How to make soft leather? In this whitepaper Royal Smit & Zoon is sharing a synopsis on the topic of leather softness. Learn about the important aspects when making soft leather, the influence of wet end processes and what Royal Smit & Zoon products are most suitable for your optimal leather properties. A leather’s softness is one of its most striking features and perhaps the property constituting its prominent initial appeal. Unknown to the purchaser is that this very particular appeal constitutes a delicate balancing act between the various processes and the way each individual step is taken. How to influence softness during post-tanning processing For this paper the focus is on the influence of post-tanning processing. The various influences of the previous steps are too varied to discuss in a general way. Moreover, a lot of crust is made from wet blue of outside origin. Where it comes from and how it was made is not always known and the material available needs to be taken as a given fact. Retanning and fatliquoring processes need to be developed for the leathers available under consideration of their peculiarities. Download the whitepaper ‘Leather Softness’ My email address** First name**Last name**Company name**Stay informed Please keep me informed about the latest news on Royal Smit & Zoon and the leather industry.Consent* I have read and accepted the Terms & conditions and Privacy Statement.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ Interesting for you Discover more on Wet End Renewable chemicals: replacing fossil-based by biobased ingredients What biobased materials can be used to replace petrochemicals? Discover our alternatives and criteria. A Perfect Model of Circularity: Return To Nature collection by Anya Hindmarch Fashion game-changer Anya Hindmarch has created a leather bag collection that can decompose back to earth. The bags have been designed to be capable of degrading naturally – from earth, to cow, to bag, to earth and on again in a model of perfect circularity. Vegan leather, it is mostly a nonsense name. A marketing phrase. In a recent article published in the Volkskrant, one of the leading Dutch quality newspapers, leather is being compared to so called sustainable alternatives. A well-founded commentary to a, often, misleading narrative. Wet End Discover Stay informed Receive the latest company news and industry updates Subscribe Share this:
