Colour Chronicle - Oct 2009 - Clariant

TLP Division 

Colour Chronicle 

A Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited Publication 

for the Textile, Leather, Paper and allied processing industries 

30 th year of publication 

Number 2 | 2009

colour chronicle e 2 | 2009 

Contents 

textile 3 

Resin finish 

Garment finish 

q&a 10 

Textile – an essential, rich heritage 

paper 13 

Surface sizing additives 

new arrivals 17 

inside views 20 

Clariant’s Global Shoe Concept: 

Society of Dyes and Colourists 

gleanings from press 22 

2 colour chronicle 2 | 2009

Resin finish 

High-end Resin finish 

Purpose: 

Excellent wash and wear properties 

No ironing or easy to iron 

Shape memory 

Washfast softness 

Washfast smoothness 

Wearing comfort 

For successful crosslinking 

Arkofix NDL liquid c 

Low HCHO cross-linking agent for resin fi nishing of 

cellulosic fi bres 

Arkofix NDF liquid c 

Cross-linking agent with very low HCHO values (Law 112) 

for resin fi nishing of cotton and viscose 

(CV=stronger catalysis required) 

Arkofix NEC / NES liquid c 

Chlorine retention resistant cross-linking agent with very low 

HCHO values (Law 112) for resin fi nishing of viscose and 

selected Co qualities 

New Arkofix NZF liquid 

HCHO-free cross-linking agent for resin fi nishing of 

cellulosic fi bres 

Important points for Easy - Care, 

Crease Resist, No Iron 

Fabric and process have to be studied for this purpose and 

very well controlled especially for pure cotton fabrics. 

More resin, more performance! But the restricting factor 

is the loss in strength. 

30 to 45 % loss of tensile strength have to be taken into 

account. 

Fabric: good cotton fi bers quality 

extra long staples 

yarn construction (no open end for shirts) 

weaving and design 

textile 

Pre-treatment: Very well controlled to ensure minimal damage; 

liquid ammonia is a must for 

non-iron shirts 

Dyeing: All dyes can be used for dry process 

(Pad Dry Cure). 

Pigments, vat and sulfur dyes are suitable for moist cure. 

For wet cure only pigment printed, white fabrics 

and some vat dyes are possible. 

Before resin fi nishing the pH of the fabric must be slightly acidic 

and no alkalinity 

Alkalinity < 0.04 g NaOH/100 g of fabric 

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textile 

Physical performance of resin 

treated goods 

Advantages and drawbacks of resin finish 

+ Durable press rating 

+ Low creasing 

+ High CRA 

+ Easy to iron / non iron 

+ Dimension stability 

- Loss in tensile strength 

- Loss in tear strength 

- Abrasion resistance 

- Formaldehyde content 

Selection of softeners and 

additives: 

Effects influenced by the right selection 

soft handle effect 

improvement of tear strength (Elmendorf) 

improvement of crease recovery angle 

improvement of wash and wear appearance (DP rate) 

facilitated ironing 

wearing properties 

wash permanence 

seam slippage 

take into account: compatibility with each other, HLV 

Influence of additives on tear 

resistance 

Tearing behaviour according to Elmendorf 

cN 

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Arkofix NDF Liq 

Raw material 

NDF + Fatty acid softener 

NDF + Solusoft MW 

NDF + Ceraperm SAP 

NDF + Solusoft UP 

NDF + Velustrol P40 

NDF + P40/MW/UP 

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 

Number of Rotations (thousand) 

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 

Permanent Press Influence of 

additives 

Smoothness aspect (Durable Press) 

Raw material 







Resistance of pressed creases folds 

(Durable Press) 









0 2 4 6 

Raw material 








0 2 4 6 8

Different methods to determine 

the smoothness appearance 

Common evaluation methods for smoothness appearance 

are: 

“Smoothness Appearance of fabrics after repeated home 

launderings” AATCC 124 

ISO 7768 - M&S P134 – DIN EN ISO 15487 - 

AFNOR G 07 137-2 

Monsanto 1 2 3 3.5 4 5 

Smoothness 

Appearance 

AATCC 124 

(Idem für 

M&S P134) 1 2 3 3.5 4 5 

DIN 53895 1 2 4 6 8 10 

100% Cotton 

Arkofix NDF liq c 40 - 60 g/l 

Catalyst NKS liq 10 - 15 g/l 

Ceraperm SAP liq 20 g/l 

Solusoft UP liq 30 g/l 

Hydroperm RPU liq 20 g/l 

pad at room temperature 

pickup 70-80% 

dry at 130°C 

cure for 3 minutes at 150°C 

Knitwear recipes 

Standard Öko-Easy-Finish 

recommendation 

Arkofix NDF liq c g/l 20-45 – 

Catalyst NKS liq g/l 8-12 – 

Arkofix NDK liq g/l – 25-50 

Ceralube SVN liq g/l 30-45 – 

Solusoft MW liq or 

Solusoft UP liq g/l 15 – 

Ceraperm SAP liq g/l – 30-40 

Hostapal MRN liq c g/l 0.5 0.5 


pickup 70-80% 

dry at cure 170°C; curing time 15 sec. 

textile 

Formaldehyde-free resin finish on 

cotton 

Knit Woven 

Arkofix NZF New liq 40 - 90 60-180 g/l 

Ceralube SVN liq 25 - 35 – g/l 

Solusoft MW liq or – 25 g/l 

Solusoft WA liq 15 – g/l 

Solusoft ACN liq – 15 g/l 

Velustrol P40 liq – 20 g/l 

Hostapal MRN liq hc 0.5 0.5 g/l 

Catalyst NKD liq 4 - 9 6 - 15 g/l 


Dry: 110 - 130°C 

Cure: 20 - 30 s at 160°C 

Eco Easy Finish 

The simple All in One easy care finish with compound 

products 

Specially for knit goods of cellulosic fi bres and their 

blends with synthetics 

One stage process 

Guide recipe for outerwear and T-Shirts (white and 

coloured) 

