Conference Sponsor - Stahl

Lead Sponsor - Stahl

Stahl is the market leader in surface treatment and coating solutions for flexible materials, including leather. Stahl offers a wide range of solutions to the automotive, apparel & accessories, home interior and leisure & lifestyle industry.

When it comes to sustainability, Stahl’s goal is to promote transparency and reduce the environmental footprint of the supply chain for flexible materials and leather.

Stahl’s membership in the UN Global Compact and its alignment to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals is a clear indication of its commitment to a more sustainable future. Furthermore, Stahl is part of the Leather Working Group (LWG), a worldwide multistakeholder group with the objective of improving environmental stewardship in the leather supply chain via its globally recognized audit protocol.

Stahl’s responsibilities do not start and end at their factory gates. For example, Stahl advocates the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology in leather manufacturing and explains how the leather processing industry can use it. The methodology measures the impact of leather manufacturing on the environment. In addition, the company created Stahl Campus®: a global knowledge centre where tanners, brands, manufacturers and others are invited to join and strengthen their knowledge of the leather sector and sustainability through training.

Stahl’s R&D staff is focused on developing more durable solutions, such as Stahl EasyWhite Tan™. This technology lowers the carbon footprint and raw material usage of leather production thanks to significant water and energy savings compared to conventional tanning technologies. Another example is Polymatte®; the matt coating resin based on rapeseed oil instead of petroleum (very low VOC).

With more than 2,000 employees, at 13 manufacturing sites and 38 application labs in 24 countries, Stahl is always close to its customers.

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