Suppliers in Leather & Textiles

Maflon® was founded in 1996 thanks to a research project developed together with the Fluorine Chemistry Laboratory of Padua University. A research project has been focused, since the very beginning, on the fluorinated products and their applications. Maflon® has the appropriate coating solution for surfaces such as leather, textile, stone, tile, wood, providing a durable and transparent treatment while creating a highly effective protective barrier against different agents as oils, water, coffee, food products and beverages. Maflon® produces also a wide range of fluorinated surface active agents to give excellent wetting, spreading and leveling properties in coating, cleaners, waxes systems. Fluorosurfactants may be also used in polishes, inks, adhesives and in all applications where surface tension is a fundamental parameter to determine the performance of the final products. Today Maflon® includes a research team that closely cooperates with some of the most important Universities specialized in Fluorine Chemistry. All the R&D activities are developed in the laboratories located in the Headquarters in Northern Italy.

"Modern Dispersions, Incorporated (MDI) is a thermoplastics compounder and masterbatch manufacturer. MDI is known for providing the best value and highest quality carbon black masterbatches in the market. MDI also specializes in conductive concentrates and compounds, wood polymer composites, and a wide variety of color, specialty, and additive products, engineered to meet your needs. Our masterbatches, concentrates, and compounds use polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, nylon, PBT, and PET as carrier resins. Applications including piping, cabling, agriculture, packaging, automotive, and many more. MDI's products provide superior end use functionality in key areas, such as UV protection, static dissipation, and structural reinforcement. Our products can be found across the world, from FDA food packaging in the United States to agricultural geomembranes in South America and Europe."

EuP is the top 5 CaCO3 filler masterbatches manufacturer and supplier in the world. Located in Vietnam, EuP is the leading company who has the authority of exploiting the ample High-calcium Limestone Resources of Vietnam with over hundreds years old. Over ten years of experience, we are dedicated to providing the most appropriate and custom options for every requirement of filler, additive color masterbatches, and various ready-to-use compound. If you are finding a long-term producer or distributor of filler masterbatches for minimizing cost as producing woven sacks, nonwoven and extrusion coating, blown film extrusion, injection, blow molding or even anti-burn at the die lips and etc.

Latro is an "ecosystem", consisting of teams with a high level of autonomy, guided by our purpose and customer-first mentality. Each "explorer" in the ecosystem aligns with commitment and collective management principles. We define Latro as a living organism with its own soul and priorities, more than just a company. Therefore, our purpose and values explain very clearly the "why" behind our existence.

Pulcra Chemicals is a global company with outstanding engineering capabilities and unique processing knowledge. We look back on over 140 years of experience in the production of innovative specialty chemicals for the fiber, textile and leather industries. Our goal is the success of our customers, whom we support in the best possible way in product development, legal compliance and sustainability.

Polymer Tailoring Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and supplier in the field of flame-retardancy for polymeric materials. Our specialty is halogen-free flame retardants; providing industry leading flame retardant solutions with unrivaled environmental credentials. Our products include chemical additives and ready to use compounds, throughout which we aim to give unrivaled customer support, with the ability to tailor our output to your specific needs.

ADD Additives BV started in 2010 and is rapidly expanding globally. In March 2020 the company became part of IGM, the leading global provider of Energy Curing raw material solutions to a wide variety of industries such as graphic arts, industrial coatings, adhesives and 3D printing. Being part of IGM will broaden our additives portfolio, expand our production base and drive global growth. ADD Additives manufactures and supplies an extensive range of high quality additives for industrial coatings, decorative paints, printing inks, adhesives, sealants, plastics and building materials. To complement the already existing additives range, Add-Additives is investing resources into new developments. These new developments and the technical service inquiries are carried out by our highly skilled staff. ADD Additives creates and nourishes solid and long term successful relationships with their partners by providing excellent customer service, customer support and supplying high quality materials. Our extensive portfolio has allowed us to be a partner of choice for both multinational companies and small independent companies. We deliver what we say and actively engage in finding the optimal solution for your business, creating top-notch customer satisfaction and profitability.

