Colour Chronicle - June 2013
Colour Chronicle - June 2013
Colour Chronicle - June 2013
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LEATHER<br />
More than meets the eye<br />
Clariant reveals inspiring<br />
new innovations for India’s<br />
leather sector at IILF <strong>2013</strong><br />
Clariant at the 28th India International Leather Fair,<br />
Chennai Trade Centre, January 31 – February 3, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Clariant invited India’s leather manufacturers to discover<br />
its inspiring new productivity, environment and creativity,<br />
focused product ranges at the India International<br />
Leather Fair (IILF <strong>2013</strong>) in Chennai (Booth No. 3-03-B,<br />
Hall 3, January 31 - February 3, <strong>2013</strong>). With the theme of<br />
“More than meets the eye”, Clariant, a world leader<br />
in specialty chemicals, showcased the new innovative<br />
additions to its extensive portfolio offering more<br />
sustainable performance and economy to its industry<br />
partners.<br />
The India International Leather Fair is a one-of-a-kind<br />
expo that brings together the leather industry leaders<br />
to encourage new developments and advancements,<br />
enable the industry to assess the new global challenges<br />
and prepare to compete with the best in the world.<br />
The event aimed to showcase the latest technologies,<br />
designs, fashion trends and processes involved in<br />
the manufacturing of leather related products from<br />
raw material to finished products. It also focused on<br />
auxiliary products such as finished leather; shoes; shoe<br />
components - uppers, soles, heels, counters, lasts; leather<br />
garments, fashion accessories, leather goods - wallets,<br />
belts, gloves, portfolios, hand bags; saddlery and harness;<br />
machinery and equipment and chemicals.<br />
Our Clariant booth was formally inaugurated on the<br />
evening of January 31, by Mark vonderBecke – Regional<br />
Head of Business Unit Leather Services APAC and<br />
R. Kumaresan - Country Head of BU – Leather Services.<br />
The next three days of the fair witnessed the flow<br />
of visitors from all over India and there were also<br />
many overseas visitors to our booth. Sustainability,<br />
Innovation and serving the Industry are the key messages<br />
emphasized by us.<br />
In the spotlight were Clariant’s new developments for<br />
the fine leather sector, making their debut at IILF <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Clariant launched its new range of low VOC Top coats<br />
“Aqualen® Top FL Series” for fine leathers such as shoes<br />
and bags. The innovative aqueous topcoats can be used as<br />
alternatives to the currently available solvent based tops.<br />
The new range of pure aqueous Aqualen products offers<br />
low levels of VOC and top coats with better performance<br />
than can be achieved with traditional technologies.<br />
Clariant also showcased its novel ‘Fine Leather Compacts<br />
- for lower inventory, lesser complexity and versatile<br />
applications!’ The series offered a more simplified and<br />
complete solution to the specific requirements of fine<br />
leather manufacturing.<br />
Further product-firsts for the region included extensions<br />
to Clariant’s finishing and wet-end solutions, alongside<br />
its established industry standard - setting innovation,<br />
EasyWhite Tan.<br />
17 COLOUR CHRONICLE__JUNE <strong>2013</strong>