LEATHER AUXILIARIES
The ComPaNY
as specialist in industrial auxiliaries with a global customer
base Bussetti & Co gmbh looks back on over eighty years
of experience in a broad variety of chemical fields. as a
medium sized company with a solid growth in healthy
dimensions we offer a successful blend of high-output
capacity and maximum flexibility. While developing indi-
vidual products and in order to integrate all the required
parameters perfectly, we keep a constant focus on our
customers’ wishes and industry-specific demands.
With excellent know-how and a modern equipment we
are your capable partner all the way from consultancy to
production and punctual delivery. our technical equip-
ment ranges from small 25 kg vessels to 36 tons reactors
– we are sure, that there will be also the right size for you.
Not to forget to mention our expertise in trading certain
commodities and speciality chemicals.
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range oF proDucTs
as leading austrian manufacturer
Bussetti & Co. produces the following
industrial auxiliaries:
Defoamers for the paper & pulp industry
Defoamers, releasing agents and cleaners
for the wood based panel industry
Defoamers and emulsifiers for bio-
technology applications (sugar, alcohol,
pharmaceutical, yeast and fermentation
industry)
Fatting agents and other auxiliaries for
the leather and fur production
Auxiliaries for textile care and cleaning
 hIsTorY oF The ComPaNY

1930 The company gross, Bussetti & Co., based in Vienna, is created from the technical department of
the “Kaiserliche & Königliche Ölindustrie ag” (Imperial and royal oil Industry ag)
1952 Production capacity is expanded with a branch in marchtrenk in the province upper austria
1975 Bussetti becomes a gmbh (limited liability Company). The product portfolio now encompasses a
broad range of chemical and technical industry auxiliaries
1986 general renovation of the company’s own hydroelectric power plant
1990 Production capacities at the plant in marchtrenk are further extended, the company is active in more
than 80 countries around the world
1992 as one of the first austrian chemical companies we get Iso 9001 qm certified
1994 upgrading the waste water treatment facilities resulting in a purity level of 98,6 %
1998 Further modernisation of our technical facilities
2002 establishment of tank storage facilities with sealed collecting basins
2003 Iso 9001/2000 certification and introduction of a quality management system
2005 accurate renovation of the 19th century facade of the former “Walterspinning mill” today used as
warehouse. a new factory access road is built and export rate reaches a new peak of 80 %
2008– enhancement of production capacities to 15.000 tons p.a. through investment and further
2010 development in the fields of sulphonation and esterification
2012 Commissioning of the new warehouse with 1500 storage spaces for pallets and a modern flood
barrier safety system

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 Beam house

Beam house
By starting producing leather the first step takes place in the Beam house. Those procedures are the preparation
of the skin from bovines, sheeps, goats, bigs, camels, birds, fishes and other animals for the leather production.
Soaking, liming, degreasing and pickling require high performance auxiliaries in order to receive the best quality of
intermediate leather products in the subsequent production processes.

Soaking
This procedure removes dirt and preservation salt from the raw skins and the original water content will be easily
restored. Premium quality results after the traditional leather production process will be received by using BUSSETTI
wetting- and degreasing agents which are Made in Austria/EU.
Degreasing
Soaking

Product Description
Liming

Pickle

Conal FU 50% / 85% Fatty alcohol ethoxylate, non-ionic 4 4 4 4

Anionic surfactant with rapid wetting properties for

Conal W01 4 4 4 4
rewetting

Conal JAP Fatty alcohol ethoxylate, non-ionic 4 4 4 4

Conal SAN Polymer, slipping agent 4 4

Coburon 1681 UNI* Biocide based on TCMTB 4 4

Coburon 5281* Biocide based on OIT 4 4

*... not available in Europe

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 Tanning materials

Tanning materials
To avoid further rotting process of the per-treated raw skin, different chemicals can be used to crosslink the
3-dimensional matrix of the protein chains. This procedure is called tanning and in general four different kinds of
tanning processes are well known in the industry: mineral, vegetable, synthetic and aldehyde / oil tanning.

