Leather Product Range

LEATHER
Biosolutions
for leather
Novozymes’ time-honored experience in enzyme treatments for

leather enables us to combine our global insight into the leather
industry with local expertise to develop innovative and competitive
solutions that meet the needs of our customers. Team up with
Leather Industry Novozymes to enhance your business and become more competi-
– Product range tive in the global market.
Our unique biosolutions offer you:
• Improved process efficiency
• Improved quality of final product
• Less impact on the environment
Segment Product Benefits

Bio-preparation NovoCor® S • Easier removal of dirt and soluble proteins
Soaking A microbial protease for rehydra- • Improve rewetting uniformity
tion of dried or salted hides • Soaking time reduced to 4-6 hours
Bio-preparation NueTM • Improved opening-up of collagen fibers with
A highly alkaline protease for surface area increase and wrinkle reduction
enzyme-assisted unhairing of • Easier removal of scud and hair root
bovine hides • Improved grain quality and dyeing properties
• Reduced sulfide consumption and pollution
Liming
NovoLime® • Optimal penetration and dispersion during liming
A unique protease/lipase mix for process
enzyme-assisted liming of small • Excellent hair and scud loosening
skins • Consistent, high quality of pelt
• Reduction of chemicals and auxiliaries
Bio-preparation NovoBate® • Mild and gentle bating action
A microbial-based trypsin-like • Better scud removal and cleaner pelt
Bating bating enzyme • Fine and delicate grain
• Increased tear/tensile strength
• Better quality of finished leather
Pyrase® • Strong bating action
A microbial-based bating enzyme • Increased softness
• Increased area yield
• Excellent removal and dispersion of natural fats
and grease
Degreasing • Improved color intensity and distribution
®
Greasex Ultra • Positive effect on waterproofness
An alkaline lipase • Improved fogging test result
• Consumption of surfactants reduced or eliminated
• Eliminate usage of solvent/BOWE dry cleaning

NovoCor® AD process for wool-on/double face sheepskin
An acid lipase • <5%residual fat content for Sheepskin Nappa after
enzymatic degreasing proven in BLC conducted trials
Novozymes is the world leader in
bioinnovation. Together with customers
across a broad array of industries we
create tomorrow’s industrial biosolutions,
improving our customers’ business and
the use of our planet’s resources.
NovoBate® WB • Soft and fluffy leather

A nonspecific protease for wetblue • Reduction of wrinkles
leathers after neutralization • Improved area yield of poorly bated/tanned
NovoCor® AB wetblue
Re-Bating A highly specific acid protease for • Better dyeing properties
• Good synergy with NovoCor AD (for NovoCor AB)
pickled and double face
NovoCor® AX • Improved grain quality and softness
A unique blend for elastin removal • Increased area and cutting yield without looseness
• Enhanced waterproofing qualities
• Simple to use; safe and easy to handle
Our products are used for all the most commonly produced leather articles:
Novozymes product SHOES UPHOLSTERY CAR GARMENT WATER-PROOFS WETBLUE
NovoCor® S
NueTM (Novo Unhairing Enzyme)
NovoLime®
NovoBate®
Pyrase®
Greasex® Ultra
NovoCor® AD
NovoBate® WB
NovoCor® AB
NovoCor® AX
Novozymes products are all produced by fermentation of specially selected microorganisms to ensure:
• Consistently high standard for the products, and consistent performance from batch to batch
• No material of animal origin used in the production, nor contained in the product
• Halal approval available for some products
• Microbially stable; consistent enzyme stability based on Novozymes’ long experience of stabilizing technology
Novozymes’ Technical Sales representatives offer you innovative biosolutions for the leather industry to improve
finished leather quality, production efficiency, and environmental compliance.
For concentrated products we offer advice on how to dilute/mix solid enzymes into filter because it is extremely
important that the resulting system prevents the enzyme from moving inside the matrix. To achieve an effective
system with concentrated products, a significant portion of the filler must be milled into a very fine consistency – less
©Novozymes A/S · Customer Communications · No. 2008-22887-02
than 50 µ – so it becomes cohesive.The filler should also be nonhygroscopic, free of lumps, and inert to enzymes.
Some products are available as diluted and ready-to-use products.
For more information, or for more office addresses, visit www.novozymes.com

Novozymes A/S • Krogshoejvej 36 • 2880 Bagsvaerd • Denmark • Tel. +45 4446 0000 • Fax +45 4446 9999 • leather@novozymes.com
Laws, regulations, and/or third party rights may prevent customers from importing, using, processing, and/or reselling the products described herein in a given manner. Without separate, written
agreement between the customer and Novozymes to such effect, this document does not constitute a representation or warranty of any kind and is subject to change without further notice.

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LEATHER

Novozymes’ time-honored experience in enzyme treatments for

Segment Product Benefits

• Eliminate usage of solvent/BOWE dry cleaning

NovoBate® WB • Soft and fluffy leather

For more information, or for more office addresses, visit www.novozymes.com

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