Leather

Arkema offers a range of polymeric dispersions and solutions for your industrial leather product processing needs, including wet end and finishing. Our product line includes all acrylic, acrylic-modified and vinylic dispersions and solutions. The raw materials used in our synthesis process enable nonwoven our products to meet rigid sustainability guidelines and regulations. Talk to our experts today to learn how we can address your leather coating needs.

Leather wet-end

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Leather finishing

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Leather wet-end

Arkema offers a range of waterborne dispersions and solutions that can help you optimize performance and value in leather wet end processes. Our products can help you potentially develop products that are formaldehyde free¹, as well as APEO and solvent free.

Wet-end leather benefits

Suitable for a variety of wet-blue leathers
Good stability ower a wide pH range
Durable fullness and softness

Products	Chemistries	Tg (°C)	Benefits
ENCOR^® 3879	Acrylic Solution	80	Gives full hand and very good dyeing yield
ENCOR^® 3876	Acrylic Solution	90	Stable at any pH Gives full hand

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Leather finishing

Arkema offers a range of waterborne dispersions and solutions that can help you optimize performance and value in leather finishing processes. Our products can help you potentially develop products that are formaldehyde free¹, as well as APEO and solvent free.

Finishing leather benefits

High wetting and impregnation properties
Grain resistance improvement
Finishing adhesion
High softness
Good embossing
High resistance and dry abrasion

Products	Chemistries	Tg (°C)	Benefits
ENCOR^® 3135	Acrylic Copolymer	-40	Transparent, very soft and tack-free film Good embossing retention High flexibility at low temperature High cut through resistance Good mechanical and chemical resistance
ENCOR^® 3210	Acrylic Copolymer	-8	Good penetration
ENCOR^®3130	Acrylic Copolymer	-12	Soft film, characterized by a good elasticity High covering effect on embossed leather Good mechanical and solvent resistance

Products

Chemistries

Tg
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Benefits

ENCOR^® 3135

Acrylic Copolymer

-40