ITALIAN LEATHER TECHNOLOGY
   

FINISHING DIVISION

FINIBIO

Biobased Finishing Products

A line of natural compounds based products, with raw materials not coming from petroleum.

All FINIBIO products are Metal-Free and ZDHC certified

In the decarbonization era, raw materials and processes are changing, fossil fuels are being replaced by renewable energy sources and recycled materials integrate and partially replace extraction of new materials. Finikem has developed FINIBIO, A line of natural compounds-based products, with raw materials not deriving from Petroleum.

“Biobased” which means “derived from biomass”, for example plants or animals. It is a term that defines the origin of the material and does not imply that it must also be biodegradable, compostable, etc.

In the chemical industry, renewable sources and raw materials can have vegetable origin (oils, vegetable waste, wood, vegetable tissues) and / or from animal waste and microorganisms.

In the tanning industry and leather chemical finishing, there is, very often, the concomitance of both vegetable derivatives or animal products (oils, waxes, proteins) and synthetic ingredients deriving from petroleum (synthetic acrylic polymers or polyurethane).

Internationally standardized methods are used to evaluate the origin of the chemicals applicated and allow to understand if materials are truly “biobased” by the carbon analysis. It is carbon, which allows to distinguish a “biobased” from a fossil origin material. The “biobased” content of a product corresponds on the carbon percentage derived from biomass on the total of carbon in the analyzed product.

In the new FINIBIO line you can find a variety of different nature of polyurethanes with percentages of renewable raw materials, which can satisfy all the current requests for sustainable leather items.

In the Finikem range, there are also many “classic”, compatible products, which ALWAYS have a good percentage of content “Biobased”, because Finikem always has believed and believes, today more than ever, in sustainability environmental.

FINIBIO PRODUCTS

BIOBASED: Method based on UNI EN 16640:2017

FINIBIO PU 70
70% BIOBASED - 35% SOLID CONTENT - Type of film: SOFT
FINIBIO PU 55
55% BIOBASED - 35% SOLID CONTENT - Type of film: SOFT ELASTIC
FINIBIO PU LUX
60% BIOBASED - 20% SOLID CONTENT - Type of film: MEDIUM HARD
FINIBIO PU MATT
65% BIOBASED - 30% SOLID CONTENT - Type of film: MATT
FINIBIO RE COVER
55% BIOBASED - 27% SOLID CONTENT - Type of film: SOFT COVERING
FINIBIO SM
81% BIOBASED

FINIBIO COMPATIBLE

BIOBASED: Method based on UNI EN 16640:2017

OLIO E-105
90% BIOBASED
AC 7531
58% BIOBASED
AC 7428
94% BIOBASED
AC 7547
55% BIOBASED
BINDER NL
70% BIOBASED
KF 912
84% BIOBASED
KF 924
96% BIOBASED
KF 907
40% BIOBASED
KF 904
80% BIOBASED
UH FILLER 24
63% BIOBASED
BINDER E/023
47% BIOBASED
AC 7510
60% BIOBASED
AC 7406
40% BIOBASED
AC 7533
53% BIOBASED
PREFONDO V
56% BIOBASED
FINIDRY IDRO OIL BIO
87% BIOBASED

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