Lanxess' New Water-Based Dyestuffs for Leather Finishing

Lanxess AG has added a new, water-based dyestuffs to its portfolio of leather finishing products. The Levaderm WB range includes the colour shades yellow, orange, red, bordeaux, blue, navy blue, green, light brown, medium brown, black brown, grey and black.

They are suitable for spray or through feed dyeing, effect, base and top coats.

Levaderm WB dyestuffs are solvent-free and not flammable. All products meet the requirements of REACH Annex XVII, Entry 43, with regard to the manufacturing, marketing and use of azo dyestuffs. They are also not based on heavy metals such as lead, mercury, chromium(VI), arsenic, nickel or cobalt.

“The new Levaderm WB range is characterized by high yield, pure brilliance, very good levelling power and excellent fastness properties,” said Dr Thomas Brackemeyer, head of the organic leather chemicals business line in Lanxess leather business unit (LEA).