Stage 1 30-40 g/l Arkofix NDK liq 

30-50 g/l Ceraperm SAP liq 

0.1-0.3 g/l Hostapal MRN liq c 

pad cold 

pickup 70-80 % 

shock cure for 20-15 s at 170-180°C 

(temperature of the goods) 

Top-Tex 

The uncomplicated Easy Care finish with variable building 

block system 

For woven and knit goods of cotton and its blends with 

synthetic fi bres 

One stage process 

Guide recipe 100 % Co fabric (lightweight fabric; white 

or coloured goods) 

Stage 1 30-70 g/l Arkofix NDF liq c 

8-17 g/l Catalyst NKS liq 

15 g/l Solusoft UP liq 

35-40 g/l Ceraperm SAP liq 

20 g/l Hydroperm RPU liq 

0.3 g/l Hostapal MRN liq c 


pickup 70-80% 

shock cure for 20-15 seconds at 170-180°C 

(temperature of the goods) or dry at 130°C and cure 150°C 

3 minutes 

calendar, sanforize if necessary. 


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textile 

LT-Cure Finish 

The comprehensive low risk finish for highest demands as 

an alternative to moist crosslinking with almost the same 

effects (no change of shade) 

For woven goods of 100 % Cotton. 

Three stage process 

Guide recipe for 100 % Co fabric (120g/m2) 

Stage 1 Resin finish 

150-210 g/l Arkofix NDF/NEC Plus liq c* 

28-34 g/l Catalyst LT1 liq 

10-30 g/l Solusoft MW liq c 

30-40 g/l Velustrol P40 liq 




dry at 80°C to residual humidity of 5-8%, then cure 3 

min at 130°C 

Stage 2 Open width washing : 

0.5 g/l Imerol PC liq 

open width wash at 40°C 

rinse 

dry 

Stage 3 Top finish 

0.5 g/l acetic acid 60 % 

30-40 g/l Solusoft MW liq c 

30 g/l Ceralube PHD liq c 

0-5 g/l Appretan MB extra 


pad at room temperature, pickup 60-80 % 

dry at 130°C 

sanforize if necessary 

Moisture - curing 

Complex State of the Art finish with a technically demanding 

background 

For woven goods of 100% cotton 

Three stage process 

Guide recipe for 100% Co woven fabric 


Stage 1 Resin finish 

150-200 g/l Arkofix NDL liq c 

20-30 g/l Velustrol ASP liq 

5 g/l Hydroperm HV liq 

110 g/l Catalyst MC1 liq 



dry at 90-100°C to 7-9 % residual humidity 

roll and batch at room temperature for 20-22 h 

Stage 2 Open width washing, drying 

2 g/l soda ash 

neutralize at 60°C 

rinse, neutralize cold with acetic acid 

rinse, dry 

Stage 3 Top finish 

10-25 g/l Solusoft MW liq 

15-20 g/l Solusoft UP liq 

20 g/l Velustrol ASP liq 

10-20 g/l Dicofix SW liq c 

(if necessary) 

0.5 ml/l acetic acid 60 % 


pad at room temperature, pickup 70-80 % 

dry at 120-140°C 

sanforize, calander if necessary 

Clariant priority products 

Solusoft SE1 liq NANO - emulsion 

special modified siloxaneweakly 

cationic, no yellowing 

Solusoft MW liq + liq c Micro – emulsionAminomodified silicone 

elastomer nonionic 

Solusoft UP liq + liq h.c Macro – emulsion modified silicone 


Hydroperm RPU liq Hydrophilic multipurpose polyurethane, 

ideal for moisture management finish, 

additive for resin finish, nonionic

Garment Finish 

Enzymatic and Softening 

Treatment 

Enzymatic treatment : 

Bactosol CA liq c 1 % 

Sirrix 2 UD pH 4.5 

Liquor ratio 10 : 1 

50 - 70 min. at 60°C 

rinse warm and cold 

Softening by Exhaust : 

Ceranine HCS liq 2 - 5% 

or 

Leomin AFK liq 2 - 5% 

Solusoft MSJ liq 2.5 % 

Ceralube OEW liq 2.5 % 

or 

Ceraperm JET liq 1 - 4 % 

or 

Solusoft HIS liq 1- 4% 

Liquor ratio 10 : 1 

20 min at 30 - 40 °C, pH 5 

Hydroextract, Tumble dry 

Economical Garment softening 

Ceranine HCS liq 

Cationic softener for a smooth, 

soft handle for all types of washed 

apparel. 

Leomin AFK liq 

Cationic softener and ozone 

protector for washed denim jeans 

Ceralube OEW liq 

Weakly cationic silicone 

compound containing a special 

fatty acid softener and a lubricant 

with a very soft, fl owing handle. 