"Following its creation in 2005 and the marketing of the FILAVA TM mineral fiber , ISOMATEX occupies a prominent place on the world markets for composite materials and technical textiles. Located in the heart of Europe, near Brussels, ISOMATEX SA is constantly pushing back the limits of its skills in order to best meet the expectations of its customers. Thanks to a unique recipe combining volcanic rock with a sharp selection of minerals, FILAVA TM fibers contain very high mechanical, thermal and chemical properties. The production of FILAVA TM is distinguished by an original and innovative management of the basic raw material, volcanic rock, enriched with various mineral substances in order to improve and guarantee the intrinsic mechanical, thermal and chemical properties. This unique recipe is unique to ISOMATEX."

Hapco is a world-leader in the design, development and manufacture of thermoset polymer alloys including; high-strength polyurethanes and epoxy resins for parts and tooling production, potting and encapsulating compounds, Liquid Molding™ plastics and structural adhesives.

Grupa Azoty is currently the EU's number two manufacturer of nitrogen and compound fertilizers, and its other products, including melamine, caprolactam, polyamide, oxo alcohols and titanium white, enjoy an equally strong standing in the chemical sector, with a wide range of applications across various industries.

Norland Products Inc. began in 1960 as a manufacturer of specialized gelatin used in the electronics industry.During the past 59 years we have developed a line of products that command considerable interest in the market place. Our relationship to the camera industry led us to the development in 1973 of a line of ultraviolet curing adhesives originally used for bonding lenses, but later branching out into military and commerical optics, Fiber Optics, LEDs, LCDs, OLEDs, Lasers, Lithography, Wave Guides, microfabrication, Bioscience and Electronic applications

"Only 20 minutes from Barcelona, our factory and offices are located in Sant Quirze del Vallès, and are easily accessed by motorway. With over 40 years of experience in the sector, we are specialised in the design, development and manufacture of technical adhesive tapes and applying adhesive to different materials such as foam, carpeting, felt, fabric, paper, film, etc. We have 5 production lines for manufacturing tapes and for applying adhesive to materials of up to 2 metres in width. We offer two adhesive technologies: water-based acrylic adhesive and hotmelt rubber-based adhesive as well as the possibility of creating a custom-made product by studying each case in a personalised way. The rewinding and cutting departments work hand in hand with the production department to transform the product and adapt it to each specific application, in line with the client's precise needs."

ENSO Plastics is the global leader of environmental plastic solutions. With the expertise and experience to understand your needs, we provide a full spectrum of solutions from compostable, landfill biodegradable, marine degradable, renewable (bio-based) and customized solutions that lower your carbon footprint and meet the high performance demands of today’s products while ensuring the most environmental approach. At ENSO Plastics, we are committed to providing you with specialized technologies to create plastics designed for the environment for commercial and consumer use, and bringing about consumer awareness to advance environmentally sound principles that secure a better future for the generations to come.

"Shantou Longhua Pearl Luster Pigments Co., Ltd., is successor of Shantou Jinsha District Household Chemicals Factory which was established in 1988 and producing ""Rainbow"" series pearlescent pigment. Longhua is located at Jinping Industrial Area, Shantou, Guangdong Prov., operates as a technological enterprises in the field of new materials. Always directed by technology innovation, relying on strong scientific research and technical strength and years of cooperation with universities, Longhua has developed more than 200 kinds of pearlescent pigment, which were widely applied in fields of coatings, plastics, cosmetics, ink, leather, printing, printing and dyeing, special paper and other industries. Among these materials, Chameleon pigment (OVP pigment) with independent intellectual property rights is the landmark product of Longhua. Longhua has possessed patents in China and aboard, and was invited as a participant to edit "" MICA PEARLESCENT PIGMENTS INDUSTRIAL STANDARD"". Longhua awarded the ""New Hi-tech Enterprises"", ""Guangdong Province Civil Science Enterprise"" & ""Shantou Civil Science Enterprises"", many times awarded the title of “Major Foreign Trade Exporter”, “Major Taxpayer” & “A-class Taxpayer” in Jinping District, Shantou City. Longhua was validated by ISO9001 International quality management system and ISO14001 Environmental Management system, possessing professional producing equipments and advanced heavy metal testing equipments including Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometer, Malvern® laser particle size analyzer and Datacolor® Color Difference Meter etc, which guarantee the quality & stability of the production and meet the raw material quality standard demands of various applications for global countries & regions."

