Mario Levi

Mario Levi Group is an Italian tannery group, based in Turin, that supplies leather interior solutions. The company was founded in 1946 by Dr Mario Levi Gattinara, who trained at the Turin tanning school and studied industrial chemistry. Its main business is leather upholstery for the automotive sector, and it also works in the rail, aircraft and bus sectors. The group has a presence in Europe, the Americas and Asia, with sites in Turin and Rivoli.

Products

• Full hides and cut leather parts
• Sewn leather covers, which the group has made for more than ten years
• Leather for aircraft interiors, made to meet aviation standards including FAR and JAR CS 25 Appendix F Part I (a)(1)(iii), ATS 1000.001, ABD 0031 issue F and AITM 20007
• Rail car covers made to European standards including EN 45545
• Bus leather that complies with directive 95/98/EC and R118 approval

Services

• Tanning and finishing of hides in house
• Cutting, making sewn covers and upholstery of interior linings
• Styling and creative support, with research and development through to production launch

Company facts

• Founded in 1946
• Since the 1990s the group has expanded its production capacity and has bought its raw hides independently
• Takes part in a 12 month research project with MOGU to develop a light, bio-based mycelium material for vehicle interior linings, funded through the Italian National Center for Sustainable Mobility, starting in July 2024
• Offices in Turin and Rivoli