Minerva Leather
Minerva Leather transforms cattle hides into high-value leather products by combining quality, traceability, and sustainability. With more than 25 years of experience, the company is recognized as one of Latin America’s leading leather suppliers, serving customers in some of the world’s most demanding markets.
As Minerva Foods’ leather division, the operation has facilities in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Colombia, with the capacity to process more than 20,000 cattle hides per day. Its products are marketed in wet-blue and crust leather (semi-finished) stages, supplying manufacturers in the automotive, furniture, footwear, and leather goods industries across more than 35 countries.
Traceability Is at the Core of Our Business
Supply chain traceability is one of the pillars of Minerva Foods’ sustainability strategy and reinforces the Company’s commitment to combating climate change and protecting natural ecosystems. As part of this strategy, Minerva Foods has established the goal of eliminating illegal deforestation throughout its South American supply chain by 2030.
To achieve this objective, the Company employs a robust socio-environmental monitoring system that incorporates advanced technologies to assess suppliers’ environmental, labor, and land compliance. This approach promotes greater transparency, accountability, and integrity throughout the supply chain.
Learn more about Minerva Foods’ supplier monitoring practices on the Supplier Management page.
Individual Hide Traceability
Verification of socio-environmental compliance criteria at the time cattle are purchased.
Traceability from the finished leather product back to the originating farm.
Delivery of fully traceable leather products to customers.
Minerva Leather is a pioneer in the individual traceability of every cattle hide back to its farm of origin. At the processing plant, each hide receives a unique identification stamp that enables complete tracking throughout the production process, ensuring transparency, reliability, and full traceability at every stage of the supply chain.
This traceability model strengthens Minerva Foods’ circular economy strategy by transforming a by-product of beef processing into a high-value raw material for the automotive, footwear, furniture, and leather goods industries. In addition, collagen and gelatin extracted from the hides are supplied to the pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, and cosmetics industries.
Processing takes place at Leather Working Group (LWG) Gold-rated tanneries, a globally recognized certification awarded to operations that meet the industry’s highest standards for environmental performance, resource management, and responsible manufacturing practices.
In Brazil, 100% of Minerva Leather’s production is fully traceable. The initiative was expanded to Paraguay in 2022 and, following the start of operations in Uruguay in 2023, now also covers hides processed in that country. This expansion further reinforces the Company’s commitment to responsible sourcing, sustainability, and transparency throughout its supply chain.
Leather Industry Engagement
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