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Ciba Specialty Chemicals sets new standard with fabric softener that ensures ultra-high whiteness
- Ciba ULTRATEX FMW versatile silicone softener gives silky
handle and maintains optimum whiteness
- High versatility - suitable for numerous fibers, end uses and combined finishes
- Increased comfort in wear through enhanced fabric absorbency; improved elasticity,
resilience and sewability
Ciba Specialty Chemicals has launched a new-generation silicone softener, Ciba
ULTRATEX FMW, which gives fabrics a silky handle while maintaining the highest
degree of whiteness. “ULTRATEX FMW will allow fabric and garment manufacturers
to make a dazzling mark in the market and end users to enjoy feeling good and
looking good,” says Eric Marohn, global head of Ciba Specialty Chemicals’
Textile Effects Segment. “With its innovative new silicone structure, ULTRATEX
FMW ensures a so-far-unattained combination of super-soft, smooth handle with
ultra-high whiteness.”
ULTRATEX FMW is designed for white textiles, including sportswear, t-shirts,
business shirts, intimate apparel and bedlinen. Its excellent absorbency also
makes it highly suitable for terry toweling items. Applied by padding or exhaustion,
it imparts optimum softness to natural and/or regenerated cellulose, synthetics
and their blends. High compatibility with numerous other products allows ULTRATEX
FMW to be used together with different finishes and permits optimum flexibility
and dependability in production. Garments finished with ULTRATEX FMW combine
comfort with a strikingly attractive appearance: in contrast to many silicone
softeners on the market, ULTRATEX FMW maintains and can even enhance the inherent
absorbency of cellulosic fibers, thus increasing comfort in wear and in some
cases reducing static charge.
The strong fiber-lubricating properties of ULTRATEX FMW increase fabric elasticity
and resilience, as well as burst and tear strength and abrasion resistance.
The product also improves sewability, thus reducing the risk of needle damage
and hole formation during garment make up and use. Excellent wet and dry soiling
behavior and high wash fastness ensure that garments retain their whiteness
during manufacture and wear.
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- CIBACRON S reactive dyes for warm exhaust dyeing
of cellulose fibers achieve new state of the art in cost-effective deep
shades
- Outstanding build up, very high fixation and good
fastness
- Integrated solutions for pretreatment, dyeing
and finishing
Ciba Specialty Chemicals has launched a new range of reactive
dyes for warm exhaust application on cellulose, CIBACRON S, which set
a new standard in cost-effective deep shades on cellulose. “CIBACRON
S dyes open up new horizons as regards shade depths attainable with reactive
dyes,” says Eric Marohn, Global Head of Ciba Specialty Chemicals’
Textile Effects Segment. “This patented dye range, which is based
on an innovative chemistry, combines high cost effectiveness with outstanding
application properties. With our integrated textile solutions comprising
pretreatment, dyeing and finishing, optimum results can be achieved and
market requirements met.”
The new chemistry ensures exceptional build up, enabling
very deep shades to be produced cost effectively with low amounts of dye.
High fixation ensures good fastness and excellent washing-off behavior,
resulting in high productivity, allowing water and energy saving in mills,
and minimizing dye in wastewater. Good leveling and diffusion properties
make for right-first-time results and allow short-liquor-ratio dyeing.
Applications include knitgoods for leisure- and sportswear such as polo
and T-shirts, woven goods, for example shirting and pants, and yarn dyeing,
especially for shirting. Ciba Specialty Chemicals offers integrated solutions
for pretreatment, dyeing and finishing of textiles, uch as Ciba SMART
PREP in conjunction with CIBACRON S dyes and Ciba ULTRAPHIL moisture management
finishes. To help customers achieve the required results, Ciba provides
a wide range of technical services, including color matching.
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