Textile

These products are used across textile pretreatment, dyeing, printing and finishing, and in the sizing and after-treatment of yarn and fabric.

Bleaching and reducing agents

• Hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite and sodium chlorite solution 31% for oxidative bleaching.
• Sodium hydrosulfite 88% and 90%, sodium metabisulfite grades, sodium bisulfite solution 35%, sodium sulfite, thiourea dioxide 65% and Rongalit C for reductive bleaching and stripping.
• Ludigol, which prevents the over-reduction of vat and sulfur dyes in printing.

Dyeing and printing auxiliaries

• pH control and fixation: acetic acid in glacial and 80% form, formic acid 40% and 85%, sodium formate, sodium acetate, p-toluenesulfonic acid 70% and potassium carbonate.
• Electrolyte and thickening: refined sodium sulfate, guar gum and diammonium phosphate for printing pastes.
• Sequestrants for dyehouse water: disodium EDTA, DTPMP, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, sodium thiosulfate and citric acid.

Sizing and finishing

• Polyvinyl alcohol in the 5-88, 17-88 and 24-88 classes for warp sizing.
• Glyoxal 40% and dimethylurea as crosslinkers for crease-resistant finishing, and zinc chloride for finishing processes.
• Softening and lubrication: esterquat bases, benzalkonium chloride, polyethylene glycols, PEG 400 oleate, liquid paraffin, oleic acid and technical soy lecithin.

Wetting, scouring and water conditioning

• Nonylphenol ethoxylates, secondary alkane sulfonate and dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate as wetting and levelling agents.
• Caustic soda in flake and liquid form, sodium metasilicate pentahydrate and butyl diglycol for scouring; oxalic acid and sulfamic acid for rust and scale removal.