Industrial Automation Magazine India

LANXESS to exhibit at IILF 2020 in Chennai

Published on : Friday 24-01-2020

To launch new products for India’s leather industry – Broad range of leather chemicals, products for a diverse array of quality requirements.

Cologne – From February 1 to 3, 2020, specialty chemicals company LANXESS will be showcasing its comprehensive product range in the field of leather chemicals at the India International Leather Fair (IILF) in Chennai, India. The extensive portfolio for manufacturing leather for shoes, clothing, furniture, and the automotive industry comprises mineral and synthetic tanning agents, preservatives, retanning agents, and fatliquoring agents. The range also includes dyes and numerous finishing products.

In addition to leather goods such as shoes, bags, and items of clothing displayed to demonstrate the versatility of leather in terms of its application and processing, LANXESS will present a number of innovative products and system solutions for the various stages of leather production.

LANXESS technology increases the efficiency of beamhouse operations processes and makes it possible to reduce basic chemicals and the pollution of the wastewater. “Thanks to our process based on Peltec C and Blancorol HP which has been specially developed for India we can significantly reduce the amount of total dissolved solids and achieve high-quality leather at the same time,” says Dr Thomas Brackemeyer, who is responsible for the global organic leather chemicals business in the LANXESS Leather business unit.