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WHERE PURPOSE AND PASSION CONVERGE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Our people

Historia

History

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Ecology

ECOLOGY
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100% by solar energy

 

Creating ecological awareness

Reducing CO2 generation

Project for 2023*

Our objective continuously improve processes effectively and efficiently, as well as renewing the tannery machinery and thus satisfying the needs of the market, preventing contamination, all while complying with legal environmental requirements.

 

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Certificado ISO 9001

Quality certificate

QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENT POLITICS
QA
We have a laboratory specialized in quality control of our different leathers so that they meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and the international market.
LABORATORY TESTED TO MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS 
Every day our laboratory specialists strive to comply with the international standards that the industry demands to verify the durability of the leather. 
The leather upholstery industry is a demanding market and therefore we have measures to meet the necessary requirements, such as avoiding fading due to use and contact with clothing.

PROCESSES

ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE PROCESSES

At Medina Torres we have the capacity to process the skin from hair to the manufacture of finished leather goods, going through several processes divided into two types:

Dry:

01

Drying

05

Dry drumming

09

Extent

02

Conditioned

06

Finish

10

Court

03

Loosened

07

Engraving and ironing

11

Backstitch

04

Polished

08

Selection

Wet:

01

Soaking

05

Tanning

09

Deveined

02

Flesh

06

Drained

03

Shore removing

07

Scraped off

04

Divided

08

Recurred

Leather treatments

Vegetable Tanning

Slow but environment friendly method. It is carried out in stacks and later complemented in drums using natural tannins.

Advantages: 

High caliber leathers.
Greater resistance to water.

Greater thickness.

Environmentally friendly.

Long lasting

CHOCOLATE

Rawhide chews

The rawhide chews are extracted from the process of dividing the leather. On the one hand, there is the whole flower and the other hand,  the lower part, is the rawhide, which is bleached and specially treated to make chewing gums for pets.

Advantages in pets

Brush the teeth.

Stimulates gums

Stimulates the digestive system.
Exercise its jaw.

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Chrome tanning

It uses chemical solutions, acids and salts (including chromium sulfate) that interact with collagen fibers to obtain a more resistant and durable leather (Wet Blue).

Advantages:
Greater softness.
Ease of sewing.
Greater physical properties.
Bright colors.

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Mixed Tanning

It uses a combination of synthetic tannins with vegetable tannins. Wet-white tanning allows chrome-free manufacture using the equipment suitable for this method.

Advantages:
Strong but malleable.

The mixed tanning is soft and pleasant to the touch.

Leathers with better performance.

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COLLAGEN

Advantages

Structural protein that forms fibers. This protein is found throughout the body, in our case is extracted from hides by hydrolysis, being responsible for the firmness and tone of the skin.

100% natural product.

Protects from UV rays.

Combat skin blemishes.

Fades marks and scars.

Rejuvenates the skin.

OUR HISTORY
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1940

Don Carlos Medina Torres began his operations with a small sole business.

1967

The first industrial warehouse was built at our current address, on the León - San Francisco del Rincón highway.

Step by step, Suela Medina Torres, as it was called at the time, began to grow.

1990

Engineer Oscar Medina Plascencia took over as CEO, facing and overcoming the crisis of 1994.

1995

The decision was made to diversify products and stop manufacturing only leather soles. 

2000

At the beginning of 2000, due to the need for customer satisfaction, it took the path of seeking quality, certifying Medina Torres with the ISO 9001 standard.

Instalaciones actuales

Now our company is formed with 12 planned industrial buildings of the highest technology. Also counting on mechanical workshops and laboratory.

We are currently more than 280 employees diversifying our range of products to meet the needs of our customers and market trends.

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Ingeniero Oscar Medina Plascencia
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