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…
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…
Stahl has long been a pioneer towards sustainability and transparency. They seem to be everywhere, are present at all the important conferences, are at the table when decisions are being made about compliance & sustainability and they appear to be one of the largest chemical suppliers for the leather industry. That’s why we wanted to…
Stahl develops a variety of brand new fashion and technology collections each year. The Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter collections inspire to integrate the latest fashion, color and technology trends. Next to a fashionable look and feel, Stahl assures that the collections meet the client’s technical requirements, such as excellent quality, durability and specific performance characteristics. Total…
So how do you go about creating stand out shoe heels? We asked Vanplast, one of our valued members at Total Shoe Concept. With 80 years of experience they are producing up to 40.000 pairs of heels every day. They also produce wedges, soles, platforms, bottoms in EVA and much more… Alfredo Vania (CEO at…
Fast fashion puts pressure on all footwear manufacturers, therefore never out of stock materials are becoming more important to the industry. Our valued member Tessitura Attilio Imperiali starts with the famous ‘Raso Imperiali’, specifically designed for shoes and bags. Heavy, yet a soft touch, this satin is available in hundreds of different colours, most of…
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…
The ‘Product Passport’ with Insights in both technical and environmental product performance Smit & zoon just announced the commercial launch of the ‘Smit & zoon Product Passport’; an easy to use overview with data on the performance of Smit & zoon’s wet-end chemicals on both leather and on the environment. The Smit & zoon Product…
Founded 70 years ago in Vigevano, Italy, ATOM Group have grown in to a leading brand and meta-national in the world of footwear manufacturing. They are world leader in the manufacturing of shoe machinery and industrial cutting machines. ATOMLab is the research and innovation business unit. Created in 2013, its task is to support the customers…
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…
