Colorants for Fibers

Colorants for Fibers

Known as one of the most demanding processes, fibers challenge even the most skilled polymer scientist. That’s why we offer a wide range of pigments across the color spectrum for fiber applications. We offer quality controlled fiber grades as well as products certified with ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX.

Discover our full portfolio of products now available on Pigment Finder.

 

Fibers Grades by Polymer Type

Our products address a variety of fiber substrates from polypropylene fibers to polyamide fibers with the finest denier. Discover our offerings by polymer type.

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Certified with ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®

We prove that conscious is colorful with our newly expanded portfolio of ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certified colorants!

Now with nineteen total products, the ECO PASSPORT colorant range encompasses the full color space across a variety of polymers: PES, PA, and polyacrylates. Supported with spot testing and risk assessment evaluations, the pigments fulfill the purity requirements of various industrial standards.

OEKO-TEX® serves as one of the textile industry’s main benchmarks in certifying products to high purity standards. Its ECO PASSPORT sub-certification applies to raw materials.

New Paliotol® Yellow K 1839 FP

  • Next generation of PY 139, slightly shifted to greenish yellow
  • Higher chroma, color strength and better dispersibilty, including upgraded FPV specification with a 14 micron sieve test
  • Suitable for demanding applications of plastics and fibers, e.g. LDPE films and PP fibers, PVC and PO indoor application
  • Excellent alternative to diarylide and lead chromate pigments in the red-shade yellow color space for indoor applications, especially for films and fibers
  • ECO-PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certified

More ECO PASSPORT Certified Colorants

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    Paliogen® Red K 4180 is a unique blue shade red with high color strength. It is recommended for the most demanding processes and applications, including PA6, PES and also polyacrylic fibers.

  • cosmetic-bottles-purple-plastic-fiber

    Paliogen® Red Violet K 5411 is a transparent red shade violet with high color strength and outstanding performance. It is suitable for all indoor and outdoor applications, especially  PA6, PES and polyacrylic fiber coloration.

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    Paliogen® Red K 3580 is an alternative to lead chromate molybdate and cadmium pigments in polyamide applications. It is versatile for all polymers, especially fibers.

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    Cromophtal® Red K 3900 FP is a mid-shade red with compatibility in nearly all PET fibers. Its strong color efficiency and robustness in formulations make it a go-to colorant.

  • Girl-yellow-dress-kitchen-plastic-fibers

    Oracet® Yellow 140 is a mid-shade yellow that shows clean coloration of fiber compared to competitive products. Its consistent product quality and coloration reliability can be used for all polyester polymers.

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    Cromophtal® Violet K 5700 is the sustainable option for formulating violet versus C.I. PV 23 pigments. It provides attractive coloristics in addition to its high purity profile.

Pigment Finder: Explore Our Portfolio of Colorants for Plastic Applications

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Explore our entire line of color materials for plastic applications with Pigment Finder. You can also learn more about the breadth and depth of color for sustainable performance to the plastics and fibers industries on our plastics homepage.

This video will explain how you can explore our color materials portfolio. Using Pigment Finder, you can filter by color, substrate, chemistry, performance requirement or application.

Register for a verified account on Pigment Finder and get access to side-by-side product comparison, product data, certifications, as well as our latest presentations! This video shows how.

Learn more about our colorants for fiber applications.

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