opening center of excellence for shoes & leather goods in castelfranco di sotto
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Center of Excellence for Shoes & Leather Goods in Castelfranco di Sotto
Opening February 26th 2016
Challenges for Shoes & Leather Goods
Innovative and High Performance
Fashion & Function
Sustainable and Environmental
Friendly
ZDHC/MRSL
End Consumer
Needs
Leading in process chemicals for shoes & leather goods ■ Operational excellence ■ Think global, act local ■ Endless possibilities ■ Built on good values ■ Sustainable
Worldwide coverage
Argentina
USA
Mexico
Brasil
Colombia
Uruguay
Ethiopia
France
NetherlandsGermany
Turkey
Pakistan
Bangladesh
China
South Korea
Japan
Thailand
Singapore
Indonesia
India
Headquarters StahlWaalwijk Netherlands
SpainItaly
■ One headquarters ■ 9 R&D centers ■ 11 Manufacturing sites ■ 38 Application labs in 23 countries ■ 1800+ Employees
Operational Excellence
23 11
600 38
> 1.800
Plants
Countries
People worldwide
Application Labs
Sales technicians
9
R&D Centers
Why a Center of Excellence?
What is the focus of the Center of Excellence for Shoes & Leather Goods? ■ Our CoE is an industry-leading facility where we invite our partners to develop
the fashion items of the future ■ We develop the fashion items with innovative and sustainable solutions ■ We provide in house training to our partner to use best in class technologies ■ The CoE will be the place where tanneries and fashion brands will become
inspired ■ Speed to market: our CoE is basically an integrated tannery, giving complete
flexibility and speed using the latest Stahl technology
Solutions throughout the leather process
1 Raw Hides 2 Beamhouse 3 Tanning 4 Retanning 5 Finishing
■ Complete portfolio throughout the process ■ We evaluate sustainability in the entire leather process
What are Stahl’s latest sustainable and innovations for leather products from the Wet-End area? ■ New partnership with Proviera® for environment friendly beamhouse products ■ Stahl EasyWhite Tan™ is our alternative, chrome free sustainable tanning
system that creates high quality leather ■ Lightweight leather: Stahlite® minimizes the weight of leather fashion items ■ New waterproof system for shoe upper ■ New compact system Dermalix® CS for soft leather
Proviera®-Probiotics for Leather™ 100% biodegradable and natural
Process The Proviera® leather biochemicals are produced by a fermentation process using probiotics cultures and natural raw materials
Product overview Proviera® products provide unique biotech alternatives to existing chemicals, processing techniques used in the leather industry, offering new levels of sustainability, safety for both tanners and consumers. We will help you to select the solutions.
Proviera®-Probiotics for Leather™ 100% biodegradable and natural
Key advantages ▪ Reduces chemical usage, water usage and waste ▪ Improves leather quality ▪ 100% biodegradable ▪ Non-hazardous and non-toxic ▪ Reduces odor levels inside and outside the tannery
Basic tannery process with Proviera® products (rawhide to wet-blue)
EasyWhite Tan™ new chrome free sustainable Tanning agent
Fewer chemicals, salt and water needed
Water 40% less water needed
Energy less energy needed
Salt 80% less salt in waste water
Shortens the production time
2 checks instead of 8 because of the simplified process
Only 1 tanning chemical used instead of 6
Sustainable
Environmental benefits of Stahl EasyWhite Tan™ ICIS innovation awards 2011, rewarded with special mention within the ICIS environmental benefit award
Water: Less water is needed during tanning and can be used directly into the liming stage
Energy: Less energy is needed due to shorter process, as
well as the reduction of chemicals from normally 6 to only one
Salt: No additional salt is needed during the process,
reducing the salt in the waste water by at least 80% during tanning Nominated in 2015 for the Dutch
first Sustainable Leather Award (organized by Dutch NGO “MVO NL”
Performance Benefits of Stahl EasyWhite Tan™
