Silvateam S.p.A. is a producer of
tannins and
specialty chemicals mainly for
leather industry.
[''Silvateam: world leather in vegetable extracts''. ShopTalk!, June 2009, pp. 30-33.] 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
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The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
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wood.
[''The Valleys of Tannin: A History of Entrepreneurial Families from Mondovì'']
A. Bienati, R. Ghiringhelli, Trauben, 2005. The headquarters is located in
San Michele Mondovì
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(Cuneo), with operations in
Italy,
Argentina,
Peru and
China
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. The group has approximately 800 employees with a turnover of 122 million euro.
[''The Chemical Industry in Italy 2013'']
. Federchimica, 2013.
Activities
The company's activities were structured into three main lines of business:
leather, f
ood ingredients and
animal nutrition
Animal nutrition focuses on the dietary nutrients needs of animals, primarily those in agriculture and food production, but also in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife management.
Constituents of diet
Macronutrients (excluding fiber and water) provide ...
.
The Leather business focuses on products for leather tanning and comprises vegetable extracts, synthetic tannins and fatliquors,
[''Alternative vegetable pretan systems'']
Leather International Magazine, 2009. while the Food Ingredients business supplies
pectin
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,
Tara gum
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for food and beverage industry.
[''Food for thought''. Ingredients Insight. November 2012, p. 55.] The animal nutrition division is dedicated to the production of natural extracts for
monogastrics and
ruminants.
References
External links
*{{official website, http://en.silvateam.com
Companies established in 1854
Italian brands
1854 establishments in Italy