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Continuing their efforts to promote a more sustainable global textile sector, Huntsman Textile Effects and The Chemours Company FC, LLC, a subsidiary of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc, have introduced ZELAN® R3 renewably sourced, non-fluorinated durable water-repellent finish. Based on a new technology from Chemours, this breakthrough product is the industry´s first and only renewably sourced water repellent treatment available today

Belgium-based Europlasma, a global leader in low pressure plasma technology, is pleased to present at Texprocess 2015 its durable water repellent (DWR) nanocoating technology for technical textiles under the Nanofics® brand name.

Swiss certification company bluesign has reminded manufacturers and brands that are bluesign certified that they are to have no long-chain C8 durable water repellents (DWR) in their products or supply chains from January 1, 2015.
´It is important to mention the positive list of bluesign-approved chemical products includes plenty of short-chain

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) include a family of fluorine-containing polymers with high performance properties used to make materials oil, stain and water resistant.