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Industrie Chimiche Forestali

Since 1918 we have been manufacturing in Italy and exporting worldwide technical products to bond and reinforce footwear, leathergoods of every kind and industrial goods.

Industrie Chimiche Forestali

We have been looking to the future since 1918.

Since 1918 we have been manufacturing in Italy and exporting worldwide adhesives and technical products to bond and reinforce footwear, leathergoods of every kind and industrial goods.

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Fields of application

Industrial Applications

Footwear

Boating

Leathergoods

Furniture

Padded Furniture

Manufacturing Process

Adhesive Manufacturing

The production of adhesives constitutes the most properly chemical aspect of our processes. The main adhesives produced are:

Polychloroprene adhesives

Dissolution of solid polymers in a solvent mixture. Process controlled for viscosity and solid content.

Polyurethane adhesives

Reaction between isocyanates and polyols in solvent solution. Checked for heat resistance and chemical composition.

Water adhesives

Water dispersion of cold-mixed polymers. Formulation with functional additives under slow stirring.

Manufacturing Process

Fabrics production

The manufacturing processes involve several stages such as impregnation, hot melt coating, powder coating, co-extrusion and direct coating. These stages are not necessarily sequential and may follow a different order each time, depending on the formulations required.

Impregnating machine or stenter (Bruckner)

Impregnation of the fabric with a polymer composition in a tank. Drying in a heated zone and winding into reels.

Sizing solutions preparation

Homogenization of the components in atmospheric dispersers fitted with a stirrer.

Hot melt sizing line

Melting of the adhesive between 160° and 220°C and application onto the substrate through a flat-head extruder.

Co-extrusion line

Production of multilayer films in special polymers by means of cooling and winding calenders.

Powder coating line

Application of polymer powder onto an impregnated substrate, with melting in the oven and cooling on the calender.
Forestali for Sustainability
Forestali has long been committed to operating safely and responsibly, promoting a reduction of its environmental impact in order to preserve the surrounding environment unaltered.
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