Founded in 1969 by Ennio Levi, NILIT is committed to creating innovative, customized nylon (polyamide) 6.6 solutions. With expertise in polymerization, as well as spinning and texturing, NILIT offers a comprehensive range of quality products and services for apparel applications, polyamide injection molding and extrusion grades. Operating in more than 70 countries, our motto is "no customer is too small, too big or too far away."

VTEC™ Polyimide (PI), only by RBI, is the next quantum leap in advanced engineering polymers, delivering unparalleled and reliable long-term performance in the most demanding applications. VTEC is a virtually indestructible polymer. And it overcomes many of the limitations of traditional plastic materials. Our technological advances in polymer chemistry, coupled with highly sophisticated manufacturing capabilities, have resulted in a truly superior polyimide with ceramic-like qualities. VTEC stands alone in the world of polymers with its combination of strength, stability, thermal resistance, and electrical properties. VTEC is The Ceramic Plastic™.

For more than 30 years, Petro-Canada Lubricants has researched, developed and produced 350+ world-class lubricants, specialty fluids and greases. We create solutions that deliver benefits beyond equipment performance through operational efficiencies that reward our customers’ bottom line. Our innovative products deliver efficiencies, such as extended drains and reduced energy consumption that benefit your business and the environment.

At Pratham Group, we firmly believe in delivering First Quality Chemicals to all our customers all the time. This makes us one of the best companies in the market of metallic stearates. Established in 2014 by Mr. R.K. Agarwal, an IIT Kanpur alumni, in Ahmedabad as Pratham Group, the company has grown many folds. Continuing to set benchmark in its existing products, Pratham Group continues to add products to its ever growing range.

"Kromachem specializes in Radiation Curing additive technology with a history of over 35 years in the speciality chemicals business. Kromachem is also a European distributor of speciality raw materials to the coatings, ink, rubber and plastics industries. Kromachem is a professional and environmentally conscious organization fully committed to offering outstanding customer service whilst conserving and protecting the environment. The Head Office is certificated to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015."

Alcover Quimica is a Chemical Company specialized in the field of Syntan Chemistry, the unique integrated Company producing the total full range of products for the Leather Industry. We offer a broad range of technology based products and solutions to customers in approximately 30 countries with a global net of qualified agents in the most important tanning areas in the world. Advanced research laboratories and integrated application studies increasingly bring us closer to our customers with tailor-made products. Alcover Quimica innovation is oriented towards Environmental Sustainable Chemistry. Our knowledge can help you to find sustainable solutions to move from traditional processes to innovative systems through the use of our range of Alcotan ECO, ecological products totally free from Formaldehyde. Our line of products also includes new generation Sulphone-based tanning agents.

Apcotex is one of the leading producers of Synthetic Rubber (NBR & HSR) and Synthetic Latex (Nitrile, VP latex, XSB & Acrylic latex) in India. The company has one of the broadest range of Emulsion Polymers available in the market today. The various grades of Synthetic Rubber find application in products such as Automotive Components, Hoses, Gaskets, Rice De-husking Rollers, Printing and Industrial Rollers, Friction Materials, Belting and Footwear. Our range of Latexes are used for Paper/Paper Board Coating, Carpet Backing, Tire Cord Dipping, Construction etc. We believe in implementing best practices across all departments of the company and adhering to high quality, safety and environmental standards. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing plants are strategically located on the western coast of India. Over the past several years, we have developed a strong Research & Development base, which has enabled us to develop, manufacture and export products and compete effectively against global players. Through our technical service team and well-equipped application laboratory, we believe in providing value added services to enable customers to constantly improve the quality of their final product. Apcotex has significant global presence and for last few years has done business in all continents and several countries. Apcotex has been awarded the prestigious “TPM Excellence Award, Category A” and “TPM Consistency Award” by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), Japan. Apcotex, an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, is also certified for ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems). Apcotex is a Responsible Care certified company.

