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DMFA problem for synthetic shoe uppers, Stahl says

11/12/2014

Leather chemicals company Stahl has said a high volume of synthetic material being produced for footwear uppers contains the solvent dimethylformamide (DMFA), a substance that some agencies have linked to human health problems. Speaking at the Future Footwear Materials conference in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on December 11, Alexander Schieke,...

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