Stahl EasyWhiteTan™ is a new alternative tanning which gives a possible combination of environmental, processing and articles advantages
Grain Optic
Less visible wrinkles - veins Flatter growth marks Very fine grain
Crust properties
White leathers possible High light fastness High heat resistance
Leather properties
Higher tear strengths allows thinner leather – weight reduction
Product properties
Free of Aldehyde, Formaldehyde and Metal
Stahlite® System
Stahlite® the new generation of polymeric fatty and retanning agent ▪ Extremely high light & heat resistance ▪ Low Density – weight reduction ▪ Low VOC emissions ▪ Replacement of natural Fatliquors ▪ Very Low COD & BOD values ▪ High physical properties ▪ Excellent compatibility with Stahl EasyWhite Tan™
Stahlite® - New generation of retanning and fat polymers
Stahlite® AL1 Liqv Stahlite® AL2 Liq
▪ Good Softness ▪ Low Density ▪ Excellent LHF ▪ Better tear strengths
Stahlite® AL3 Liq
▪ Extreme Softness ▪ Low density ▪ Excellent LHF ▪ High tear strengths
▪ Good Softness & tightness ▪ Low Density ▪ Excellent LHF ▪ Better tear strengths
Catalix® 150 liq
▪ High Softness ▪ Improve uptake ▪ Reduce COD ▪ Reduce VOC
1 2
3 4
Derminol® NLM Liq Derminol® CFS Liq
New Products coming into the Market
Work on sustainability / Innovations Dermalix® CS ■ Compact product - Neutralising - Retanning - Fatliquoring ■ Short production time ■ Significant reduction in effluent load (Lining)
- TDS ~9000 (20,000) - COD ~28,000 (48,000) - BOD ~3000 (6000)
■ Lower water consumption & processing time
What do we offer our partners in finishing? ■ Global support:
- Several Centers of Excellence - 38 application labs
■ Bigger and strong technical team in the market: - Local - International
What do we offer our partners in finishing? ■ Complete and strong product portfolio:
- Full range of products - In-house production
■ Superior quality:
- Control the full process from raw material evaluation till finished goods production
What do we offer our partners in finishing? ■ Innovation:
- Continuous improvement - Strong R&D team
■ Security: you work with Stahl, you are safe - Compliance, Reach, RSL
▪ New group of chemicals to achieve the highest up gradation standard ▪ Help our partners to improve the grade of their leather ▪ Ongoing: continues improvement
Mirage upgrading
▪ New AS Ranges ▪ High performance, water-proof resistance ▪ New and stronger effects
Oils & Waxes
▪ New thermosetting system ▪ Superior brightness and softness with our classical patent systems for light and dark colors
Patent Leather
▪ New range of cationic products ▪ Elegant and natural upgrading on cow sides ▪ Good covering with natural aspect on ship skins ▪ Very light finishing on ship skins and cow sides
Easy-Kat System
▪ Based on new defined Stahl RSL list ▪ Full compliant with all existing RSLs ▪ One or few steps ahead of the game ▪ We want our customers to be busy with making the best leather,
but don’t have to worry about compliance
Coming soon: Stahl NEO
▪ Makes sure to upgrade a leather product to more durable or gives it the latest fashion look ▪ The variations are endless and it can provide customized solutions ▪ Offers solutions for: shoes, garments, leather goods, furniture and automotive/aircraft products
Shoe & Leather Care
▪ Fashion Team based in Castelfranco di Sotto ▪ Fashion trends support ▪ Global Collections ▪ Special collections (Heritage, Manhattan, High-Performance)
What do we offer in terms of Fashion?
Global Partner
▪ Sustainability, security and compliance ▪ Global Technical support ▪ Global supply-chain ▪ Full range of product and high quality ▪ Innovation and continuous improvement
Stahl Campus®
Stahl Campus®
By opening up endless possibilities and through great partnership we can overcome all the challenges in the Shoes & Leather Goods industry
Together we can overcome all the challenges in the Shoes & Leather Goods industry
Innovative and High Performance
Fashion & Function
Sustainable and Environmental
Friendly
ZDHC/MRSL
End Consumer
Needs
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