Retanning Agent Nanotan Np
Technology Outline
Nanotan NP is a nanopolymeric retanning agent that brings about fine and smooth grain with excellent fullness. The leather treated with Nanotan NP if of round handle
and improved grain tightness. The leather is not loaded and the softness is not impaired while using Nanotan NP. It enhances the fastness to light, heat and migration.
It can also be used for finishing along with protein and resin binders. As a finishing agent, it provides excellent gloss and fine grain with smooth touch.
Salient Features/ Highlights/ Advantages
Nanotan NP provides the following properties to the leather when used in retanning, (i) Fine and smooth grain, (ii) Excellent fullness and round handle without loading,
(iii) Better penetration and dispersion of other anionic auxillaries, (iv) Uniform dyeing, (v) Improvement in fastness to light, heat and migration, (vi) Low COD, VOC,
Fogging and (vii) free from APED, AOX and does not contain free formaldehyde. It is suitable for the manufacture of all types of leathers, where fullness, smoothness and
tightness need to be achieved without over loading the grain.
Business Case and Translation Status
India:
Potential sales volume: 2 kilotons p.a
(Assuming l 0% of volume)
Value: Rs. 300 million p.a
Likely profit: Rs. 228 million
Global
Potential sales volume: 18.3 kilotons p.a
(Assuming l 0% of volume)
Value: USS 39.2 million
Likely profit: US$ 29.8 mil. (Rs. 2.1 billion)
The product is readyfor commercialization