Taking place from the 12th to the 14th of March 2026, APLF is one of the world’s leading trade platforms for the leather and fashion materials industries. Held annually in Hong Kong, this event comprises three co-located fairs – APLF Leather, Materials+ and Fashion Access – that bring together tanneries, material innovators, manufacturers, and global brands.
Presenting Cromogenia’s latest leather innovations
At its stand, Cromogenia Units presented a selection of its most innovative solutions for leather processing, focusing on technologies designed to improve performance, quality and sustainability throughout the tanning process.
Among the highlights was the Low Bisphenol Range, which includes products with very low or zero bisphenol content, developed to meet the increasing demand for safer and more environmentally responsible leather chemicals. This range includes solutions such as RETANAL X5G, a very low bisphenol phenolic syntan, and RETANAL XDW, a low-bisphenol sulphone, as well as the XL Range, an innovative line of bisphenol-free products with a high biomass content.
Visitors also showed strong interest in UNIX UP, a fatliquoring polymer designed to balance softness and tightness in leather while achieving lightweight materials, excellent fastness properties and low odor performance.
Another key product presented was RETANAL ZR, a biodegradable zeolite-based tanning solution that enables chrome-free and aldehyde-free processes, supporting the development of more sustainable leather articles.
In addition, Cromogenia introduced RETANAL TRW, a natural tanning agent that provides leather with fullness and firmness while offering high resistance to light and temperature. This solution is particularly suitable for white or pastel-colored leather articles.
The company also showcased its portfolio of finishing solutions, designed to achieve high-performance leather surfaces across a wide range of applications.
These solutions include:
- Shine polyurethanes for glossy finishes
- Dull polyurethanes for matte effects
- Isocyanate crosslinkers to enhance coating resistance
- Low-toxicity polymeric polyaziridine crosslinkers
- Acrylic resins for specialized finishing requirements
Together, these technologies enable manufacturers to obtain high-quality leather finishes while improving process efficiency and sustainability.