Super-Soft Finish 

Process : Garment - Dip 

Recipe : 

Solusoft UP liq 70 g/l 4.2 % owf 

Solusoft MW liq c 30 g/l 1.8 % owf 

Hydroperm RPU liq 30 g/l 1.8 % owf 

Dip about 10-20 minutes at about 30°C 

Hydroextract to a wet pick up of 60% 

Tumble dry at 90-100°C to a residual moisture of 8-9% 

Ironing and pressing of the desired shape 

Cure in a curing-oven, 4 minutes at 150°C 

Hydrophilic Finish/Moisture 

Management 

Process : Garment - Dip for PA and cotton 

Recipe : 

Solusoft TOW liq c 30 g/l 1.2 % owf 

Hydroperm RPU liq 30 g/l 1.8 % owf 

Dip about 10-20 minutes at about 30°C 


Tumble dry at 90-100°C to a residual moisture of 8-9% 


Cure in a curing-oven, 4 minutes at 150°C 

textile 


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textile 

Physical Performance of Resin 

treated Goods: 

Advantages and drawbacks of resin finish 

+ Durable press rating/Smoothness appearance 

+ Low creasing 

+ High CRA 

+ Easy to iron / non iron 

+ Dimension stability 

– Loss in tensile strength 

– Loss in tear strength 

– Abrasion resistance 

– Formaldehyde content 

Garment High-end Resin finish 

Sequence for Garment Resin 

finish 

1 

4 

made into 

garments 

iron and press 


2 

dye dip finish with 

resin + softner 

followed by 

hydroextraction 

and tumble 

5 

drying 

cure 

1. Impregnating the made up garments with a 

resin fi nishing formulation by dipping or by 

spray application 

2. Hydroextraction (usually not necessary in 

case of spray application) 

3. Tumble drying 

4. Ironing 

5. Pressing 

6. Curing in a special curing oven 

3 

Required Machinery Park for 

Garment dip 

? 

? 

? 

? 

1. Rotary washing machine or garment 

dyeing machine* (eventually 

equipped with spray system) 

2. Centrifuge 

3. Tumble drying 

4. Garment pressing equipment 

5. Special curing oven 

(min temp. 150°C) 

? ? 

? 

*= Ideally fi tted with a pumping device to pump 

back spent fi nishing liquor into the stock 

chemical holding tank 

Prefinish for easy making up 

Garments 

Ceralube SVN liq 10 - 40 g/l 

Solusoft MW liq c 5 - 25 g/l 

Hostapal MRN liq c 0.3 - 0.6 g/l 

pad, dry 120 -140°C 

followed by sanforising or compacting treatment (important 

to avoid shrinkage or puckering during further processes of 

the textile) 

Notice: 

If a fluorocarbon finish (Water-/Oil repellent, Soil Release) is 

applied after the garment making we recommend the following 

recipe for the prefinish:

Basic Formulation for 

“Wrinkle-Free” finish 

Arkofix NDF liq c 3 - 8 % owf 

Catalyst NKC liq 1.5 - 4 % owf 

Ceralube SVN liq 4 % owf 

Solusoft MW liq c 2 % owf 

Solusoft UP liq hc 1.5 % owf 

Hydroperm RPU liq 2 % owf 

pH adjustment to 5 with acetic acid 

Basic formulation for Resin finish 

+ Water and Oil - Repellency 

Arkofix NDF liq c 3 - 8 % 

Catalyst NKC liq 1.5 - 4 % 

Ceraperm SFC liq 2 % 

or Ceralube PHD liq c 1-2 % 

Nuva TTC liq 4 - 6 % 


Dip for about 20 minutes at 30°C 


Tumble dry at 90 - 100°C to a residual moisture of 

10-12% 


Curing in a curing oven, 6-8 minutes at 150°C 

textile 

Basic Formulation for Resin finish 

+ Soil Release finish 

Arkofix NDF liq c 3 - 8 % 

Catalyst NKC liq 1.5 - 4 % 

Ceraperm SFC liq 2 % 

or Ceralube JW liq 2 % 

Nuva SRCN liq 6 - 8 % 


Dip for about 20 minutes at 30°C 


Tumble dry at 90 - 100°C to a residual moisture of 

10-12% 


Curing in a curing-oven, 6-8 minutes at 150°C 

Calculation in g/l 

Example : Arkofix NDF liq c = 5 % owf 

PA = chemical amount which should be onto 

the fabric 

LA = liquor pick up after fi nishing and centrifuging 

Hydroextract to a wet pick up of 60 % 

g/l = 1000 x PA = 1000 x 5 = 83 

LA 60% 

g/l = 83 

Clariant Silicone Products 

Solusoft SE1 liq NANO - emulsion 

special modified siloxane weakly cationic, 

no yellowing 

Solusoft MW liq + liq c Micro – emulsion Amino modified silicone 


Solusoft UP liq + liq h.c Macro – emulsion 

modified silicone elastomer 

nonionic 

Solusoft WA liq Semi-macro – emulsion 

Aminomodified elastomer cationic 

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q&a 

Mr. Basu 

President 

M/s Nahar Industrial 

Enterprises 

– March 9, 1957 

– Schooling: 

Bankura Zilla School, 

West Bengal. 

– Professional course: 

B. Text Colcutta 

University, 1978. 

– Total career: 

31 years 

– Worked with: 

Banwar Mills, Kohinoor 

Bombay, Indian Rayon, 

Pasupati, Modern 

Terry Towel, Arvind 

Mills, Opex Group- 

Bangladesh, 

Auro Textile and 

currently Nahar Fabric. 

– Current designation: 

President. 


Textile – an essential, 

rich heritage 

1. Do you think the Textile industry today is facing 

a Global Recession? 

Yes, Textile Industry is facing today a Global 

Recession due to the economic conditions ofAmerica 

and Europe. 

2. How do you assess the threat from China? 

I don’t consider China as a threat any more due 

to lack of quality in their product and changed 

government policies. 

3. What innovations do you plan with reference 

to branding, retailing new products and new 

fi nishes? 

Regarding Branding we are already having our 

established brands viz. Monte Carlo, Cotton County, 

French Republic and Tazo and our Retail Business 

is already in place. We are trying to strenghten our 

Brands and Retails Business by creating Brand 

Loyalty through quality at reasonable price. 

Regarding new products we are focusing more on 

Elasten Fibre and increasing our capacity of Elasten 

Fibre yarn as use of Elasten Fibre is increasing. We 

are trying to increase our presence in workwear 

segment. Dobby Design is the strength of Nahar 

Group. We are trying to exploit our strength. 

Regarding new fi nishes we are doing different type 

of performance fi nishes too for brands. 

4. How do you envisage the growth of brands and 

its impact on textile business? 

It will improve the quality standard. 

5. What are your plans to expand your International 

Textiles and Retail business? 

In Nahar we are doing lot of work for Direct Export 

and Export through RMG sector. Keeping this 

segment in view we expanded in 2006. Now we are 

waiting for International Textile Market to Improve. 

At right time we will think about expansion. 

6. How do you see the role of dyes and chemical 

manufacturing companies (Clariant) in future to 

help the textile industry? 

In the present scenario of Textile Market the role 

of Dyes Chemical Manufacturing Companies like 

Clariant has become very crucial and cirtical. On the 

one hand the performance requirement is being more 

stringent and on the other hand price of the fi nished 

fabric is not increasing. In manufacturing cost dyes 

and chemicals is the second largest constituent i.e. 

13-15% of the total manufacturing cost. So in this 

context all the dyes and chemicals manufacturers 

will have to be very innovative, quality conscious, 

cost competitive and service oriented to help the 

Textile Industry as well as for themselves. 

7. Your message to textile industry 

Textile is one of the basic needs of human being and 

India is having a rich heritage in Textile. Sooner or 

later we would come out of the present recession. 

We would have to punch in a little creativity along 

with cost effectiveness to be the world leader.


Cartacol® 6411 liquid and Cartacol® SA liquid 

The Cartacol range 


Benefi ts: 

– Reduce water, moisture and water-based ink 

penetration 

– Improve inkjet printability 

– Better cost/effi ciency ratio 

Applications: 

– Multipurpose 

– Packaging: boxboard, containerboard, corrugated 

board, kraftliner, testliner, coated board 

Cartacol SA liquid 

Surface sizing emulsion polymer - mainly Styrene/ 

Acrylate type, 25 % AC 

Nano-polymer particles 

Excellent electrolyte, shear and thermal stability 

Used on uncoated paper, in size-press colors together with 

starch and OBA 

Designed for optimizing the inkjet printability of 

multipurpose printing paper (offi ce paper), with positive 

effects on the toner adhesion 

Cartacol 6411 liquid 

Surface sizing emulsion polymer - mainly Styrene/ 

Acrylate type, 

High solid content, 35 % AC 

Excellent electrolyte, shear and thermal stability 

Used on uncoated board to enhance the water hold out 

(low penetration in the base paper) 

Good printability of multipurpose printing paper 

Difference between coated and 

uncoated paper 

Uncoated office paper 

Matt coated paper 

paper 


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paper 

Surface sizing mechanism Uncoated paper 

Surface treatment with a surface sizing agent 

Uncoated paper 


Office paper performance criteria 

Special emulsion polymers to improve the print performance 

by inkjet and digital printing 

Sizing: Cobb, HST, contact angle 

Inkjet print: 

Black/color density 

Image/text defi nition 

Wicking, feathering, 2 color bleeding 

Dot size/sharpness 

Digital: Photocopy/laser 

Toner adhesion 

Runnability (friction coeffi cient ) 

Offset printability: 

Wet surface strength (SWAT, wet IGT ...) 

Clariant inkjet printing test 

Black text definition Colour definition 

Sharpness 

HP895Cxi Rapport Inkjet printing test 

Black density Colour density, mottling 

Mottling 

Colour feathering 

Bleeding 

(2 colour mixing) 

Inkjet printing test 

NETTETE

Digital printing 

Toner adhesion and friction coefficient 

0.8 

0.7 

0.6 

0.5 

0.4 

0.3 

0.2 

B. 

Cartacol SA 

Surface sizing - Case history 

Office paper - Cartacol SA 

Paper Grade : 80g/m² P = 5T/h, v = 460m/min 

Size press : 6.5% starch 

Leucophor ® UKO; Cartacol SA = 2kg/T of final paper 

Dosing point of SSA : in working reservoir of 6.5% 

starch/ Leucophor UKO solution, Temperature = 42-44°C, 

pH = 7.2 

paper 

Results : 

Cobb (gH2O/m² ): 

– Uncured (AKD sizing) = 24 – 25g/m²; 

– Cured (5 minutes at 130°C) = 21 ±1g/m² -same 

results with both SSA 

Ink-jet printability (HP printer, standard ink-jet printing 

form): excellent 

Good toner adhesion 

Paper Grade : Offset paper 70 – 80g/m², 150m/min 

Pulp: Straw 30 – 50 / bleached fi ber 50 – 70% 

Wet end conditions : AKD internal sizing 15kg/T 

Surface treatment 

– Tapioca or corn oxidized starch 6 – 10%, pH 7.5 

– CARTACOL SA 3-6kg/T 

– Temperature 35°C 

– Coat weight 2.5g/m², Pond size press 

Advantages 

– Same Dry surface strength (using IGT) than competitor 

speed = 2,50 / 2,95m/s Top/ Bottom side 

– Same Cobb 60s = 32/33g/m² 

Cartacol 6411 

Office paper 

Started with the same dosage as competition but later on 

decreased to 20% less 

Paper – 80g/m² 

AKD in wet-end 

Size press formulation : 7% conc starch + SSA 

Competitor added constantly per dosing pump 2.5 kg as is/ 

T final Cobb values of 22gH2O/m² 

Cartacol 6411 addition was reduced to 2.0 ks as is/ 

T final paper 

No changes regarding Cobb and inkjet printability was 

detected 

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This information is based on our present state of knowledge and is 

intended to provide general notes on our products and their uses. 

