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Huntsman helps create composite material for leathergoods

25/02/2016
Italian company Industrie Chimiche Forestali has developed a composite material for the leather goods industry using a special grade of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) from global chemical company Huntsman.

The material is designed to improve the structural integrity of high-end leather goods such as designer handbags and belts using a solution that could be used to coat a non-woven polyester and create inserts that were strong and robust but also incredibly flexible and soft to touch.

Emiliano Bozzato, R&D manager at Forestali, said: ‘The team at Huntsman very quickly understood where we wanted to get to with Tintoretto and recommended a TPU that was perfect for the task in hand. We’ve worked with Huntsman over many years so we knew they would come up with a practical solution.”

Forestali is a producer of adhesives for the leather goods market as well as for footwear, sailing and furniture applications.

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