Mineral Tanning
The standard nowadays is the use of Chrome(III)sulphate and Aluminium(III)-sulphate. For tanning, retanning and
fixing we recommend our BUSSETTI product portfolio as follows:

Retanning
Tanning
Product Description

Fixing
Bucotan CRS Chrome syntan, powder 4 4 4

Bucotan LCR Chrome syntan, liquid 4 4 4

Syntan
These quality chemicals are based on synthetic building blocks which are similar to the natural tanning materials, but
show better efficiency and less impurities to avoid any negative side effects.

Automotive Leather

Clothing Leather
White Leather

Shoe Leather

Product Description
Upholstery

Bucotan DIS Naphthenic syntan with good dispersing effect 4 4 4

Bucotan SWF Syntan for Wet White and chrome free leathers 4 4 4 4

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 Tanning materials / FILLERS

Aldehyde Tanning
Aldehydes are used as tanning agents as well as additive during different leather production steps.

Pretanning

Retanning
Tanning
Product Description

Bucotan ALD Glutaraldehyde 4 4 4

Bucotan PAL Aliphatic Aldehyde 4 4

Fillers
The correct use of the right filling products constitutes different leather properties like full and perfect touch,
softness, flexibility and grain tightness.

Automotive Leather
Upholstery Leather

Clothing Leather
White Leather

Shoe Leather
Product Description

Bucotan AP Acrylic Polymer 4 4 4 4 4

Bucotan CAS Polycondensated natural retanning agent 4 4 4

Bucotan MS Styrene Maleic Acid Copolymer 4 4 4 4 4

Sultosol SMA Polymer with filling and softening effect 4 4 4 4

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 Fatliquors

Fatliquors
The main task of the fatting agents is to replace the original water content and function inside the leather skin. They
enable and support the leather producer achieving an excellent soft and smooth leather skin. We offer a broad
natural or synthetic fatting agents portfolio for treating the tanned skin through intensive flexing. For the optimum
fixing of the fatting agents in the different kinds of leathers our fatliquors are modified in many different ways.
Our product portfolio covers all kinds of different fatting agents as anionic, cationic, non-ionic, hydrophobic and
polymeric fatting agents. In addition we offer also neutral oils for additional and refatting.

Anionic Fatliquors
As a basic material for our anionic products we use natural and synthetic raw materials which become water
soluble by sulphating and/or sulphiting processes. Our SULTIT product line represents the sulphited fatting agents,
sulphated fatting agents are encompassed by our OLINDOL and LARONAT product line. Combinations of sulphited
and sulphated processes are our SULTOSOL series.
All our products can be combined and mixed with different kinds of vegetable oils as rapeseed oil, soya oil and
linseed oil. Further fish and synthetic oils can be used. Our PELANTOL series consist of emulsions of water and oil
mixtures (i.e. lecithine) and can be anionic or non-ionic.

Sulphited oils Automotive Leather

Upholstery Leather

Clothing Leather

Surface Fatting
White Leather

Shoe Leather

Main Fatting
Product Description

Retanning
Tanning
Pickle

Sulphited oils with lanolin,

Sultit BH 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
low fogging

Sultit CAP Sulphited capeline oil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Sultit conc Sulphited fish oil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Sultit FO Neat’s Foot Oil, synthetic 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Sultit R Sulphited vegetable oil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

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Product

Olindol OC

Laronat WA
Fatliquors

Sulphated oils

Description

Sulphated fatty alcohol

Sulphonated vegetable oil

White Leather
4
4

Shoe Leather
4

Upholstery Leather

Automotive Leather
4

Clothing Leather
4

Pickle
4

Tanning
4

Retanning
4

Main Fatting
4
4

Surface Fatting
 Fatliquors

Mixtured & modified oils

Automotive Leather
Upholstery Leather

Clothing Leather

Surface Fatting
White Leather

Shoe Leather

Main Fatting
Product Description

Retanning
Tanning
Pickle
Mixture of synthetic
Sultosol 64 4 4 4 4 4 4
compounds

Sultosol 94 Sulphited oil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Synthetic esters with

