Stahl center of excellence for apparel & home furnishing industry in Spain

In the Center of Excellence in Parets del Vallès, Spain, we focus on tailor-made and future-proof solutions for the Apparel & Home Furnishing industry, including performance coatings, leather chemicals and polymer technologies.

State-of-the-art polymer, leather chemical and coating research

The center is a source of knowledge and expertise for customers who need to develop tailor-made and future-proof solutions. It includes state-of-the-art equipment for polymer research, for leather chemicals technology and for coatings solutions for the Apparel & Home Furnishing industry. Using the applications and testing facilities at the center, we can develop solutions that meet even the most critical and specific performance, sustainability and style demands.

More sustainable coating and leather technologies

Sustainability is a driving force behind Stahl’s product development strategy. For example Stahl provides bio- and water-based coating solutions for polymers. In order to help tanners to reduce their footprint, Stahl has a range of sustainable beamhouse and tanning systems, like Proviera® - Probiotics for Leather™, Stahl EasyWhite Tan™ and a full range of high performance leather dyes. To meet and comply with the Zero Discharge Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) goals by 2020, Stahl offers the Stahl Neo® portfolio for leather finish.

With its focus on more sustainable coatings and leather technologies, the Center of Excellence enables a wide range of industry partners and colleagues to learn everything they need to know about coatings and chemicals for synthetic surfaces and leather.