Venator’s new pigment Hombitan to whiten PET fibres
Venator, a global manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, has come up with new liquid pigment masterbatch technology to whiten recycled PET fibres in a faster, efficient, and cleaner manner.
Wynyard, UK
The new HOMBITAN
LQ range is designed in such a way that it optimizes the delustering of PET
fibres from plastic bottles for creating new products like footwear and
apparel.
The company is
launching the LQ range based on a titanium dioxide (TiO2) platform for the
fibre industry. The HOMBITAN LQ White 100 is optimized for semi-dull recycled
PET fibres while on the other hand HOMBITAN LQ White 130 is used for the
manufacture of full-dull fibres. Both these products are simple and offer
various advantages over solid masterbatch pigment solutions. They are designed
for small-scale recycled PET projects.
These LQ
products can be incorporated into the extrusion line, have a high solid pigment
load, and can be homogenized into a recycled polymer melt. The fibre producers
will have to use very little quantity to achieve the desired results.
HOMBITAN LQ
products also offer uniform whiteness as they are designed in such a way that
they can withstand temperature changes and pressure fluctuations. This,
thereby, reduces the gloss of recycled fibres that might be unsightly in some
garment pieces. Another advantage of these products is that they do not need
pre-processing. This means that the time and money of the producer is saved.
They are also delivered ready to use and need not be dried or crystallized. Due
to their liquid formulation, they can also be used near spinning operations.
According to
Xandra Bläser, Global Business Director, Specialty Pigmentary TiO2, recycled
PET is commonly used to make footwear, textile, and apparel nowadays. This
shift has been seen for many years as the manufacturers want to reduce their
dependence on virgin materials, cut their carbon footprints, and use the
materials which would be otherwise dumped. The manufacturers are looking for more
sustainable way due to which they feel that
HOMBITAN LQ range is a good choice as it is environment-friendly. He also said that the company has used its
knowledge and created a liquid TiO2 technology to help producers get
high-quality results from the recovered PET.
Source – Press release
Image Source: Press release of “Venator”
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