It should not therefore be construed as guaranteeing specific 

properties of the products described or their suitability for a 

particular application. Any existing industrial property rights must 

be observed. The quality of our products is guaranteed under our 

General Conditions of Sale. ® Trademark of Clariant registered in 

numerous countries. © 2008 Clariant International Ltd. 


Bactosol BP liq. c 

A specific cellulase enzyme for Biowash treatments. 

Improves signifi cantly soft feel of the garment. 

Removes fuzziness on surface of the fabric during 

production 

Less colour fading after multiple laundering 

Rapid Kinetic behavior reduces the treatment time of the 

biowash. Therefore energy cosumption cost are saved and 

productivity increases. 

Specifi c action on surface of the fi ber, low impact on fi ber 

strength compared to traditional cellulases. 

Afilan GD liq. 

Lubricant with antistatic properties for fiber 

manufacturing and fiber processing. 

Afi lan GD Liq. has got excellent lubricating and wetting 

properties ,improves fi bre/fi bre cohesion and reduces 

fi bre /metal friction. 

Owing to the high degree of dynamic smoothness and 

good fi bre- to- fi bre cohesion Afi lan GD liq. is suitable 

as lubricant for fi bre manufacture and fi bre processing 

in the fi eld of PAN as well as PET and all other fi bre 

catagories. 

Can be applied from aqueous solutions either alone or in 

combination with other nonionic or anionic fi bre fi nishes 

in the fi bre manufacturing and textile mills,mainly as 

spinning lubricant. 

Drimaren Red HF-B 

New High Concentrated Bright Red for Exhaust and 

Continuous application for Medium to dark shades. 

Concentrated dye with attractive Bright Red shade. 

Possible to match Bright Red, 

new arrivals title 

scarlet and Blood Red shades. 

Suitable for exhaust and continuous application process. 

Good compatibility within Drimaren HF/CL range. 

Has Good Light fastness in Medium and Dark shades. 

Good Wet Light and Wet alkali light (M&S C9A) 

fastness. 

High fi xation and Good washing-off properties. 

Good Acid and Alkaline perspiration fastness. 

Indosol Black NF p 1200 

Metal free direct dye for dyeing cellulosic fibers. 

Product Performance 

Direct black with good build up. One bath dyeing of PES/ 

CEL under HT conditions must be dyed at pH 9 -10 

Good coverage of dead cotton 

HT Suitability 130°C at pH 5 : Not suitable 

No infl uence of iron contamination in dyebath on the 

shade 

Shade in artifi cial Light : Yellower 

Leveling power for Co/CV : CV dyed much deeper 

Stability to hard water (17°d) : Stable 

Drimaren PS 

After several years of having either locally sourced for 

non competitive products we are happy to offer you now 

a new global range of own products for reactive printing. 

To clearly separate them from former products we call 

them DRIMAREN PS dyes. 

These are 12 monochloro triazine dyes. 

The main targets behind those developments have been: 

– granulated form to be superior to most of 

competitors’ dusting powders 


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new arrivals 

– economical products 

– high solubility to enable working even without predissolving 

– low salt content for less negative infl uence on 

synthetic thickener and better washing- off properties 

(less staining). 

Printofix Orange R-R Eco 

Orange with Banned Amine Free. 

Suitable for DCB-free : Black/Orange Combination Print 

Can be promoted as unique product in 

Corporate and EOU. 

Suitable for Babywear. 

Very High Light Fastness. 

Good Perspiration and Chlorine fast. 

Printofix Red R-G Eco 

Eco-friendly Red Pigment Dispersion 


“Banned amine free”, red dispersion for pigment 

printing. 

Good light, dry clean and wash fastness. 

Very little infl uence on viscosity of synthetic thickener. 

Suitable for all types of printing applications i.e., aqueous, 

semi-aqueous and solvent based. 

Does not contribute in gelling of printing paste. 

Printofix Binder ITL 

GOTS Approved, Formaldehyde Free Binder for Aqueous 

Printing 

Printofi x Binder ITL has been specially developed for 

Pigment Printing by the aqueous system, in combination 

with Printofi x Thickener CA / CSN / ECS 

Printofi x Binder ITL gives prints with good colour value, 

sharpness, brightness and softness. 

It is suitable for printing on cotton (both woven and knit 

fabrics), viscose, polyester and their blends. Printed goods 

have high all round fastness properties. 


Printofix ® Binder 83.IN liq. 

Binder for pigment printing on cellulosic and synthetic 

fabrics and blends, e.g. on polyester/cellulosic fabrics. 

high all-round fastness properties 

provides pleasant soft handle 

good resistance to mechanical strain 

excellent running properties on printing machines 

good stability to light ageing 

Excellent Washing Fastness 

Printofix ® Binder T20-20 liq. 

Very Soft Binder for pigment printing on cellulosic and 

synthetic fabrics and blends. 

provides very good soft handle 

good all-round fastness properties 

good resistance to mechanical strain 

excellent running properties on printing machines 

Esp. recommended for printing of knits 

Printofix Softener SFT liq. 

A special silicone macro emulsion for Pigment Printing 

Very good softness along with best rubbing fastness level 

on pigment printed textiles. 

Elegant surface smoothness 

Especially recommended for pigment printing on knitwear 

Provides better elasticity to the prints 

Improves fastness to dry rubbing of pigment prints 

Shows no negative infl uence on wet rubbing fastness 

Compatible to all products of the Printofi x range 

No negative infl uence on viscosity of the print paste 

Shows very good permanency 

Drimagen AB liq. 

A liquid alkali system for Reactive dyeing 

Controls the fi xation of reactive dyes in an uniform way. 

