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highest color yield are achievable. Selected Remazol flatbed printing is technique on a stable level. No
and Levafix dyes can also be used in printing further developments. Flatbed printing is still used
application. The work with reactive dyes is even because equipment exists but no further investment
simple. Trichromatic coloration can be done. The task or investigation will be done.
for high sophisticated reactive prints is the usage of TEXtalks: How do you see the industry shift from
An Interview with a perfect wash-off process. The last point will be analogue to digital printing?
high quality dyes, a low-viscose thickening agent and

Henning L. Eilders: The digital printing has an
explained later in the presentation.
estimated share of 3 to 5% of total printing output.
Mr Henning L. Eilders Indanthren® is the trade name of DyStar’s offer of vat 95% of the total printing business is analogue printed
and it will need a long time before this will change.
dyes. Selected dyes of the Indanthren range can be
We see an annual growth in the printing industry of
used for vat printing in 1phase and 2phase-fixation
processes. Indanthren prints have specific fastness 3-3.5% in total. While in the digital printing, we see an
Business Development Manager, Global Printing properties, not achievable with other dye ranges. An annual growth of 25%. But even with its very strong
growth, it will take time before it covers everything.
exceptional fastness to light and weathering, very
DyStar GmbH Germany good washing fastness and fastness to multiple TEXtalks: How do you describe DyStar’s concept of
washing are the main advantages of this range.
DyStar is the only supplier of Jettex® Vat inks for Sustainability?
digital printing machines. These inks have the same Henning L. Eilders: Sustainability is very important for
advantages regarding fastness properties as usual DyStar. We are the first company who really go with
Mr Henning L. Eilders Indanthren dyes. this term with idea is sustainability because this is
what everyone is asking for. Sustainability is our
TEXtalks: How do you compare this analogue commitment at the DyStar Group, both in how we run
printing with digital printing? our own organization, our production, logistics, as
Henning L. Eilders: Printing on digital printing well as in the products and services we offer to
machines spends high flexibility regarding the brands, retailers and their industry partners.
design. The repeat and the number of shades are
unlimited. Typical mistakes from screen printing as We are working in two different ways. On one side
unfitted repeat don’t happen. The design can be what we can do as DyStar- a manufacturing
printed immediately without long-lasting retooling of company, what we can do for ourselves is to reduce
the machine and bigger loss of fabric before the the use of water, energy and other resources in our
machine runs. And no screens and print pastes must plants. We have done big steps, big reduction of
be prepared. ressources. And on the other way we are partner for
our customers, for the textile to reduce the resources
These are big advantages of the digital printing to prepare the fabric. Today we will present the
against conventional printing. But in digital printing Cadira® concept. Cadira is an acronym for for
color strength and penetration are limited and also carbon dioxide reduction. What can be done to
the color space. And a separate production step is reduce the consumption of water, electricity and
necessary: the preparation with separate drying. steam in customer’s processes. This is also
TEXtalks: Can You Please describe about the history paints, coatings, paper and packaging industries. Its Main cost driver in digital printing are ink and profitable for the textile company.
of DyStar? expansion into the food & beverages and personal preparation.
Henning L. Eilders: DyStar was founded in 1995 as a care sectors reinforces the company’s position as a TEXtalks: How do you see Pakistan’s market for
DyStar products?
joint venture between Hoechst AG and Bayer Textile specialty chemical manufacturer. DyStar’s global Conventional printing has other advantages: Screens Henning L. Eilders: Pakistan is very important; it is
Dyes. In 2000, the textile dyes business from BASF presence offers customers reliable access to experts and print pastes are necessary; the machine needs one of the big textile markets. It is an increasing
was integrated. In February 2010, DyStar Group was from offices, competence centers, agencies and retooling and more operators. But conventional market. DyStar had a year in 2016 and we are sure to
acquired by Zhejiang Longsheng Group and Kiri production plants spanning over 50 countries. printing is done with cheap reactive dyes. Shorter make it even better this year. We have a good team
Industries Limited (KIL). running jobs can be done in a more economical way of local experts in Pakistan, with seniors and new
TEXtalks: How do you see the scope of Reactive and on a digital printing machine, but the big jobs run
The DyStar Group is a leading dyestuff & chemical Vat printing? more economical on a rotary screen printing members. This team is supported by specialists
from Europe. The people and colleagues are experts
manufacturer and solution provider, offering Henning L. Eilders: Reactive and Vats both are machine. in exhaust dyeing, in continuous dyeing and in
customers across the globe a broad portfolio of known since many years, both with typical printing as well. They have big experience in denim
colorants, specialty chemicals, and services. With a advantages. Reactive dyes from DyStar are well In my opinion, there is a change from the which is very important. Pakistan, will be now and in
heritage of more than a century in product known with the trade name Remazol®, Levafix® and conventional printing to the digital printing. That’s future a big player in the textile market.
development and innovation for the textile industry, Procion®. For printing, mainly MCT-dyes from the already visible in the segment of flatbed printing;
DyStar also caters to multiple sectors including the Procion PX-range are used. Brilliant shades with

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