30 Technology | Enzyme degreasing LEATHER INTERNATIONAL | www.leathermag.com July 2010 The one thing that a leather product maker does not want to hear from its customers is dissatisfaction with its products or services. When Pakistan-based Leather Field, a leather apparel manufacturer, received complaints about fatty spews on their products, they switched to leathers processed with Novozymes latest enzyme degreasing system D egreasing is one of the most critical processing steps involved in sheepskin production. It is a widely accepted fact that if natural fat is not removed properly from the skins during the manufacturing process, it can give rise to a number of faults in the leather products, including the appearance of fatty spews. But fat removal is a hard job to do for any surfactan

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