Sultosol 707 phospholipides for soft 4 4 4 4 4 4
leathers
Synthetic fatliquor with
good penetration and
Sultosol 3212 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
emulsifiying power, suitable
for white leather
Economic fatliquor for
Sultosol 3700 4 4
lining leather

Mixture of sulphited oils for

Sultosol BM 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
automotive leathers
Sulphited natural and
Sultosol MLK synthetic raw materials for 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
soft and fluffy leathers
Semi-synthetic fatliquor for
Sultosol RS 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
multiple purpose

Economic fatliquor for

Sultosol RS 5/B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
multiple purpose
Sulphonated oils, high
Sultosol RS 5P concentration, suitable for 4 4 4 4 4 4
box calf
Polymer with filling and
Sultosol SMA 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
softening effect

Sulphited oils with lecithine

Sultosol Soft 4 4 4 4 4
for very soft leathers

Universal fatliquor based on

Sultosol WK 4 4 4 4 4
ester sulphonates

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 Fatliquors

Emulsions

Automotive Leather
Upholstery Leather

Clothing Leather

Surface Fatting
White Leather

Shoe Leather

Main Fatting
Product Description

Retanning
Tanning
Pickle
Pelantol BA Fatliquor based on lecithine 4 4 4 4 4 4

Fatliquor based on lecithine,

Pelantol BA conc 4 4 4 4 4 4
high concentration
Sulphited synthetic ester
Pelantol HSF product based on organic 4 4 4 4 4 4
dicarbon acids

Pelantol TS Lanolin based fatliquor 4 4 4 4 4 4

Waterproofing Fatliquors
Hydrophobic materials are used to reduce water penetration of the finished leather goods during the leather
production process. Depending on the production process and chemicals used, the hydrophobic effect can be
adjusted to have a short, medium or long term water repellent effect. Short term water repellent leathers are often
used for sports and hunting articles. Fatting agents providing long term water resistance are applied for military
leather.

Automotive Leather
Upholstery Leather

Clothing Leather

Military Leather
White Leather

Shoe Leather

Product Description

Sultophob 2544 Polymer 4 4 4 4

Sultophob WP Based on synthetic esters 4 4 4 4

Based on synthetic esters with Polymers, especialy for

Sultophob 5282 4 4 4 4 4 4
military boots

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 Fatliquors

Cationic Fatliquors
Cationic based fatting agents are often utilized in the pickle process, tanning and surface fatting, another option is
to use anionic based fatting agents.

Surface Fatting
Main Fatting
Retanning
Product Description
Tanning
Pickle

Sultostat K 930 Fatty acid condensation product, waxy touch 4 4 4 4

Fatty acid condensation product, good fixing

Sultostat 5600 4 4 4 4
properties

Non-Ionic Fatliquors
Non-ionic fatting agents combine the advantages of anionic and cationic fatting agents. They can be used for multi-
purpose applications and deliver very good light fastness. Due to their small particle sized emulsion our non-ionic
fatting agents have an excellent storage stability.
Surface Fatting
Main Fatting
Retanning

Product Description
Tanning
Pickle

Sulfonates of different esters and non-yellowing

Sultostat GLH 4 4 4 4 4
alkanes
Sulfonates of different esters and non-yellowing
Sultostat KSB 4 4 4 4 4
alkanes
Synthetic fatliquor with lanolin for more inner
Sultostat KSBW 4 4 4 4 4
softness

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 Fatliquors

Polymeric Softener, AUROSOFT LF

Polymeric based softener are applied very successfully in the industry for years. Due to its long-chained polymeric
structure Aurosoft LF enables outstanding and unique physical properties such as

• Light-fastness • Fixing • Heat- & cold resistance • Flexibility • Durability

Aurosoft LF can be easily fixed with acids and delivers by its polar character a very strong stable and flexible
3-dimensional matrix anchored on the leather fibers.

Chrome reducing effect by using Aurosoft LF as fatliquor

Beside its softening effect Aurosoft LF prevents the blocking from Chrome3+ to Chrome6+.

