Textil

Market
The textile industry market is divided into the stages of:

• Raw materials
• Fiber preparation
• Spinning
• Weaving
• Dyeing and finishing.

It aims to meet consumer needs focused on the following main applications:

• Spinning process
• Mercerizing
• Sizing
• Warping
• Flat weaving
• Desizing
• Bleaching
• Dyeing
• Finishing.

Products and Characteristics

Ethyoxylated Castor Oils:

• Non-ionic ethoxylated oils with different functions and application possibilities. They are compatible with ionic surfactants, do not lose effectiveness in hard water, and have resistance to significant pH and temperature variations.
• Wetting of fabrics for washing or dyeing. Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Formulation for sizing and/or desizing.

Ethyoxylated Stearic Acid:

• Ethyoxylated stearic acid is compatible with ionic surfactants, does not lose effectiveness in hard water, and has resistance to significant temperature variations.
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Formulation of softeners.
• Development of viscosity.
• Recommended for:
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Wetting and dispersion of dyeing pigments.
• Additive for the formulation of lubricants for spinning.

Ethyoxylated Alcohols:

• Short-chain ethoxylated alcohols belonging to non-ionic surfactants possess different functions and application possibilities. They are compatible with ionic surfactants, do not lose effectiveness in hard water, and have resistance to significant pH and temperature variations.
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Formulation for degumming/degreasing.
• Foam inhibitor in textile formulations.

Co-polymeric Blocks:

• Co-polymeric blocks are copolymers of EO and PO with surfactant characteristics. Their functions and applications depend on the degree of polymerized EO and PO for each product.
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Antifoam in textile formulations.

Sulfosuccinates:

• Sulfosuccinates are anionic ionic surfactants, stable at pH 2 to 9, foam-generating, and provide wetting and solubilizing capabilities.
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Wetting of fabrics for washing and dyeing, pigment dispersion.
• High-performance wetting agent.

Phosphate Esters:

• Phosphate esters belong to anionic-type surfactants. They have hydrotropic and corrosion-inhibiting characteristics.
• Formulation of emulsions with oils to produce lubricants and anti-static agents.
• Wetting of fabrics for washing and dyeing, pigment dispersion.

Polyethylene Glycols:

• Polyethylene glycols, grouped in the PEG series, are polymers of ethylene oxide at different molecular weights, each PEG presenting different characteristics, functions, and applications depending on the molecular weight.
• Polyester intermediates.
• Thickening agent in the formulation of softeners, wetting, and pigment dispersion for dyeing.
• Formulation of lubricants and anti-static agents.

Ethyoxylated Fatty Amines:

• Fatty amines are part of the TA family. They are non-ionic surfactants, providing stability in the presence of salts, pH variations, and compatibility with other types of surfactants.
• Wetting and dispersion of pigments for dyeing.
• Formulation of lubricants and anti-static agents.

Differentiators

• Technical capacity to develop custom products.
• Multidisciplinary team at the service of the client.
• We have chemists aligned with environmental care and compliance with market demands.

Benefits

• Our product portfolio seeks to help our clients achieve:
• Cost reduction through formulation optimization.
• Increased efficiency of their products.
• Participation in markets that require products based on renewable and environmentally friendly raw materials.
• Market presence due to compliance with regulations such as ZDHC.

Solutions to Typical Market Problems:

• Anti-static and lubrication in spinning.
• Cleaning efficiency in desizing.
• Elimination of residues before dyeing.
• Control of fiber bleaching.
• Microbiological control of dosing lines.
• Wetting in mercerizing.
• Process aid in denim fading.
• Rheological modification.
• Foam control.
• Reduction of water hardness.
• Resistance in formulations with high electrolytes.