Lanxess to unveil new tanning process at ACLE
18/07/2011
Jürgen Hackenbroich, regional head Asia Pacific in the Leather business unit, said in the build-up to the Shanghai event: “A new organic tanning system is celebrating its debut at ACLE. It is based on toxicologically safe organic chemicals for more sustainable and economic wet white manufacture. And owing to the resulting outstanding leather properties we are reckoning on good market opportunities.”
Dr Dietrich Tegtmeyer, vice-president for product development and application at the company’s Leather business unit, explained that Lanxess had promised in February that new sustainable products and developments would form part of its new Sustainable Leather Management programme. At the time of the ACLE announcement, he said: “We are now able to present to the leather sector an organic tanning material that fits perfectly into our X series. This comprises all our products which are designed for sustainable leather production.”
The company already has a considerable range of products for application in the ECO leather sector. These include premium products for energy-saving and resource-conserving production processes that minimise waste and the use of critical substances in leather manufacture.
One of the company’s focuses at ACLE is Aquaderm X-Shield, an antisoiling system that has already been introduced to the market and passes the soiling tests of the automotive industry. Exhibits will include automotive leather from well known manufacturers.
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