Leather Solutions | Leather production

The CHT Group offers a wide range of innovative special silicones for both wet-end and finishing applications. Years of experience in the development of silicone products facilitated the development of tailor-made silicone molecules for the latest trends in the leather industry. Our products meet highest demands on innovation and quality together with a strong attention towards sustainability which is increasingly demanded by the quickly growing market.

The silicone chemistry offers a wide range of special products for unlimited applications and no other chemical material offers such a variety of product properties like softness, gloss, water repellency, color deepening, antifoaming, antistatic behavior or hydrophilic character.

Various wax emulsion chemistries are used to produce water-based leather finishes. Main achievable properties are the improvement of touch, gloss, anti-sticking, abrasion resistance and water repellency. Specific types generate a certain appearance like the pull-up or crazy horse effect.