The diagram details the process of making leather products. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates the way in which

leather

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products are made. At the onset,

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there are 11 stages in the process, beginning with the drying of animal

skin

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and culminating in the finished products.

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, animal

skin

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is dried under the sun for a few days.

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skin

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is

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delivered to the factory for the next industrial actions. Afterwards, the

skin

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is washed in water with lime to remove all the dirt.

Following

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this

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, the washed

skin

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is soaked with lime in order to remove fur, fats, and grease.

Subsequently

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, the soaked

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is flattened using a roller. Once

this

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stage is completed, the flattened

skin

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is soaked in tannin, which is a mixture of water and vegetable matter, so that the

skin

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can be used for a long period.

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, the

leather

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is polished to produce shine and gloss.

At the end

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of the process, the cleaned and polished

leather

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is transported to the factory for the preparation of

leather

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goods,

such

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as shoes, bags, and sports equipment.