only 3 tanners have the state of the art facility- of lime splitting
Shafi Tanners - SITE KARACHI
HUB Leather - Hub Industrial State 28 km away from Karachi at border town of HUB-Balochistan
Khawaja Tanneries in Multan
i have worked with both 2 upto year 2007 when exporting processed & finished leather stuff to europe; then came the PPP regime and i had to shut down few of my sites & closed till date.
you may contact Pakistan Tanners Association 021 35880180 for further details & wait for 27-29 jan 2017 for expo at johar town lahore
in plain words : Hides can be split in the lime or blue, the decision of when to split usually determined by market factors such as local demand for lime split or blue split. Lime splits are typically used for low cost dog chews and bones, whereas blue splits can be used for coated leather such as by'cast and/or shoe linings or suedes.