BASF to focus on new, environmentally friendly products at ACLE
As well as displaying its established range of products for the whole of the leather-making process, German specialty chemical company BASF will highlight several new products and processes that offer ecological advantages at this year’s All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) in
These include Relugan GM, Relugan Soft HF and Eusapon OE.
Relugan GM is a new glutaraldehyde tanning agent that is said to make it possible to achieve excellent results at an economical price. It is easy to handle, and provides a cost-effective means of manufacturing wet white. It is said to offer quick and even penetration as well as good dyeability especially for white leather and pastel shades. Leather treated with Relugan GM has a full, soft handle and a fine grain pattern. It can be employed in pretannage and as a retanning agent. It is recommended for use on all types of leather, especially automotive leather and upholstery leather.
Relugan Soft HF combines all the advantages of polymeric retanning agents and synthetic fatliquors. The leather is said to be so soft over the whole surface of the skin that additional use of native fatliquors can be fully or partially dispensed with. Leather treated with Relugan Soft HF is said to fulfil the highest standards of migration resistance, light and heat fastness, and it has very low FOG and VOC emissions. It performs effectively on all soft types of leather, especially automotive and upholstery leather. It also opens up new possibilities in the field of shoe upper leather and garment leather, because it can be used to obtain washable leather and leathers with a low specific weight.
Eusapon OE is a new universal degreasing agent for the leather and fur industry. The fat removed from the skin forms a very stable emulsion, and the leather is said to respond well when fatliquored at a later stage in the process. Eusapon OE is low foaming, is easy to handle and easy to dissolve, even in cold water. It is economical and environmentally friendly, which makes it very useful in all processes performed in the beamhouse, from soaking through to bating.
