Pulcra Naturalis® Creates A Sustainable Bio-Revolution For Leather Processing
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For many years, Pulcra has had a strong expertise in producing top-quality leather chemicals based with an exceptionally high portion of renewable feedstock.
Signature products of Pulcra like Peramit ML-N, Grassan PA, Sirial TIS MF or Drasil 608 contain more than 90% of renewable carbon in their formulation and have been used by generations of tanners.
Now, Pulcra has launched the game changing initiative Pulcra Naturalis® which is focusing on the promotion of a product portfolio with a high content of bio-based carbon.
All products grouped in this new portfolio contain at least 80% of renewable carbon1.
Why Renewable Carbon?
The use of renewable feedstock is an important means for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of chemicals, and an important step towards carbon neutrality.
A major part of embedded carbon in industrial or consumer goods, including leather or leather chemicals, eventually finds its way to the atmosphere as CO2.
When working with fossil feedstock, the carbon used was bound in the earth, its release thus implies a strongly negative carbon balance.
Renewable raw materials based on vegetable or animal feedstock have a much better carbon footprint: plants are binding CO2 from the atmosphere, and livestock is fed on a natural diet.
Thus, by changing to renewable raw materials, the inflow of CO2 is stopped.
What Type Of Raw Materials And Products Are Involved In Pulcra Naturalis® Products?
Natural oils are the bases for emulsifiers and fatliquors, which are used to clean, degrease or soften the leathers.
The know-how of Pulcra Naturalis® is basically that the processing is done by conversion with carbon free or low-carbon components, so that the final product retains an unmatched biobased carbon content.
Also, high-tech degreasing agents synthesized only with sugar and oil are a very good example that excellent performance and 100% renewable carbon can go hand in hand.
Retanning agents containing amylose, cellulose or lignin components as well as products based on functionalized proteins are another example of how outstanding leather properties can be obtained with a purely natural products
About Pulcra Chemicals
Pulcra Chemicals is a worldwide operating company with unique process and engineering knowledge and capability and more than 135 years experience in supplying innovative specialty chemicals to the fiber, textile and leather industries.
Our commitment is to our customer’s success, which we support with product development, regulatory compliance, and sustainability.
Our success has grown through our knowledge of our target market’s needs. Based on more than 135 years of partnering with fiber, textile and leather producers and working with many other specialized areas, we have focused on our customer’s health, safety, sustainability, and regulatory requirements.
In the area of performance products we have experienced true innovation and look forward to changing the way the general public views what has traditionally been textile products.
Additionally performance products at Pulcra has expanded into new markets and end-uses.
Within the fiber and textile segments, Pulcra Chemicals offers products and technical support covering all stages of the textile production chain.
Our portfolio ranges from process auxiliaries for the manufacturing of man-made fibers, across secondary spinning, weaving, pretreatment, dyeing and printing, to finishes defining the final quality of fabrics and garments.
We supply the leather sector with a complete range of specialties designed to ensure that the material can be processed, dyed, and efficiently upgraded to the highest quality standards applicable to leather goods.
In all cases, we are able to deliver technologically proven solutions aligned to the specific requirements of our various customers.
