Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC has teamed with
Sustainable Solutions Inc. (SSI), Wagoner, Okla., to develop and market products that use
regenerated leather
and other post-industrial waste.
The partnership involves SSI’s SmartStreams™ system that processes manufacturing
waste for use in such applications as furniture upholstery and automotive seating; and Dow
Reichhold’s refinement of the process through advanced latex binder chemistry and its access to
development resources.
Sustainable Solutions Inc. (SSI), Wagoner, Okla., to develop and market products that use
regenerated leather
and other post-industrial waste.
The partnership involves SSI’s SmartStreams™ system that processes manufacturing
waste for use in such applications as furniture upholstery and automotive seating; and Dow
Reichhold’s refinement of the process through advanced latex binder chemistry and its access to
development resources.
“SSI, with our support, is showing manufacturers that good environmental stewardship
can be very profitable,” said Galen Hatfield, vice president, development, Dow Reichhold. “
Together, we are developing products from post-industrial waste streams that are of the same — or
better — quality as those produced via traditional processes.”
The companies already have
produced three branded products: Dilusso™, a leather-like composite rollgood
produced from sustainable materials and regenerated leather; Thermold™, a nonwoven with
thermo-molding properties; and UrbanWood™, made from shipping pallets and other materials.
September/October 2007
