Shagreen Shagreen Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin, historically from a horse's or onager's back, or from shark or ray. In modern times, shagreen is produced from the skins of commercially-farmed Asian sting rays. The word derives from the French "chagrin" and is related to Italian "zigrino" and Venetian "sagrin", derived from the Turkic "sağrı" / "çağrı" 'rump of a horse' or the prepared skin of this part. The roughness of its texture led to the French meaning of anxiety, vexation, embarrassment, or annoyance. Shagreen has an unusually rough and granular surface, and is sometimes used
Iranian leather industry encourages the industry to process high added value products of leather goods, leather shoes and leather clothing so as to increase the industry's profits". 170 leather companies are still active in Iran with the annual production of 4 million and 334 thousand square feet of leather annually. Most of the leather companies belong to the private sector, yet most these factories just work with 40% of their capacity despite the high investments in leather industry in the country. Despite the industry's long history and skin hide proficiency, Iranian products have not achieved a significant place in the international markets. Iranian