Triggered by the economic downturn-slowdowns in key end use industries and inventory adjustments across the supply chain have impacted the growth momentum of the Indian specialty chemicals industry. A revival of domestic demand and competitiveness as a global supply base should enable India to establish itself as an emerging specialty chemicals hub. The big question is when will the revival happen?...

Textile industry is the major source of water consumption and wastewater pollution. There are various treatment techniques to remove textile wastewater pollution. Coagulation flocculation is a widely used process to remove pollution due to suspended particles....

Often fibers in textile substrates are deficient in one or more properties or improved properties are desired for the substrate. Textile finishing provides a method whereby deficiencies in the textile can be corrected or specific properties can be introduced. Physical finishing techniques (dry finishing processes) or chemical finishing methods (wet finishing) are used....

Bamboo fibre is a natural textile made from the pulp of the bamboo grass. Fabric made with Bamboo fibre has been growing in popularity, because it has many unique properties and is more sustainable than most textile fibres. Bamboo fabric is light and strong, has excellent wicking properties, and is to...

The fibre can be dyed in the form of fibre, yarn, fabric or slivers. They are usually processed as blends-with cotton, rayon, wool or acrylics. Polyester fibres are dyed by disperse dyes due to their firm inner structure, large proportions of crystalline regions, smaller numbers of attaching points for different dye types and pronounced hydrophobic nature....

What Is Airdye®? : AirDye® technology manages the application of color to textiles without the use of water. It is today's sustainable alternative to traditional dyeing and decorating processes. AirDye® technology from Colorep®, Inc., a California-based sustainable technology company, is a solution our planet needs today and for many tomorrows ...