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※ This video is part of the <Extreme Job - Leather Factory> broadcast until June 10, 2010. ▶ The last remaining domestic pigskin processing plant The only pigskin processing plant in Korea. It is the last remaining place in a situation where it is losing ground to cheap imported leather. Inside the workshop where the rotating drum called 'Taego' rotates 24 hours a day. Unlike the 'paddle' where only the rotating blade rotates, the entire drum rotates... Dozens of stakes inside the drum strike the leather to spread it evenly. However, the process of removing hair and changing animal tissue into fiber tissue, called chrome tanning, is similar to the processing of cowhide. However, it is different from cowhide in that it has wide pores and good ventilation... From the lining of sneakers that require good ventilation to women's tights and jumpers, pigskin is a leather that has less softness than leather, but is deeply popular among the public due to its low price. Technicians with knowledge that rivals chemists for the long process of changing animal leather components into fiber tissue. Thanks to their honest sweat, the future of the Korean leather industry is not dark. ▶ Crisis is opportunity! The struggles of the last generation of leather processing! Until the 1980s, Korea was known worldwide as one of the top five leather producing countries. However, since the 1990s, with the influx of cheap leather from China, it has gradually entered the path of a declining industry. Despite this situation, leather processing workers strive to make the best leather products with their professional knowledge and abundant manufacturing technology! The title of craftsman pales in comparison to them. With them committed to developing better products and quality, the future of the Korean leather industry, which is in crisis, is bright. ✔ Program name: Extreme Job - Leather Factory ✔ Broadcast date: 2010.06.10