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average 25 % more effective than the former variants transported.”
containing formaldehyde and they lead to improved
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fastness levels. The example of the textile binders shows that CHT
We live sustainability. Mr Alfons Erb, Head of Sales Textile Auxiliaries at sustainable chemical solutions and products in all of
has been working on being the preferred partner for
CHT Germany GmbH states, “The successful new
the textiles applications. The CHT Group offers among
orientation of our binder business has strongly
others a broad range of formaldehyde-free fixing agents
Formaldehyde-free contributed to textile sustainability in various ways. for a completely formaldehyde-free implementation of
On the one hand, formaldehyde is persistently
textile functionalities. Meanwhile, most effect pastes for
eliminated. Then, the concentrations allow for a lower
textile printing and further coating products offered by
quantity of binders in the process. Finally, resources
CHT have been substituted by completely
technologies are saved in logistics as lower volumes need to be formaldehyde-free alternatives.

CHT provides its textile customers with the right

equipment for the future

The CHT Group, a medium-sized global player for develop future-oriented alternatives even if the
speciality chemistry, is worldwide active in industry has not yet the demand for such solutions.
development, production and sales. CHT Germany CHT’s business with binders for textile finishing,
GmbH in Tübingen is the headquarters of the group which are mainly applied in textile coating and
of companies which focuses on sustainable chemical pigment printing, is a successful example.
products and process solutions.
The dangerous goods classification by the European
TEXTILE SOLUTIONS of CHT improve the quality, Union in 2016 led to clearly stricter legal provisions
functionality as well as look and purity of textiles and concerning formaldehyde. In autumn 2017 classic
optimise their manufacturing processes. In the fields binders, usually having low formadehyde contents,
of silicones, building materials, paints, coatings, were strongly demanded by the German textile
paper, agrochemicals as well as cleaning and care market. The CHT Group reacted promptly and
products innovative products and process solutions invested in higher production capacities to meet the
are provided by INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS. increased needs. CHT’s production is focused on
new, completely formaldehydefree binder
By bundling the strengths of the complete group technologies which even exceeded legal regulations
further innovative products, applications or and the textile industry’s demand.
processes are permanently developed and vast
technical support is offered within the SCIENCE & The products are suited for manufacturing textile
SERVICE SOLUTIONS. Highly qualified specialists products according to Ökotex 100 product class 1,
work in state-of-the art laboratories for development, the highest possible standard which generally does
analytics and application technique in order to work not even have to be met.
out ideas and solutions that meet the latest
requirements. Formaldehyde-free binders have many benefits but
some customers remained sceptical. After all, many
The CHT Group has set the goal to become the customers expected that the formaldehyde-free
preferred partner for sustainable specialty chemicals technology would lead to higher costs and necessary
all over the world. In all of the business fields the adjustments in production processes. Nevertheless,
product ranges are being permanently tested and in 2018 the team of CHT Germany was able to sell
increasingly substituted by future-oriented, more more than 500 tons of formaldehyde-free binders in
sustainable products. As far as possible, CHT has Germany alone. With its team of experts CHT
been developing alternatives which not only meet but supported the necessary adjustments of processes
even exceed legal regulations. It is CHT’s goal to and recipes professionally and without additional
completely substitute critical substances and to costs. Moreover, the innovative binders are on

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