Burgdorf/Muttenz, CH, 4. June, 2007 – Techtextil 2007 will be held from June 12- 14 in Frankfurt. Clariant’s Textile Business and SANITIZED AG will present its latest chemicals and dyestuffs ranges for technical textiles in hall 3.0 stand B33.
The focus of the trade fair presentation will be Clariant’s innovative pretreatment, coloration and finishing effects which offer problem solving solutions to the textile manufacturer whilst providing the brand-owner, retailer and ultimately the consumer with superior textiles.
Today’s consumer is now, more than ever, demanding additional features for their textile products. Clariant promotes a range of technical textile finishes that introduce new levels of protection, comfort and care. It has just the right product for any kind of fabric for the automotive, rail and aviation engineering, building or architectural construction market segments. The range includes the brands Nuva®, with products for outstanding water, oil and soil repellency, Appretan®, with polymer dispersions for coating, binding and stiffening, the highly effective flame-retardant Pekoflam® products, as well as Cassurit® as powerful melamine crosslinking agents. With Afilan®, Clariant also presents its product range for the production of man-made fibers. Based on more than 50 years experience and a strong focus on technical fibers, we provide the fiber industry with tailor-made products for all applications to achieve high lubricity, boundary lubrication, static protection and permanent surface modification.
Clariant’s partner Sanitized®, a specialist in safe and durable antimicrobial protection for textiles and plastics, is also present in Frankfurt and shows its latest developments for home textiles, shoes, mattresses, carpets, sanitary products and more.
New generation of fluorocarbons based on C6 chemistry
After an intense period of research, Clariant proudly presents a new generation of fluorocarbons, the Nuva® N series. The innovations of the Nuva N series (Nuva N2114, Nuva N5117) are based on C6 chemistry. The new chemistry is below limit of detection for PFOA with current analytical methods, notably improves repellency, is non-sensitive regarding compatibility with finishing chemicals and has nano-scale designed molecules.
More information:
Clariant
Daniela Peter, Marketing Communication
+41 (61) 469 7075, (...)
Ralf Kowalewski, Marketing Technical Textiles
+41 (61) 469 7432, (...)
SANITIZED AG
Béatrice Keller, Communication Manager
+41 (0) 34 427 1624, (...)