Huntsman Textile Effects has taken the next step in its efforts to create textile dyes that meet the highest environmental standards while also making companies that use them more efficient.
Huntsman has developed a groundbreaking reactive black dye called Avitera Black SE that is free from restricted arylamines, including p-chloroaniline. Until now, the hazardous substance PCA has been a potential impurity within reactive black dyes.
An extension to the Avitera SE dye range, which has received several environmental accommodations, the new Black SE dye meets tighter and stringent restrictions on hazardous substances in supplied products and treated textile articles, including Oeko-Tex, Bluesign, Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals and the Restricted Substance List standards.
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Seen as a significant breakthrough for mill competitiveness, Huntsman said Avitera Black SE enables mills to achieve significant water and energy savings of up to 50 percent and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent or more. Meeting all severe wet-fastness requirements, Avitera Black SE dye sets a new benchmark for fastness performance and is meant to perform well for fabrics that require the highest chlorine-fastness and good light-fastness.
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With its low-temperature, high-speed wash off properties, Huntsman said Avitera Black SE dye will also reduce processing time at least 25 percent compared to commodity black. Avitera Black SE dye can be used to produce all deep-black shades and is suitable for medium-to-deep gray shades, as well.
“Huntsman Textile Effects continues to invest in the development of innovative new chemistries that meet the needs of the industry and the end-user,” said Jay Naidu, global vice president of strategic marketing and planning of Singapore-based Huntsman Textile Effects. “Our latest breakthrough, Avitera Black SE dye…minimizes processing costs for enhanced profitability, while increasing productivity without additional capital investment. At the same time, it enables mills to differentiate their products in a global marketplace that increasingly demands a clean and transparent supply chain.”