The origin, testing & prevention Nowadays much more time is spent in interiors than it was in the past. This requires standards for protecting human health and for clean living conditions. Nowhere have these standards been more stringent than in the car industry. The car’s interior is more and more a living room on wheels and subject to a diversity of influences on health and well-being from the materials applied that surround the driver and passengers. Increased interior temperature of up to 120°C surface T, due to aerodynamic and stylistic demands, are not an exception when a car is left standing in full sun for some time. The high surface temperatures cause problems inperceivable as yellowing, shrinkage, or undesired ageing of parts of a car’s interior. It is, however, the emission of low and medium volatile substances which creates a risk for health and well being. Learn more about this topic? Download whitepaper Interesting for you Discover more on Chemicals & substances Renewable chemicals: replacing fossil-based by biobased ingredients What biobased materials can be used to replace petrochemicals? Discover our alternatives and criteria. Certifications for safer chemistry you should know about How to source sustainable materials? Asking for the right certifications help. For the leather supply chain there are 4 certification every brand should know of. Update leather industry – April 2020 If the leather industry showed signs to pick up again in our view from a difficult 2019 then the Covid-19 virus is a new cause for uncertainty as it impacts global supply chains such as the supply chain of leather. This means for 2020 again at least for the first half year we continue to see uncertainty and yet at Smit & Zoon we continue to be tentatively positive. More and more parties in the leather industry join Leather Naturally and similar initiatives to make genuine leather again more visible. Chemicals & substances Discover Stay informed Receive the latest company news and industry updates Subscribe Share this:
