Manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the leather industry: tanning, dyes and finishing for automotive, apparel, furniture and footwear.

TFL Ledertechnik GmbH

Langenfeld · Rheinfelden · São Leopoldo (BR) · Changzhou (CN) · Hyderabad/Mumbai (IN) · Buscate, Montebello, Medicina (IT) · FranceNew on Amplifa

1996Founded (merger of Ciba-Geigy leather division with Röhm and

approx. 90countries with delivery activity

7locations in DE, BR, CN, IN, IT, FR

About TFL

TFL is a globally operating company for specialty chemicals for the leather industry and related sectors. The product portfolio covers chemicals for the entire leather processing chain from the beamhouse through tanning and retanning to dyes and finishing, including synthetic tanning agents (SELLATAN®, TANIGAN®), transfer coating (RODA® Line), water-based top coats, flame-retardant, filling and emission-reduction technologies. Customers are tanneries, leather processing companies and coaters in the automotive, apparel, furniture/upholstery and footwear sectors. The company was founded in 1996 through the merger of the leather division of Ciba-Geigy with the leather departments of Röhm and Stockhausen, combining more than 300 years of tanning experience. Production and distribution sites are located among others in Germany (Langenfeld, Rheinfelden), Brazil, China, India, Italy and France; deliveries are made to around 90 countries. In addition, TFL offers application consulting, application centers with training, and color trend catalogs.

Site: Langenfeld
Processes: Specialty chemicals for leather manufacturing (tanning, retanning, dyes, finishing), Transfer Coating (RODA® Line), Tanning with synthetic tanning agents (SELLATAN®, TANIGAN®, ultra low/zero BPS/BPF), FOC technology / wet-white leather processing (TANNESCO® CPR Liq), Solar reflection / heat reduction on leather surfaces (TFL COOL TEC, NIR reflection), Water-based top coats for high-gloss finishing (RODA® Pur 5805/N2, RODA® Fix 5090), Filling technology for light leather (MAGNOPAL® IPF, intelligent light-weight filling), Cosmetics / covering of grain defects (EUDERM® X-Grade)
Materials: Leather, Wet-white leather, Wet-blue leather, Synthetic tanning agents (SELLATAN®, TANIGAN®), RODA® Line Transfer Coating, TANNESCO® CPR Liq (FOC technology), TFL COOL TEC, TFL Low Emission
Certificates: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, Membership Eurofins | BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd, Membership Leather Working Group (LWG), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, LWG membership
Founded: 1996
Industries: Leather industry (tanneries), Automotive leather, Apparel leather, Furniture/upholstery leather, Footwear leather, Leather processing companies and coaters

01
Development and production of leather specialty chemicals
02
Application consulting and application centers
03
Distribution via own business units, agents and distributors in approx. 90

Chemicals & Technologies

SYN

Synthetic tanning agents (SELLATAN®, TANIGAN®)

Ultra low/zero BPS/BPF syntans for tanning and retanning of wet-blue and wet-white leather.

RODA

RODA® Line Transfer Coating

Transfer coating technology for leather finishing with high market share potential in finishing.

TANNESCO

TANNESCO® CPR Liq (FOC technology)

Lean FOC processing of wet-white leather.

COOLTEC

TFL COOL TEC

NIR reflection technology to limit the surface temperature of leather under solar exposure.

LOWEM

TFL Low Emission

Odor and VOC reduction for automotive leather in the vehicle interior.

ECOTEC

TFL ECO TEC

Ecological beamhouse and tanning processes, including chrome-free preparation with SELLATAN® LI-G Liq.

PROTECT

TFL Protect

Flame-retardant finishing for leather.

MAGNOPAL

MAGNOPAL® IPF

Intelligent light filling technology for light, voluminous leather.

EUDERM

EUDERM® X-Grade

Cosmetic technology for covering grain defects.

CORIPOL

CORIPOL® A Range

Fatliquoring systems for soft nappa, apparel, shoe and automotive leather.

TOPCOAT

RODA® Pur 5805/N2, RODA® Fix 5090

Water-based top coats for high-gloss finishing with high fastness requirements.

Locations

Langenfeld

Sales office / Sales contact

Rheinfelden

Site of TFL Ledertechnik GmbH

São Leopoldo/RS

Production site of TFL do Brasil

Changzhou (Jiangsu)

Production site of TFL (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.

Hyderabad / Mumbai

Sites of TFL Quinn India Pvt. Ltd.

Buscate, Montebello, Medicina

Sites of TFL Italy

France

Site of TFL France (production site according to company profile)

Product Areas

**Automotive Leather Chemistry**Finishing & Emission Reduction · Automotive

**Apparel Leather Chemistry**High-Tech Tanning · Apparel

**Upholstery Leather Chemistry**Filling & Finishing Technology · Furniture/Upholstery

**Shoe Leather Chemistry**Tanning & Finishing · Footwear Industry

Inside the production

Laboratory: Bisphenol analysis and hazardous substance management

Industries

Leather industry (tanneries)Automotive leatherApparel leatherFurniture/upholstery leatherFootwear leatherLeather processing companies and coatersrelated industries (e.g. coatings, textiles – according to China certificate

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Specialty chemicals for leather manufacturing (tanning, retanning, dyes, finishing)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather, Hides
Transfer Coating (RODA® Line)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Tanning with synthetic tanning agents (SELLATAN®, TANIGAN®, ultra low/zero BPS/BPF)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather, Wet-white leather, Wet-blue leather
FOC technology / wet-white leather processing (TANNESCO® CPR Liq)Surface	–	–	–	–	Wet-white leather
Solar reflection / heat reduction on leather surfaces (TFL COOL TEC, NIR reflection)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Water-based top coats for high-gloss finishing (RODA® Pur 5805/N2, RODA® Fix 5090)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Filling technology for light leather (MAGNOPAL® IPF, intelligent light-weight filling)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Cosmetics / covering of grain defects (EUDERM® X-Grade)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Fatliquoring / softening (CORIPOL® A Range)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather (nappa, apparel, footwear, upholstery, automotive)
Flame retardancy for leather (TFL Protect)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Odor reduction / VOC reduction in the vehicle interior (TFL Low Emission)Surface	–	–	–	–	Automotive leather
Chrome-free tanning / preparation (SELLATAN® LI-G Liq)Surface	–	–	–	–	Leather
Application consulting and training (Application Advice, Application Center)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Leather
Testing of leather and dyes (fastness tests)Testing	–	–	–	–	Leather, Dyes

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Application centers with state-of-the-art equipment for training/demonstrations	–	–	–	–	worldwide (several locations)

Additional services

Application technology consulting (over 100 application advice entries)Chemical Finder / product search and SDS provisionApplication centers with training and demonstrationsColor trend catalogs (TFL Colour Trends)Technologies such as RODA® Line Transfer Coating, TFL COOL TEC, TANNESCO® CPR Liq,Blog/technical publications (Main Reaction)

Quality & Certificates

TFL maintains internal process standards as well as ISO certifications at its sites (including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and offers dye and leather testing methods (fastness tests) as well as ZDHC MRSL-compliant product portfolios. Memberships include IULTCS, TEGEWA, LWG and Leather Naturally.

Evidence	São Leopoldo	Changzhou	France	Italy	India
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
LWG membership

History

1996
Foundation of TFL through the merger of the leather division of Ciba-Geigy with the leather departments of Röhm and Stockhausen (Degussa-Hüls Group); more than 300 years of tanning experience combined.
nach 1996
Acquisitions of Deacolor and Novaria (Italy), Wilmington (USA) and Quinn (India) expand finishing and market expertise.
2013
Black Diamond Capital Management L.L.C. acquires TFL.