--- title: "Exotic Leather News: Project to Improve Crocodile Skin Grading" description: A project in the Northern Territory of Australia aims to make it easier to identify high quality crocodile skin to be sold into fashion houses. They --- [**](https://www.instagram.com/panamleathers/) [**](https://www.facebook.com/panamleathers/) [**](https://twitter.com/panamleathers) [**](https://www.youtube.com/user/PanAmLeathersInc) [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pan-american-leathers-inc.) 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One component of the project will allow producers to look at imperfections on raw skins and determine if they will be noticeable on the final tanned and dyed product. 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