

By Eric Poles
Published: 20 June 2011

A new range of products suitable for tanning and retanning has been created at Silvateam combining high quality products and good yields with competitive prices.

Students from Northampton University visit Silvateam

By Lorenzo Tribulzio
Published: 26 May 2011

Leather Business Unit Manager Eric Poles with his technical team invited students of the British School of Leather Technology (BSLT), part of the University of Northampton, to visit the Silvateam manufacturing plant.

Based in San Michele Mondovì (in the province of Cuneo Italy), the factory is spread over an area of 50 hectares, with a covered area of about 30,000 square meters. Silvateam is located at the foot of the Alps that allows easy access to chestnut wood, the valuable raw material of the Piedmont.

Tara gum, a natural product from Peru

By Gianluca Zanga
Published: 3 April 2011

Silvateam is the world leader in the production of Tara gum, Aglumix^®01, a natural food ingredient obtained from the seeds of Caesalpinia spinosa. Tara gum is a white-yellow powder used in the past to replace locust bean gum. Today, Tara gum has acquired its own identity as high class thickener and stabiliser agent in a number of food applications such as dairy products, frozen desserts, fruit preparations, sauces, dressings and mayonnaise. Aglumix^®01 is approved as a food additive by the Food Chemicals Codex.

Silvateam innovative solutions for sustainability

By Massimo Scabbia
Published: 4 February 2011

During the 26th Indian International Leather Fair 2011, which took place from 31st January to 3rd February 2011 at the Chennai Trade Centre, an interactive session took place entitled “Sustainability - The Challenge in Leather Manufacturing”, where International experts introduced the latest developments in the field of cleaner technology and the latest production technologies.