"Synchemer CO., LIMITED is a High-Tech Enterprise, we are focusing on polymer additives developing, producing and selling. The products are widely used in automotive, construction, electronics, pharmaceutical industries… Benefit from Global and Domestic chemical production vigorous development, Synchemer has steadily built up its major product lines, such as Antioxidants, Light Stabilizers, UV absorbers, Nucleating Agents, Flame Retardants, Fluorescent Brighteners and others. Synchemer means Creating the best chemical, Harmonizing Human Being and Nature. Since Synchemer established in 2012, we always keep our faith of High Quality, Green, Innovation and Efficient, which is also our business philosophy."

"Metadynea Austria GmbH was founded in 1948 and was well known as Krems Chemie for more than 50 years. In 2001 the company was renamed to Dynea Austria GmbH and in 2013 it was acquired by Metafrax Group, the leading producer of Methanol in Russia. Metadynea Austria is the regional market and technology leader in resins for composite board Industry, as well as a specialist in fine chemicals, surfacing materials and flame retardants. Approximately 440,000 tons of these quality products are manufactured in state-of-the-art production facilities every year. At the moment Metadynea Austria has 215 employees. The Austrian site in Krems functions as important Product Development and Technical Service Competence Center with well-educated and experienced specialists. Metadynea Austria is an ISO9001 / ISO14001 and Responsible Care certified company, committed to environment and safety."

Indorama Eleme Petrochemical Limited (IEPL), located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, a Group Company of Indorama Corporation, is a Poly-Olefins producer of a range of Polyethylene and Polypropylene products. IEPL was a 100% subsidiary of Nigerian Government owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with the name Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited (EPCL). When the erstwhile EPCL was privatized, under the Privatization Program, the Indorama Corporation emerged as the core investor and acquired the Unit in August 2006. Since then, IEPL has recorded several achievements of smooth & stable operations, enhanced production capacities, winning of several global awards & certifications and has become a successful model of the Nigeria's Privatization Program.

Reactive Surfaces is the go-to source for dynamic functionality in paints, coatings, and other materials. We specialize in creating custom solutions that help our clients improve their products, while also bringing them into the modern age. Our team of experts utilizes the latest technologies to develop the highest quality and most innovative solutions to meet our clients’ needs. We are committed to providing superior customer service and the highest level of innovation in the industry.

"Precise Group started in 2004, which is incorporated by three entities: Precise New Material Technology Co., Ltd, a mono masterbatch and pre-dispersed pigment producer; Ningbo Precise New Material, dedicate in exportation of colors for fiber, film, plastic etc.; and Anhui Qingke Ruijie New Material, one of the biggest solvent dyestuff and pigment producers in China. Totally, we have 15 Q/C staffs and 30 developers, 300 working staff, with 3000 tons of solvent dyes turnout, 6000 tons of mono masterbatch and pre-dispersed pigment, and 8000 tons of high performance pigments yield yearly. Starting from exporting solvent dyestuff and high performance pigments, Precise never changes our devotion to plastic material application by extending our applications to synthetic fiber, film and digital ink jet. To be more cost effective, our business range is expanded from colorant synthesis to after-treatment, synchronously from powder to granular, in order to fulfill our mission: offering clean and easy-to-use colors to the world. Our pigments and dyes are superior in dispersion and stability. Dust free is also a major obligation that we are pursuing, featuring precise auto-feeding! Besides specializing in colorants development and production, we build up our own database for color matching software. Customers can easily tailor colors with our material and software by outstanding cost saving and fast interact with downstream customers. Besides colorants and software, we offer Q/C equipment and method to our clients which help us to communicate parallelly. Ours are utterly close to workmanship as formal production."

As market leader in manufacturing and commercialization of textile yarn, industrial yarn and polymers, in Akra Polyester we distribute our products since more than 50 years ago to Latin America, Canada, United States and Europe. We have the highest technology and production capacity to fulfill the demand of our customers with rapidity and quality. Akra Polyester is part of Alpek, the Alfa Group petrochemical company, a mexican enterprises association focused in several industry fields, like steel, food-processing, petrochemicals, synthetic fibers, aluminum auto components and telecommunications.

