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                                         Industry Profile
General
  • Leather production involves numerous steps which require a broad spectrum of chemicals, including a large number of specialties subject to rapid changes dictated by fashion
  • The leather industry is the processor of meat production by-products; Global meat production is about 225 000 million tonnes;
    The non-consumable hides and skins are converted into high quality leather ; 80% of which goes into the footwear and furniture industries; Main sources:Cattle, sheep, goats and to some extent pigs;7.5 million tonnes of hides and skins are available for recycling into leather;From these 7.5 million tonnes of hides and skins, 2 million tonnes of leather are produced

Chemicals categories:

  • TANNING AGENTS, CHELATING AGENTS, CHROME FIXATION AIDS, WATER REPELLENT AGENTS,  TOUCH ADDITIVES, DEFOAMERS, DYES FIXATION AGENTS, BINDERS, EMULSIFIERS, THICKENERS ODOUR MASKING AGENTS ..

AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT:

  • PIGMENTS,NANO PIGMENTS,SURFACE COATING, Synthetic fatliquor , Phosphorylated fatliquor , Water repellant fatliquor
    Sulfited oil fatliquor, Cationic fatliquor , Oligomeric Syntans , Syntan cum fatliquoring agents , Tanning cum fatliquoring agents
    Synthetic fatliquor, Melio WAX, Melio Aquabase System, Melio Oil, Nubuck Oils, FORMULATIONS & APPLICATIONS, safer leather chemicals like biocides, tanning agents, dyes and pigments
    cleaner technologies

Production

  • The chemicals used in leather making account for some 10-20 % of the total production costs.
  • Leather chemical consumption (global);1.8 million tonnes leather chemicals 6000 different product (preparations, mixtures, specialties)
    Expected to surpass $4.5 billion by the year 2015

  • Tanning operation involves heavy usage of chemicals and is generally considered to be a polluting industry
    The effluent that is released contains high chrome content and other harmful chemicals. It is required to pre-treat the effluent and thereafter release for proper treatment in CETP. There is also a need to implement environment friendly processes using lesser chemicals like the ecobenign
    process for de-hairing of hides. The CETP performance is also required to be updated with latest technology and properly maintained to ensure efficient effluent treatment before discharging the water into the canals/ streams/ rivers    .

  • Chemical suppliers like BASF, Clariant, Lamco also provide embedded services in the area of processing and introduction of new chemicals

Market

  • China today is the largest market for leather chemicals worldwide with steady growth ahead
  • Different countries are putting restrictions on use of specific chemicals and the tanneries are customising their production process to suit the needs of the buyers. They generally rely on the embedded services(TECHNICAL HELP)There are specific norms for use of chemicals for importing
    countries in EU and USA. REACH policy is a new norm for EU nations which has barred the use of certain chemicals in leather processing provided by the chemical suppliers for such assistance. Foreign buyers often ask for test reports that certify that the leather is free from restricted chemicals. Such tests are being done by testing laboratories in CLRI, SGS, Testman and ESCAP
  • There are specific norms for use of chemicals for importing countries in EU and USA. REACH policy is a new norm for EU nations which has
    barred the use of certain chemicals in leather processing
  • Role of SSI in leather chemicals is restricted to re-packing and formulation & it accounts for 30% of the formulation business

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