Clariant to present “unprecedented” number of new products
01/08/2011
Clariant’s leather business unit will come to the exhibition in Shanghai with a new and enlarged booth under the motto, ‘Sense the Difference’, with what it promises will be “exciting innovations, eye-catching leathers and multimedia tools”.
One of the most dramatic innovations has been its EasyWhite Tan, which it believes is setting a new industry standard. This technology has been developed using Clariant’s Granofin Easy F-90 Liquid, an organic compound that is not based on chrome, phenols or aldehydes. It provides a more environmentally friendly, safer and simplified tanning process that will have major benefits for tanners supplying almost every sector, from automotive leather to footwear. It obviates the necessity to add salt during the tanning process as well as reducing the number of stages in the tanning process itself.
Another highlight in the wet end range is the new waterproofing agent Dermaphob WA-71, specially developed for high-performance waterproof shoe uppers. The product is highly effective, even with very low offers of application.
In finishing, the main focus is on more environmentally friendly products and systems, eliminating or strongly reducing solvents, combined with the finest aesthetics and high performance. Clariant’s new Aqualen topcoat systems, including Melio 09-W-66 and Aqualen Top GC-2033, are designed to generate a wet, pleasant feel combined with excellent wet rub-resistance.
Another example of the company’s approach to improved environmental performance is Aqualen Top IL, which provides an easy and effective intermediate lacquer for base coated leathers without the use of solvents. The new high-gloss aqueous patent topcoat Melio 09-T-42 is recognised as a breakthrough in water-based finishing systems replacing solvent-based topcoats.
There have also been major developments in the company’s Melio Aquabase upgrading range: Melio Aquabase M-90 for spatula applications as well as Melio Aquabase HF for the use on roller coating machines are designed to cover deep defects in leather to make them indiscernible after finishing.
Clariant will also be presenting its new Global Colour Card, developed in close cooperation with MODEUROP and the Fashion Pool at DSI (Das Schuhinstitut GmbH), as well as its leather trend booklet Fashion Up!, in preparation for autumn-winter 2012–13.
Clariant’s innovations can be seen on booth D11, hall E6.
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