Call Now: (919) 598-0400 Markets Chemical Products Chemical Services About CONTACT US Textiles Home / Markets / Textiles CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING – TEXTILE PRODUCTS We offer common textile products such as guar gum, xanthan gum, and sodium alginate; as well as our line of S-1400 polyurethanes, and S-1500 polyvinyl alcohols. Natural Products for Textile Printing In textile printing, thickeners are needed to control the rheology of dye pastes, which are applied via screen or roll printing. Alginates, guar gum, and xanthan gum are often the thickeners of choice because they are pure non-reactive hydrodynamic thickeners unlike starches and other thickeners. These are especially important when using reactive dyes which react with cellulose in the fabric. After printing, SNP’s textile thickeners are simply washed out of the fabric. Depending on machine speeds, dye viscosities will vary and SNP, Inc. carries a wide variety of alginates to match your viscosity needs. In addition, our subsidiary Rheological Testing Solutions can give you a detailed look at the flow of your current formulation and improve your print speeds by reengineering your material to optimize performance. Synthetic Products for Textile Printing For warp sizing, see SNP’s S-1500-L Polyvinyl Alcohols. Polyvinyl alcohols can be held at high temperature without viscosity drop. SNP’s polyvinyl alcohols provide outstanding performance in textile manufacturing, including: High Adhesion and cohesion to a wide variety of fibers including silks and synthetics Outstanding flexibility Superior strength and elongation Exceptional abrasion resistance on the sizing and looming process Improved weaving ability, especially with cotton fabrics And our S-1400-L polyurethanes can be used to improve the appearance, durability, or feel in non-woven textiles. SNP can custom formulate our polyurethanes to provide the different properties needed for unique textile projects. TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON OUR TEXTILES AND PRODUCT OPTIONS, CONTACT US TODAY » CONTACT US NAME* EMAIL* PHONE* COMMENTS This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. MARKETS Barrier Coatings Paper Coating Printing Additives Textiles Specialty Applications (919) 598-0400 SNP, Inc. Synthetic & Natural Polymers 1301 S. Briggs Ave. Durham, NC 27703 FAX: (919) 598-4674 service@snpinc.com MARKETS PRODUCTS SERVICES ABOUT NEWS CONTACT Copyright © 2021 SNP, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Digital Marketing and Website Design by