New generation of eutectic preservatives by LANXESS at ACLE
09 Aug '10
4 min read
The new, silica-free matting agent Aquaderm Matt 102 EXP 2011 can be used in combination with aqueous polymer dispersions in top coats for automotive leathers and satisfies the high demands of the automotive industry with regard to the repolishing properties, for example.
LANXESS offers products for all stages of the leather manufacturing process from the wet end to the finishing and has one of the broadest portfolios of leather chemicals, including inorganic and synthetic/organic tanning materials, preservatives, tanning auxiliaries, fatliquoring agents, dyes and pigments, and finishing products such as polyurethane dispersions, acrylates and auxiliaries.
More than 50 percent of all hides worldwide are made into shoe upper leather. “I would even go as far as to say that there's a little bit of LANXESS in every shoe,” comments Frank Paus, Vice-President of Marketing & Sales in the Leather business unit.
The Leather business unit achieves over 40 percent of its sales in Asia. It is part of LANXESS' Performance Chemicals segment, which posted sales of EUR 1,530 million in fiscal 2009.
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.06 billion in 2009 and currently around 14,300 employees in 23 countries. The company is represented at 42 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.