Chrome6+ reducing effect by using Aurosoft LF as fat liquor 100ppm of a Chrome3+ solution + Phosphate
[mg Cr6+ /ml] accord. IUC18
1,600 buffer + hydrogen peroxide was prepared to
1,500
ensure the formation of Chrome6+. In another
solution 0,2g Aurosoft LF was added to the
1,400

1,200
Chrome3+ solution together including hydrogen
peroxide & Phosphate buffer. The Chrom6+
1,000 content was measured according to UIC18 by
the British Leather Test Institute BLC. Those
0,800
test results demonstrate that by using Aurosoft
0,600
LF our clients are on the safe side for any
Chrome(VI) discussion.
0,400

0,200

0,020 0,027
0,000
Cr3+ Phosphate buffer + H2O2 Cr3+ Phosphate buffer + H2O2 + Bucotan C6 Cr3+ Phosphate buffer + H2O2 + Aurosoft LF

Test results BLC, 2002

Achieving Automotive industry standard fogging test EN 14288

In today´s automotive industry the fogging behavior of the leather interior is one of the key criteria. Using Aurosoft LF
for the automotive interior leather equipment like seats, doors, steering wheel or car dashboards, provides excellent
results as 1,0 – 1,5 mg method B in crust leather. The world leading automotive producers require a fogging value
of 3 – 5 mg.

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 Fatliquors

Surface Fatting agents

The main function of our surface fatting agents is the additional fatting of standard fatted leather types. Special
required leather properties as gloss, appearance, softness, silk-touch, etc. for different leather articles can be
modified. The different effects can be controlled by the use level which is between 5% and 10% as add-on to the
standard fatting agent use level, or 0,5% -1,0% on wet leather. Our surface fatting agents are the preferred fatting
material for vegetable leathers and avoid the break of leather grains. The buildup of fat-spews is blocked during
longer storage of the leather articles.
Beside the classic neutral oils we are offering also especially modified fish oil based products for the traditional
chamois tanning process for premium leather trousers in Austrian & Bavarian style. Also inlays of cycle trousers
benefit from its high end properties.

Upholstery Leather

Vegetable Leather
Clothing Leather

Chamois Leather
White Leather

Shoe Leather
Product Description

Neat’s Foot Oil Neat’s Foot Oil, synthetic 4 4 4 4

Silk-Finish Synthetic raw materials 4 4 4 4 4

Waterproof Fat H Based on neutral fats and special waxes 4

Fish oil with a high amount on reactive double

Fish oil for Chamois 4
boundings

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 Further special auxiliaries

Further special auxiliaries

Effect Use Products & Applications

Defoamer The use of defoamers

during the dyeing process in

Degreasing

Finishing
drums and different spray

Wet End
Product Description

Dyeing
application controls and
avoids the foam formation
which enables our customers’
better productivity. Very effective multiple
Defoamer 21 purpose silicone 4 4 4
defoamer
Synthetic nonionic
surface active
Glanapon 3695 substances, free of 4
mineral oil, free of
silicone

Fixing For fixing the fatting agents

and dyestuff mainly cationic Product Description
materials are used.
Fatty acid condensation
Cobufix 3014
product

Fatty acid condensation

Cobufix 3150
product with cationic resin

Antistatica Flarostat A 50 has been

proven many times as sand- Product Description
aid for easier dust cleaning by
controlling the charge of the Flarostat A 50 Phosphoric ester
particles.

Antioxidant By using our Bucotan C6

during the wet-process – at Product Description
least before the leather
drying - the oxidation from Ester product of a carbonic
Bucotan C6
Chrome3+ to Chrome6+ acid
complex is successfully
blocked.

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Photo credit:
Fotolia (page 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Istockphoto (page 10, 12, 13, 16)
Archiv (page 2, 3, 15)

Conception & Printing:

Druckerei Robitschek & Co Ges.m.b.H., Schlossgasse 10–12, 1050 Vienna, Austria.

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 Contact

HEADQUARTER FACTORY
Bussetti & Co. gmbh Bussetti & Co. gmbh
rötzergasse 57 Walterstraße 25
1170 Vienna | austria 4614 marchtrenk/oÖ
office@bussetti.at austria
P +43 1 486 1221 P +43 7243 52291
www.bussetti.at F +43 1 486 1221-155 F +43 7243 52291-455

2016/08