Inside a Leather Tannery: A Factory Visit to J & J Leather Enterprises Ltd. Chennai, Tamil Nadu | February 2026 An Industrial Visit Report 1. Introduction We had the incredible opportunity to visit J & J Leather Enterprises Ltd., located at No. 56/7, Nallambakkam Village, Via Vandalur , Chennai-600048, Tamil Nadu. This industrial visit gave us an in-depth look at the complex and fascinating journey of raw animal hides being transformed into finished, high-quality leather — a process far more involved than most people realize. Figure 1: The entrance signboard of J & J Leather Enterprises Ltd., Nallambakkam , Chennai. 2. The Tanning Floor: Scale of Operations The heart of the tannery is its vast main processing floor. Upon entering, we were immediately struck by thousands of hides in various stages of processing, hanging from overhead rail systems that spanned the entire length of the factory. Raw hides i...