Permits improvement of dyeing reproducibility.

Compared to conventional alkalies like soda-ash,Drimagen 

AB has the following advantages - 

1. Easy handling and dissolution. 

2. Better security and reproducibility of dyeings. 

Exceptional pH stability in use. 

Leonil EHC liq. 

Anionic, non-foaming wetting agent for continuous 

dyeing of cellulosic fibres and their blends with 

synthetic fibres 

has excellent wetting properties and facilitates penetration 

of diffi cult to penetrate cellulosic grey goods 

can be applied in all neutral, acid and alkaline dyeliquors 

in exhaust and continuous processes 

has no retarding effect on reactive, vat, sulphur or direct 

dyes and does not impair their solubility 

prevents vat skinning and smears when dyeing with vat 

and sulphur dyes 

is low-foaming under all pH conditions 

is silicone-free 

Opticid HAI liq. 

Acid buffer and dispersant for dyeing of polyester and 

polyester/cellulosic blends. 

Maintains a constant pH during the dyeing process. 

Often replaces the dispersant. 

Does not foam. 

Is easy to handle in the liquid commercial form. 

Is phosphate-free. 

Lyogen DP c 

Excellent leveling agent for Polyester Dyeing due to its 

inbuilt properties of Leveling, Migration and Dispersion 

with ability to cover barriness in uneven texturised PES. 


Leveling properties based on dual action, migration and 

retardation. 

Good dispersion properties. 

Non – foaming. 

new arrivals 

Highly concentrated. Dosage required is 25% lower than 

most of the available leveling agents. 

No effect on sensitive dyes and shades especially green, 

turquoise. 

Product can also be used effectively for Stripping and 

Shade Correction. 

Also effective for dyeing of PES in blends. 

APEO / NPEO free. OkeoTex compliance. 

Minimal wool fi ber damage dyeing in the iso-electric 

region – pH 4.5. 

Very high fastness on wool to ‘in house’ processing. 

Metal Free. 

Ceralube ET.IN liq. 

Cost Effective Yarn Lubricant 

Ceralube ET.IN liq is the blend of micro fi ne waxes to achieve 

minimal yarn to metal and yarn to yarn coeffi cient of friction. 

It enhances runability of yarn and minimizes breakages in 

post winding. 

It is a cost effective product in its category to be used for 

reducing coeffi cient of friction. It is suitable for all fi bres. 


Excellent lubricity for post winding operations. 

Minimizes Coeffi cient of Friction in yarn to yarn and yarn 

to metal. 

Glossy and waxy fi nishes can be achieved by padding 

application on cotton fabrics, with improvement in 

sewability properties. 

Trefix SW pa 

The new sizing softener for Cotton, P/C, P/V and 100% 

Polyester and viscose spun yarn. 


Easy splitting of yarn in split zone and imparts pliability 

to yarn to overcome abrasion in weaving. 

Good lubrication property lowers yarn friction on loom. 

Reduces shedding during weaving by reducing Fibre to 

Fibre and Fibre to Metal friction. 

Compatible with all sizing ingredients. 

Can be added in cooker. 


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inside views 

Clariant’s Global Shoe Concept: 

Global information – local interpretation 


Impressions from Brazil 

Under the motto “Always one shoe step ahead” 

- Clariant’s Leather Business has successfully 

continued to advance its international shoe approach 

by holding three global development workshops 

in the main shoe centres of Asia and Americas. In 

line with the launch of its Global Shoe Concept, 

the company continues to address the shoe upper 

market with a strong focus on trend, innovation, 

performance and ecology. The objective of these 

local workshops was to generate innovative 

and fashionable ideas to cater for customers’ 

needs in the respective regions and countries. 

Workshop in Asia and Americas: 

The workshops took place in Chennai/India, 

Guangzhou/China and Novo Hamburgo/Brazil. 

Local teams with the support by the project 

leader Ralph Schneider from Germany as well 

as international technicians responsible for the 

respective countries spent one week together 

recently to exchange experiences, strengthen 

teambuilding and establish the strategy to offer our 

customers the most updated and complete solution 

and application. 

The leathers made show a wide variety of shoe 

uppers from burnishable goat to high performance 

bovine box and oily types. 

‘Specifi cally, the shoe segment will be the focus 

for our future growth. The results of our workshops 

clearly demonstrate our leading position in this 

area of innovative leather chemicals, based on 

our commitment to provide real solutions for our 

special customer requirements. Clariant provides 

application know-how, based on an updated product 

portfolio for all segments of our industry’, states 

Hubert Kollmar, Head of Leather Business for Latin 

America. 

All workshops clearly show that the possibilities 

are unlimited and can be exchanged between the 

countries and regions when taking local requirements 

like raw material into account. In the current 

economic climate, it’s absolutely necessary that 

tanners can easily generate new ideas and discover 

new areas of business with new stylish effects and 

safe and environmentally-friendly processing. 

Key elements of Clariant’s global shoe concept: 

International cross-functional teams 

Considering local and global requirements (e.g. 

use of local raw material) 

Using a core range of products/systems for shoe 

(globally and locally manufactured) 

Use of environmentally-friendly technologies 

Seasonal fashion approach around 18 to 24 

months before the fashion seasons 

Continuous approach with the latest trends from 

the main fashion areas in Europe 

Clariant has resources, products and systems, 

covering the full range of shoe technologies, and 

dedicated techno-commercial expertise and market 

intelligence. 

Sense the difference and feel the fashion - for 

more information please consult your local Clariant 

representative and make use of Clariant’s support. 

Impressions from China 

Impressions from India

Society of Dyes and Colourists 

Society of Dyers and Colourists, 

India organized the fi rst ever Global 

Conference in Goa on June 25–26, 2009. 

