Silvateam S.p.A. is a producer of tannins and specialty chemicals mainly for leather industry.[1] It was formed in 1854, when Carlo Giuseppe Battaglia built the first plant in Frabosa Corsaglia (Cuneo, northern Italy) for the extraction of tannins from chestnut wood.[2] The headquarters is located in San Michele Mondovì (Cuneo), with operations in Italy, Argentina, Peru and China. The group has approximately 800 employees with a turnover of 122 million euro.[3]
| Company type | Family owned business |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1854 |
| Headquarters | San Michele Mondovì (Cuneo) - Italy |
| Revenue | 122 million euro (2012) |
| Website | www.silvateam.com |
Activities
editThe company's activities were structured into three main lines of business: leather, food ingredients and animal nutrition.
The Leather business focuses on products for leather tanning and comprises vegetable extracts, synthetic tannins and fatliquors,[4] while the Food Ingredients business supplies pectin, Tara gum for food and beverage industry.[5] The animal nutrition division is dedicated to the production of natural extracts for monogastrics and ruminants.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Silvateam: world leather in vegetable extracts. ShopTalk!, June 2009, pp. 30-33.
- ^ The Valleys of Tannin: A History of Entrepreneurial Families from Mondovì. A. Bienati, R. Ghiringhelli, Trauben, 2005.
- ^ The Chemical Industry in Italy 2013 Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Federchimica, 2013.
- ^ Alternative vegetable pretan systems. Leather International Magazine, 2009.
- ^ Food for thought. Ingredients Insight. November 2012, p. 55.
- ^ Schiavone, A.; Guo, K.; Tassone, S.; Gasco, L.; Hernandez, E.; Denti, R.; Zoccarato, I. (2008). "Effects of a Natural Extract of Chestnut Wood on Digestibility, Performance Traits, and Nitrogen Balance of Broiler Chicks". Poultry Science. 87 (3): 521–527. doi:10.3382/ps.2007-00113. PMID 18281579.
- ^ Mezzomo, R.; Paulino, P.V.R.; Detmann, E.; Filho, S.C. Valadares; Paulino, M.F.; Monnerat, J.P.I.S.; Duarte, M.S.; Silva, L.H.P.; Moura, L.S. (2011). "Influence of condensed tannin on intake, digestibility, and efficiency of protein utilization in beef steers fed high concentrate diet". Livestock Science. 141 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2011.04.004.