Great chemicals. Excellent advice.

With our ideas we look
outside the box

TFL provides innovative approaches for every step of the leather making process, from Beamhouse right through to Finishing. Based on our understanding of the chemistry of leather making, we are able to develop best in class solutions for a tanner’s or a coater’s daily life. We are committed to excellence and make products we can be proud of, from the best raw materials available. Buying at TFL, means to be one step ahead of the competition. TFL is developing great chemicals with a team of experts in Research & Development that are highly skilled in both chemistry and the technology of leather making. This is one of the reasons why our products are workable solutions and add value to the final leather article.

TFL offers a comprehensive range of Beamhouse products providing the required effects such as making the collagen structure accessible for subsequent tanning agents (like our famous TFL OROPON® range) for degreasing, unhairing, removal of dirt, supporting chrome tannage as well as a full range of products for chrome-free tanning. In the Wet-end TFL delivers best in class fatliquors, polymers and synthetic tanning agents to determine the final character of the leather in terms of touch, softness, tightness, physical properties and technical specifications like fastness and emission behavior or odour.

Moreover, we provide a full range of Dyes and pigments that enable our customers to give their end articles enhanced effects regarding fastness and migration and visual effects like brilliancy. We are offering a wide range of standard colours as well as fashion colours.

Our Finishing and coating solutions contribute to the value of the leather in terms of upgrading, protection from stains and scratches, final touch and offer a high durability that is prolonging the life cycle of the final product. For that purpose we offer 1200 products globally available and on top 600 chemical solutions tailored to local conditions and requirements.

Today innovation goes hand in hand with environmentally-friendly product developments. An ecologically compatible product portfolio and sustainable production processes are not a question of image. They are of vital concern for the future of our industry. It is our responsibility to operate in a way that is compatible with the best ecological and environmental practices. We are constantly enhancing our products as well as our processes in order to always act in accordance with all major legal requirements such as REACH, MRSL and emission requirements from customers and brands. In addition, TFL is member of the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) programme fully complying – with the complete product range, with the strict standards set by the initiative, which became a major reference in the industry.

Our researchers are in regular contact with the authorities, non-government organisations and auditing institutes in order to secure the safe handling and marketing of chemicals. In that way we provide our customers the certainty to use them in their processes and the accruing leather keeps its natural character. TFL is actively contributing to all major associations and initiatives in the industry and related industries such as IULTCS, ETAD, TEGEW, LWG, Leather Naturally etc. Moreover TFL is present at all major industry fairs and events.

A responsible business partner.

Sustainability –
a matter of course

TFL is highly committed to sustainable business processes and products that are in harmony with the environment. TFL is aiming to organise all its business processes with minimum impact on the environment. Therefore, TFL has for a long time already been focusing on renewable resources and doing its utmost to reduce CO2 emissions, waste water and the use of non-renewable energy. TFL is regularly reporting, monitoring and auditing the performance of its EHS activities in order to ensure compliance with the relevant rules and regulations and continually improves its processes. All our production sites are ISO-certified and our complete product range is REACH registered.

Our products all comply with highest standards regarding hazardous substances and environmentally sound production. In addition, we are happy to advise our customers regarding Restricted Substances Lists and how to fulfill the extraordinary low limits set by brands and consumer organisations for certain leather articles. With a lot of experience in this topic we are the right partner to develop together with our customers new ways and innovative solutions to meet these strict regulations and achieve articles that are more than satisfying for their business partners. TFL ECO Tec solutions for example offer chrome-free manufacturing, operation with a considerable reduced amount of sulfide, BOD-reduction and advanced waste-water treatment including float recycling.

Of course we do not only feel responsible towards the environment. Our employees are our most important asset. TFL develops personalities, recognized by our customers as knowledgeable, empowered and fair partners. TFL employees take responsibility for their field of expertise and commit themselves to excellence in conducting the business. Safety for our employees and partners is always of our primary concern. We encourage our employees to incorporate lean thinking and lean management into their daily work, always striving for continuous improvement. This behaviour becomes manifest in improved efficiency and enhanced availability of our services.

TFL is a good citizen who respects local and international laws and regulations. We maintain an open communication policy with our business partners, neighbours and local authorities.

We bring a smile to your customer‘s face.