The Theme for the workshop was Sustainability 

in Colouration: Vision 2020. 

Sustainabiltiy as a part of the theme suggested 

that we have to look at sustaining the universe and 

most importantly ourselves and our Businesses. 

Vision 2020 implies that colouration industry 

would go ahead with a view which would be smart 

and sharp. 

Mr. A.K. Prasad received Fellowship of The 

Society of Dyers and Colorists [C Col, FSDC] 

which was handed over to him by Dr. Mike Bartle, 

Chairman of SDC, UK. 

Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. also had put up a 

promotional counter where we interacted with many 

of customers and designers from India and elsewhere. 

It was pleasure to know that many customers showed 

keen interest in colour chronicle. 

Clariant was also represented by Ms. Beate and 

Mr. Kieth and Mr. Sebastian from Santitized AG. 

Ms. Beate gave a brief profi le and contribution 

made by Clariant globally on colouration, fashion 

trends and novelty effects by speciality fi nishes. 

This forum was also successfully utilized for 

informal discussions with different customers and 

we enlightened them on the latest from Clariant for 

value addition. 

Grand fi nal of SDC’s Global Design Competition 

was also hosted by SDCEC during the course of 

these two days where fashion designing students 

from various countries participated. We were the 

sponsors of the Awards function dinner of this 

Global design competition. 

More than 200 delegates participated in this 

event. This was well represented by suppliers, 

manufactures, brand representatives, professors, 

and students. Presentations were also made by other 

allied service providers in the fi eld of textiles. 

At the end SDC thanked all the lead sponsors 

of the conference, speakers and students who had 

come from all the parts of the world. 

Dr. Mike Bartle presenting fellowship certificate to Mr. A. K. Prasad. 

Clariant Team with the winners of Global Design Competition. 

inside views 


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gleanings from press 

Climate neutral T-shirts 

from Switcher 

Since January 2009, the Swiss textile 

company Switcher has been co-operating 

with myclimate in climate protection. All 

emissions of its collection “CO2 neutral” 

as well as print emissions of its catalogues 

are offset in a project promoting effi cient 

biomass stoves and briquetting in 

Uttarakhand, India. 

Switcher has 

as its vision 

“to become the fi rst Swiss textile group, 

with strong performance and profi tability, 

to adopt the principle of sustainable 

development on a worldwide basis”. 

Myclimate is a Swiss foundation 

that is making a signifi cant and innovate 

contribution to climate protection and 

sustainable development. Myclimate is 

well-connected globally and is a leading 

quality provider of climate education and 

Carbon Management Services. Myclimate 

is also a renowned partner for carbon 

offsetting solutions via effective carbon 

offset projects. 

In 1981, when he was still a student 

at the University of Lausanne, Robin 

Comelius fi rst launched the idea that was 

to become the Switcher trademark. For 

him, the sweatshirts of the “yuppy” era 

were too monotonous “rugby stripes and 

symbols of American colleges” and he 

dreamed of comfortable and colourful polo 

shirts, in solid colours, and above all, with 

no slogans. When it was launched, the fi rst 

collection included only two models: A 

T-shirt and a sweatshirt. 

Tactical Response 

Combat Shirt featuring 

CORDURA Baselayer 

fabric 

Invista’s Cordura brand team has 

announced the launch of Atlanco’s new 


Tru-Spec brand Tactical Response Combat 

Shirt featuring Cordura Baselayer fabric. 

The Tactical Response Combat Shirt is 

the latest addition to the Tru-Spec brand’s 

Tactical Response Uniform (TRU) line for 

tactical operations. 

“We are excited to work with the Tru- 

Spec brand product development team 

on this new combat shirt for military, 

tactical, and law enforcement end-users,” 

said Cindy McNaull, Global Cordura 

brand Manager. “In addition to servicing 

today’s war fi ghters, this collaboration will 

expand the use of Cordura Baselayer fabric 

beyond military applications and will 

affordably equip hometown heroes with 

the latest proctective garment technology. 

The comfortable, breathable Cordura 

Baselayer fabric will be a valuable asset to 

those wearing the new Tactical Response 

Combat Shirt.” 

Designed to be worn under protective 

vests, the Tactical Response Combat Shirt 

is a next-to-skin garment constructed with 

No Melt/No Drip Cordura Baselayer fabric, 

the secret to the shirt’s protective qualities. 

The 60/40 cotton-nylon fi bre blends reduces 

these verity of burn injuries by chaming 

instead of melting when exposed to heat. 

Known for its durability and abrasionresistant 

characteristics, Cordura Baselayer 

fabric provides a comfortable, breathable, 

lightweight solution with exceptional 

moisture management properties. 

“Cordura Baselayer fabric was the 

obvious choice for us during the TRU 

combat shirt design process,”said Atlanco’s 

Vice President of Marketing. Darrell 

Jacks. “The fabric’s proven performance 

military protective gear further motivated 

our support of the brand’s technology. By 

ustilising Cordura Baselayer fabric in the 

TRU Combat Shirt, the Tru-Spec brand 

tear maintains its commitment to making 

affordable cutting-edge textile technologies 

available to individual operators, as well as 

teams and units.” 

Atlanco’s Tru-Spec brand launched 

its dynamic, full featured Tactical 

Response Uniform in 2006 to address 

the special needs of tactical offi cers. 

Since the uniform’s introduction, the 

TRU line has become leading choice of 

tactical teams everywhere. I addition to 

exceptional comfort and enhanced safet 

the Tactical Response Combat Shirt 

features a modturtleneck designed for 

style and comfort, gussete sleeves for 

easy movement, convenient zippere sleeve 

storage. 