ADTRACON develops and produces reactive hot melts with superior quality and performance characteristics that open up a whole new range of uses in industrial manufacturing. Reactive hot melts combine the processing advantages of thermoplastic adhesives with those of reactive adhesives in terms of bond strength after curing. They represent the technology of the future for contemporary industrial bonding applications and guarantee high product quality with economic and environmentally safe manufacturing processes. Solutions are offered by ADTRACON for a wide range of applications and all common application methods (screen, roller coaters, spray or nozzle application). In today’s industrial production, adhesives are a determining feature for the quality of products, the efficiency of processes and the efficacy of environmental protection and occupational hygiene. We seek to combine all of these in one product. Our aim is to optimize all factors to achieve holistic solutions tailored to the needs of the customer. ADTRACON develops process-related adhesive systems.ADTRACON develops and produces reactive hot melts with superior quality and performance characteristics that open up a whole new range of uses in industrial manufacturing. Reactive hot melts combine the processing advantages of thermoplastic adhesives with those of reactive adhesives in terms of bond strength after curing. They represent the technology of the future for contemporary industrial bonding applications and guarantee high product quality with economic and environmentally safe manufacturing processes. Solutions are offered by ADTRACON for a wide range of applications and all common application methods (screen, roller coaters, spray or nozzle application). In today’s industrial production, adhesives are a determining feature for the quality of products, the efficiency of processes and the efficacy of environmental protection and occupational hygiene. We seek to combine all of these in one product. Our aim is to optimize all factors to achieve holistic solutions tailored to the needs of the customer. ADTRACON develops process-related adhesive systems.

Petkim, one of the most popular corporations in our country, is indispensable raw-material producer of the industry with its product range of more than 50 products. Its petrochemical products are important input of construction, electricity, electronic, packaging, textile also medical, dying, detergent and cosmetic sectors. Petkim maintain to add value to our national economy and happen to source of pride by respecting people and environment-friendly production technology on the other hand contributing to our cultural, social, economic life besides performing 3,2 million tons of gross production annually.

"Eternis Fine Chemicals UK is based in Leek, Staffordshire, UK and is a part of the Eternis group. We are a global supplier of Liquid Chemicals used by manufacturers in Primary Production Processes. We are the number one producer of Esters and Aromas in the UK and produce over 24,000 tons of liquid chemicals each year, exporting to almost 90 different countries worldwide. This is done to the best international standards in terms of quality, safety and the environment."

Saudi Polymers Company is located in Jubail, Saudi Arabia and manufactures polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and 1-Hexene products distributed by Gulf Polymers Distribution Company FZCO. Saudi Polymers Company is a limited liability company incorporated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and jointly owned by National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem), a joint stock company incorporated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC.

The Compound Company is headquartered in Enschede, the Netherlands, next to its main production facilities, warehouses and quality lab.The Compound Company has 2 product brands: Yparex® and EcoForte®. Yparex® is a product range of extrudable adhesive resins and EcoForte® is a product range of customized thermoplastic compounds. The Compound Company also offers the opportunity of Toll Compounding. The Marketing & Sales organization and Application and Technical Support group of Yparex® is based on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen (the Netherlands). The Chemelot Campus offers world class analytical and physical testing facilities to support the continuous development of new and innovative products. All the know-how to further extend the Yparex® product portfolio is within reach with partners just around the corner. Partners such as DSM Ahead and DSM R&D Solutions have in-depth knowledge on material science and analytical techniques to help the customers of Yparex®. Developing high-tech grades for customer's specific needs is a service The Compound Company is proud of.

"QCR Solutions’ solvent soluble Near Infrared Dyes and Laser Absorbing Dyes are available in a wide spectral range. We have a large library of standard NIR absorbing dyes ranging from narrow notch to broad band absorbers that can attenuate selective near infrared wavelength regions. These NIR dyes can be used singly or in combinations to create custom spectral filters for multiple applications. Our Near Infrared (NIR) Dyes can be incorporated into coatings, inks, solutions and plastics. These NIR absorbing dyes can be used for Laser Protection Eyewear, Light Filters (narrow or broad band), Welding Protective Eyewear, Security Inks, Graphics and many more applications. "