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On June 1 the chemical company Stahl inaugurated its new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès in Spain together with customers, OEMs, and brands from the Apparel & Home Furnishing industry.
The centre will focus on performance coatings solutions, leather chemicals, and polymer technologies as well as more sustainable coatings technology for the home furnishing and apparel markets.
The new Center of Excellence will be used by Stahl to share knowledge with the company’s partners and showcase its latest solutions, innovations and technologies.
Huub van Beijeren, CEO of Stahl, said: "Innovation is part of the company’s DNA.
"The opening of this Center of Excellence is an excellent example of how we use knowledge and expertise to develop tailor-made, future-proof solutions.
"In this Center of Excellence Stahl has invested in state-of-the-art equipment for polymer research, leather chemicals technology, and coatings solutions for the Apparel & Home Furnishing industry such as the next generation STAHL EVO range of DMF-free polyurethane-coatings.”
The applications and testing facilities on display enable Stahl to develop solutions that meet even the most critical and specific demands of performance, sustainability and style.
Sustainability is a driving force behind Stahl’s product development strategy.
For example, Stahl provides bio- and water-based coating solutions for polymers.
In order to help tanners to reduce their footprint, Stahl has a range of sustainable beamhouse and tanning systems such as Proviera – Probiotics for Leather, Stahl EasyWhite Tan, and a full range of high performance leather dyes.
To meet and exceed the Zero Discharge Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) goals by 2020, Stahl offers the Stahl Neo portfolio for leather finish.
The complete portfolio enables tanners to produce the full range of leather articles while accelerating the elimination of restricted substances from the supply chain at the same time.
The new Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès is located at Stahl’s manufacturing site at the same location, about 20 kms from Barcelona.
