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The future of retanning is now
Low-emission, bio-based ingredients and no detectable bisphenol. With the power of a traditional phenolic retanning agent and no compromise on the performance, fullness and softness of the leather – for Royal Smit & Zoon, the future of retanning is now with BioTan XP 01L.
Smit & Zoon can provide excellent support when developing leather articles with high bio-based content. It can assist from process to products and optimise your leather recipes, together with you. If your company is concerned about boosting the sustainability of the leather processing industry and is ready to play a pioneering role, Royal Smit & Zoon’s BioTan XP 01L might be the answer.
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For the sustainable and future-proof tanner
As a tannery your goal is to deliver high- quality leather to meet your customers’ demands. At the same time, you are challenged to continuously improve the sustainability in your processes and in your materials.
Sustainable leather production is not an option, but a necessity. For your business and for our planet. Royal Smit & Zoon is your partner in differentiating you as a sustainable and future-proof tanner. With innovative solutions such as BioTan XP 01L, and more.
Royal Smit & Zoon also helps you create real impact and maximise environmental benefits by optimising your entire leather recipe with its ecoSimplicity tool.
Bisphenol-free solution with tanning power – no filler BioTan XP 01L is the latest innovation from Royal Smit & Zoon and part of its recently launched Renewability range – an innovative bio-based retanning agent that is produced by patented technology. It’s not a blend and not a filler. It is your next step in meeting the demand for low emissions and to build further towards a sustainable way of leather making. The main benefits of BioTan XP 01L include:
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ith in-depth knowledge on renewability and emission values of its products, Royal
BioTan XP 01L gives a medium-soft and round handle.
■ no detectable bisphenol ■ free of formaldehyde ■ tanning power, no filler ■ very low emission values
Renewability range
The Renewability range encompasses retanning agents and fatliquors to maximise the renewability. They exhibit
“BioTan XP 01L gives you sustainable future- proof retanning without compromises on leather performance, like no other retanning agent does.”
BioTan XP 01L gives you sustainable future-proof retanning without compromises on leather performance, like no other retanning agent does.
No detectable bisphenol values in independent tests Multiple independent test results confirm this: bisphenol-F and bisphenol-S values are always below detection limit in BioTan XP 01L. On leather, on Zeo White or wet-blue retanned with BioTan XP 01L, analyses also show bisphenol values below detection limits on BPS, BPF, BPA and BPB.
excellent haptics and properties to enable a more sustainable leather production. The range offers a combination of existing products, as well as innovative products, allowing environmental and ecological advantages, while ensuring the right performance in leather making. By using these products as a basis, in combination with similar renewable finishing solutions, it is possible to improve the renewability of a leather article while still achieving high-quality leather. ●
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