The Tru-Spec brand Combat shirt’s 

fully function sleeves, based on the 

original TRU design, are made from 

Cordura NYCO fabric. Available in two 

high performance fabric options, the 

Tactical Response Combat Shirt features 

MultiCam sleeves with a sar colour body 

and a separate army digital version with 

a foliage colour body that incorporates 

50/50 nylon cotton No Melt, No Drip ripstop 

sleeves in the AC pattern. The solid 

colour options _ Black, Olive Dra and 

Khaki _ are available in 65/35 polyestercotton 

rip-stop sleeves but do not provide 

thermal protection qualities. 

Textiles to barely 

manage last year’s 

figures 

Mr. JN Singh, Joint secretary, Ministry of 

Textiles 

As the fi scal draws to an end, textile experts 

are confi rming the worst fears of the Indian 

textile and clothing sector. The sector that 

commanded a market share $51 billion in 

2007-08 might just stop short of $50 billion 

in 2008-09, thanks to a stagnating demand 

from domestic and global consumers. 

Joint Secretary at the Ministry of 

textiles J.N. Singh said recently that India 

would just manage to hold on to $50 billion 

market size in 2008-09. “There could be 

a small 2-2.5% correction by the time we 

have the statistics with us towards fi scal 

end. In times of economic meltdown, it is 

fortunate that we will be able to maintain

the market size for a consecutive year,” he 

said. 

India that $21 billion exports of textile 

and clothing in 2007-08 had a domestic 

market size of $29-30 billion during the 

period. In the current fi scal however, 

there has been a degrowth in the US and 

the EU markets for Indian exporters and 

a simultaneous stagnation in the domestic 

market. “Contrary to our expections of 

15% growth in exports, our exports are 

feared to fall by 3% in 2008-09 owing to 

a drastic fall in demand from the US and 

the EU markets. Even in the domestic 

market, against the growth of 10%, we 

expect to see a mere 2-3% growth in the 

current fi scal owing to lack of consumer 

confi dence in the current economic crisis,” 

added Prashant Agarwal of Technopak. 

Confederation of Indian Textile 

Industry’s Secretary General DK Nair 

indicated that considering these are tough 

times for the textile sector, it should 

consider it fortunate to have managed a fl at 

growth. “It is fortunate that we have been 

able to hold on to our market size without 

seeing any signifi cant dip in these times,” 

he said. 

Apparel retailers move 

into small towns for 

growth 

Apparel, retailers are poised to chase 

consumers in small towns, besides lower 

operating expenses, while aiming for a 

balanced presence across markets in a 

challenging economy. 

Exploring the relatively unexplored 

markets are S Kumars’ Nationwide, Alok 

Industries and Welspun India’s Welspun 

Feedback ? 

Send your suggestions/entries to 

gauri.nadkarni@clariant.com 

Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited 

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Retail. 

“The rationale is in fact the Tier 2, 3 

and 4 cities, the amount of money that is 

available there and the amount of consumer 

growth happening there, there is a big shift 

happening for the consumer, especially 

in garments,” Nitin Kasliwal, managing 

director of S Kumars, said. 

S. Kumars, known for premium brands 

such as Reid and Taylor and Belmonte, 

is launching a ‘mass brand’ for the Tier 3 

and 4 cities at “very reasonable rate,” said 

Kasliwal. 

Rival Arvind, which already has about 

30 per cent of its revenue coming from 

Tier 2-3 cities, plants to locate a signifi cant 

share of 30 outlets to be added this year in 

Tier 3 cities, said J Suresh, chief executive, 

brand and retail. 

Branded apparels and home furnishing 

maker Alok, owner of the H&A brand, is 

planning to triple it store count by next 

March, with a strong focus on the Tier 2 

and 3 cities. 

GAP to expand 

sourcing of textiles 

from India 

US-based clothing and accessories retailer 

GAP Inc. plans to increase its sourcing 

requirements of textiles and clothing from 

India in the near future. The retails chain 

head quartered in San Francisco imports 

products worth a billion dollars annually 

from Indian manufacturers. 

In an open statement, Stan Raggio, Gap 

Inc’s senior vice president of international 

oursourcing, said, “We will continue to 

source from India. We work closely with 

many stakeholders and receive valuable 

and important help from the local NGO 

gleanings from press 

community that assists our ongoing effort 

to ensure that our ongoing efforts to ensure 

that our products are manufactured in a 

socially responsible way. Our efforts in 

this important area will continue”. 

Testing times ahead for 

India apparel exports 

to EU 

Indian textile and apparel manufacturers 

could face hurdles while exporting to the 

European Union (EU) in the coming year 

when a tough law on chemicals and their 

safe use come into force by December 

2011, experts here warn. This will upset 

the import and export strategies of many 

besides having a signifi cant impact on 

supply chain management, they said. By 

December 1, 2011, producers or exporters 

will have to notify the Eurupean Chemicals 

Agency (CHA) if their goods contain 

hazardous properties of a substance on 

the candidate list of a new law called 

Registration, Evaluation Authorisation 

and Restriction of Chemical Substances 

(REACH). This will include dyes and 

pigments. The idea is to improve protection 

of human health and the environment from 

the hazards of chemicals. Companies 

manufacturing or importing more than 

one tonne of a chemical substance a year 

will be required to register the chemical 

in a central database. The general aim of 

REACH is to replace these potentially 

hazardous substances with safer alternatives 

whenever possible. 

Editor: Prabhat Trivedi 

Nirmal Punjabi 

Editorial Co-ordinator: Gauri Nadkarni 

Consulting Editor: Philips Abraham 

Editorial Board: Sanjay Sathe, 

Pinakin Munshi, 

Rajinikanth Prasad 


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