6 Jun 2011
Melio® WF-5246
New aqueous hydrophobing agent from Clariant
Muttenz, 6 June 2011 – There are many unfinished leathers on the market. Especially for shoes, but also for clothing and leather goods, nubuck as well as splits and suede leathers are widely used. For all these leathers water drop resistance or water drop repellency is requested.
By simply overspraying the leathers with Clariant’s new aqueous hydrophobing agent Melio® WF-5246, a water dilutable, fluorinated polymer, high degrees of water drop repellency can be achieved. Melio® WF-5246 has the following relevant properties:
• Very highly effective
• Suitable for finished and unfinished leathers
• Can be used for over sprays as well as for pre grounds
Reader enquiries
Clariant International Ltd
Rothausstrasse 61
4132 Muttenz 1
Switzerland
Notes for editors
Clariant is an internationally active specialty chemical company based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over 100 companies worldwide and employed approx. 16,200 employees as of December 31, 2010. In the financial year 2010, Clariant produced a turnover in excess of CHF 7 billion. Clariant is divided into ten business units: Additives; Detergents & Intermediates; Emulsions; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather Services; Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals.
Melio® is a registered trademark of Clariant.
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Good to have Melio® WF-5246 – for absolute water resistance and repellency.
(Photo: Clariant)
Editorial enquiries
Stefanie Nehlsen
Clariant International Ltd
stefanie.nehlsen@clariant.com
Paulien Boumans
EMG