BASF to showcase high-performance solutions at ACLE
08/08/2012
Highlights include Basyntan UT, Densodrin DP, Astacin Finish PTM and Astacin Finish PS.
Basyntan UT is the latest sulfone-based retanning agent from the company. The product is versatile in the pre-tanning, re-chroming and re-tanning of both wet blue and wet white leathers, BASF says, adding that it gives a compact fibre structure, a pleasant hand and a tight, fine grain. The product is free of formaldehyde, heavy metals and phenol.
The newly launched Densodrin DP offers softness and fastness besides a good water-repellant performance, the company has said. In addition, the product is less sensitive to water hardness and low pH compared to previous water-repellents, it claims. It contains no organic halogen compounds (AOX), alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) and is free of organic solvents.
Astacin Finish PTM is the latest matt polyurethane dispersion from BASF, used to finish all types of full-grain and corrected-grain leather that need to have high standards of fastness or an embossed finish. Astacin Finish PTM is mainly used in basecoats for improving fill and coverage and it can also be applied in topcoats for adjusting the gloss of the leather. It is free of NMP (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) and NEP (N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidone). It does not contain any alkyl tin compounds, surfactants or plasticizers. Finally, Astacin Finish PS is for finishing leather with high levels of water-spot resistance print retention.
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