Smit & zoon first leather chemical company to use lignin modified polyphenolic leather chemicals Smit & zoon just filed a European patent application for ‘lignin modified polyphenolic leather chemicals’. This makes Smit & zoon the first leather chemical company to use lignin modified polyphenolic in its products. Smit & zoon’s product development team is currently…
Leather Naturally comments on new Nike material Leather Naturally was surprised and disappointed by the recent announcement by Nike to use a material reconstituted largely from tannery shavings as an affordable and effective material for some of their footwear. Our issue lies with the terminology being used in calling the product leather and in the…
Metallic leather in 30 different colors without using foils? PrimeAsia, a valued member of Total Shoe Concept has created a high quality, high performance metallic leather using traditional leather finishing methods. PrimeAsia has been selling high intensity metallic leathers for more than ten years using metallic foils which have been applied to the surface of…
How many times has a hide salesman visited a tanner in China, or any other of the world’s tanning centers, where the buyer/owner says their business is good and they want more hides? Conversely the owner will typically lament that his business is poor and hides are too expensive and the quality is not good…
Smit & zoon announced the commercial launch of SYNTAN ZLR 100, the newest evolution of its retanning agent portfolio. SYNTAN ZLR 100 is an innovative, chrome free, cationic retanning agent, based on the mineral zeolite. More intense and uniform colours Significant cost reduction Lower environmental impact SYNTAN ZLR 100 ensures an increased affinity of anionic…
We are excited to announce our collaboration with LeatherNaturally! Our partnership will reinforce and compliment both organisations. Leather Naturally promotes the use of globally-manufactured sustainable leather and seeks to inspire and inform designers, creators, and consumers about it’s beauty, quality and versatility. Leather is facing intense competition from synthetic materials manufactured from non-biodegradable petrochemical derivatives, which are…
Specialty chemicals company Stahl will open a new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès in Spain next month. The center focuses on sustainable performance coatings solutions for apparel and home furnishing, leather chemicals, as well as polymer technologies for a variety of industries. It will be the place where Stahl experts work side-by-side with…
Total Shoe Concept is proud to announce our partnership with Hidenet Publications. Since 1975, their expert analysis and accurate market reports have given leather and hide industry professionals big and small the daily insights they need to stay ahead. This week we are sharing Don’s Market Observation from the 4/28 US Weekly Report: Do Numbers Matter?…
Total Shoe Concept was supporting partner of this event (2017) and we can’t wait to share some of the exciting content that we got to see and hear. The 2017 edition of GFRC returned to Fashion Access on 30 March 2017 in Hong Kong. Since the launch in 2015, the Global Footwear Retail Conference…
How do you ensure a sustainable and quality product, delivered in time? We asked this question to Van Hoorn Shoe Linings. By listening to their customers and knowing what is going in the footwear market. To be a strong reliable supplier they need to know how to facilitate in the demands of people involved. A…
