Arkema, a specialty materials company, has launched a new range of ENCOR® bio-based waterborne dispersions designed for textile printing and finishing applications. These binders contain up to 30% bio-based content(1) and can reduce carbon footprints by up to 40%(2) compared to traditional textile resins, supporting the textile industry’s sustainability efforts.
With the textile industry accounting for 6% to 8% of global emissions(3), there is a significant need to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. Arkema’s bio-based solutions are intended to promote more sustainable textile products, assisting customers in achieving their sustainability and carbon reduction goals.
Arkema’s approach encompasses the entire lifecycle of textile production, from safer products, such as formaldehyde and APEO-free(4) formulations that comply with Oeko-Tex® Eco Passport standards(6) and are suitable for food contact(5), to the use of renewable and lower-carbon feedstocks. The company is also focused on end-of-life management, working to enhance the biodegradability of future grades, extend durability, and improve color solidity and washing resistance.
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(1) A bio-based product is wholly or partly derived from biomass. The biobased content is the % breakdown based on a carbon ratio following EN16640. Bio-based products here come mainly from beetroot and sugarcane.
(2) PCF cradle-to-gate including biogenic uptake according to ISO 14040, 14044 and 14067, calculated vs fossil equivalent.
(3) https://webapps.ilo.org/static/english/intserv/working-papers/wp053/index.html
(4) Product designed without formaldehyde releasers. During normal conditions of use, these binders do not generate formaldehyde.
(5) Due to the evolution of regulations and or existing specific restrictions, it is necessary before any use in food contact applications to request the related Declaration of Compliance on specific required legislations from your Arkema commercial representatives.
(6) OEKO-TEX® Ecopassport Certificate number 24EP00062 covering the following products: ENCOR® 1159 S, ENCOR® 1219, ENCOR® 1246 S, ENCOR® 1230 S.