by Ana Ansell | May 31, 2021 | News
With patented polymer Sfere technology, Qualus is helping tanneries around the world reduce water consumption by up to 40% and chemicals by up to 15% LONDON – Qualus, the leading provider of sustainable solutions to the leather industry, has secured £1 million of...
by Ana Ansell | May 25, 2021 | News
Published in the Society of Leather Technologists & Chemists journal, Volume 105 R. P. DANIELS*, D. CUTNER and A. SADEGHI – Qualus, U. K. Abstract Inert polymer spheres, when used within processing floats, enhance the uptake of chemicals and products used in...
by Ana Ansell | May 2, 2021 | Case study
BACKGROUND Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, leather production in Italy is an art that is zealously protected by tanners. Leading designers from across the world flock to Lineapelle to source the best leather. For Italian tanners and their customers,...
by Ana Ansell | Apr 28, 2021 | News
R. P. Daniels, D. Cutner, A. Sadeghi, Qualus, UK – World Leather The part-replacement of water in a float by the addition of inert polymer spheres allows good distribution of products between individual skins in leather making. At the same time, the increase in...
by Ana Ansell | Apr 22, 2021 | News
Future Net Zero: Are alternative leather materials as green and sustainable as their names imply? Recent research shows that many should in fact come with a sustainability health warning Hardly a week goes by without a leading fashion brand announcing that it’s...