BASF to urge tanners to “create differentiation”
16/01/2017
Its vice-president for leather chemicals, Matthias Halusa, said in the build-up to the event: “The growth of the leather industry depends on improving its value-realisation through superior performance and offering solutions to meet the ever increasing ecological requirements.”
He went on to say that the innovations his company has to offer are “tailor-made to meet the different and demanding needs” of the leather industry.
On display in Chennai BASF will have information about its DryFast beamhouse system, which reduces water consumption, waste and processing time. In addition the company says this technology can bring greater consistency in leather quality and endow leather with a fuller handle and a finer and tighter grain.
BASF will also present its new range of spray dyes, starting with Eukesolar Black MB liquid, which helps customers fulfill performance requirements in the market and environmental regulations, the company said. The new multi-purpose dye solutions, which are developed for aqueous finishing, impart “bright and intense shades with good levelling power”, it added. This product is made in BASF’s plant in Mangalore, India, for the global market.
Also new at IILF is Lepton Anti-Static LS, a newly-developed anti-static agent that reduces the electrostatic charge of leather. This helps to reduce dirt and dust particles in the finished leather and can be applied during the wet-end or finishing processes.
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