The CHT Group, a medium-sized global player in specialty chemicals, is worldwide active in the development, production, and sales. CHT Germany GmbH in Tübingen is the headquarters of a group of companies that focuses on sustainable chemical products and process solutions. Textile solutions of CHT improve the quality, functionality as well as look, and purity of textiles and optimize their manufacturing processes. The focus is on the development of products and processes that contribute to sustainable development in industrial processes. Therefore, they increasingly offer their customers products and process solutions that have a sustained impact within the subsequent value chain.
Through optimal raw material selection and innovative product development, the sustainability of textile finishing products can be promoted in a targeted manner and the share of these products within the CHT product ranges can be continuously increased.
The United Nations have defined 17 development goals that set the course for how humanity will deal with the greatest challenges of the future. These goals (SDG + Sustainable Development Goals) are intended to ensure the preservation of the world and the economy, but also hereby nutrition and a life free of poverty.
CHT has assessed and determined the impact of all SDG’s on its future strategic direction. CHT has implemented the 11 most relevant SDGs in the “Strategy 2025”, which have the higher references and efficiency for the CHT Group.
TUBICOAT PET-H is a polyester-based polymer dispersion ideally suited for environmentally friendly sustainable stiffening and coating of polyester fabrics and nonwovens. Since TUBICOAT PET-H itself consists of polyester, goods finished with it can be declared as unmixed, recycled, and returned to the material cycle, as in the case of carpets, filters, or luggage nets, for example.
Products from the APYROL range are flame retardants that delay the spread of flames in the event of a fire, thus giving people at risk more time to rescue or extinguish the fire or to escape. In addition to their effectiveness in the event of a fire, modern flame retardants are also subject to increasingly stringent requirements in terms of environmental compatibility. This applies to everything from production and processing all the way to application. The CHT Group also offers ecological alternatives to the classic antimony/halogen-containing products, so-called “green” flame retardants based on P-N or inorganic Mg or Al compounds.
Products of the TUBCOSIL range are silicone coatings that can be applied to almost all textiles and nonwovens. They are mainly used in the field of technical textiles. Due to their exceptional material properties, they can meet the highest technical requirements in terms of resistance, mechanics, look and feel. TUBCOSIL products are solvent-free and therefore also interesting from an ecological point of view.
TUBINGAL® RISE is the CHT Group’s first textile softener made from recycled silicones. In keeping with the circular economy, “end-of-life” silicones are recycled and formulated with emulsifiers from renewable raw materials to create a new hydrophilic softener. Its product quality is identical to a silicone softener made from primary raw materials – only more sustainable. TUBINGAL® RISE is suitable for all fiber types.
The ECOPERL product range meets all requirements for modern and innovative PFC-free water repellents. Renewable raw materials have been optimized here as the basis for waxes and fluorine-free polymers for the best water repellency and permanence. The suitability for various standards such as ZDHC, bluesign®, GOTS, Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 as well as a Material Health Certificate for Cradle to Cradle® is a matter of course and underlines the CHT Group’s commitment to sustainability. The two new developments in this product range are ECOPERL YWR, a versatile water repellent with an anti-wick effect for yarns with excellent water absorption stop, and ECOPERL DCR, a highly effective water repellent for pad finishing of all fiber types.
