Eagle Ottawa Ansolé, soil and stain resistant leather

Eagle Ottawa, the world’s largest supplier of leather to the automotive industry, has introduced Ansolé, a soil and stain resistant leather finish system.  With automobile interiors trending toward lighter colours, there is a greater need for interior materials to resist soiling and staining - especially from denim.  Eagle Ottawa developed the Ansolé finish system based on feedback from automotive OEMs and tier-one customers.  The company is currently showing the new product to its customers and expects Ansolé to be featured in several vehicles in the near future.  

“Eagle Ottawa developed this product in response to our customers’ need to offer light coloured interiors that resist soiling and staining and avoid customer dissatisfaction,” said Nathan Mullinix, Eagle Ottawa vice president of Research and Development.  “Our proprietary finish system employs both physical and chemical technologies that create a surface that is highly immune to the attraction of soiling agents.  It has a pleasant soft touch and Ansolé meets all OEM engineering requirements and can be added to any current construction.”

Ansolé soil and stain resistant technology from Eagle Ottawa helps keep leather clean and makes it more cleanable once soiled.  This is accomplished by adding an inherently soil-resistant character to the leather finishing system, not through a secondary coating.  Ansolé also has improved cross-linking and a smoother microscopic surface topography, which ensures fewer opportunities for dye or soil particles to become physically entrapped in the topcoat film.  With Ansolé, light coloured leathers are up to 65 per cent more stain resistant and up to 75 per cent more cleanable against denim dye transfer.  In addition, with Ansolé, light coloured leathers are up to 60 per cent more stain resistant and up to 85 per cent more cleanable against carbon based soiling.

Ansolé offers a variety of features that help to solve dye transfer and clean-ability issues with current leathers on the market:

Up to 65% more stain resistant and up to 75% more cleanable against denim dye transfer
Up to 60% more stain resistant and up to 85% more cleanable against carbon based soiling
Decreases the surface tension of the finish coating to reduce the penetration and wetting of soil into the finish
Alters the surface morphology to reduce the potential for mechanical entrapment of the soil
Reduces surface friction and stickiness that contribute to squeaking
Provides a more permanent solution than after-treatment
Can be added to any current construction
Meets all OEM engineering requirements