
Textiles & fibers
Our fibers help manufacturers develop new generations of high performance clothes and accessories.
A partner of manufacturers in the textile, clothing and personal protection markets, Solvay offers consumers ever greater comfort in their day-to-day lives through a wide range of fibers, yarns, plastics and various other solutions (polymers, phosphorus products and solvents).
Our solutions bring performance and cosmetic benefits that are opening a new generation in textiles. We help develop clothes and accessories, but also ropes, carpets, sportswear and many other types of textile & fiber applications, which are fireproof, anti-stain, anti-bacterial, robust, light and flexible. We have for example developed intelligent yarns with thermoregulation properties that improve blood microcirculation when in contact with the skin.
Our products for textiles & fibers (84)
PMMA, WATER, Sugar antiscalant. Outstanding dynamic wetting agent. Excellent emulsifying, rewetting and leveling agent. Very low dynamic surface tension (ST), migrates to interfaces very rapidly. Used to reduce ST and to increase absorbency and penetration Used as wetting/leveling agent in many industries: inks, paints, OPV, adhesives, agrochemical, textiles, plastics, etc. Also used as mold release agent, de-watering aid and hydrophobic resin dispersant
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PMMA, WATER, Sugar antiscalant. Outstanding dynamic wetting agent. Excellent emulsifying, rewetting and leveling agent. Very low dynamic surface tension (ST), migrates to interfaces very rapidly. Used to reduce ST and to increase absorbency and penetration Used as wetting/leveling agent in many industries: inks, paints, OPV, adhesives, agrochemical, textiles, plastics, etc. Also used as mold release agent, de-watering aid and hydrophobic resin dispersant
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Algoflon® D 1614 F is a PFOA-free white aqueous PTFE dispersion. It is designed for conventional impregnation processes and is particularly recommended for production of impregnated woven packings and yarns.
Algoflon® D 1614 F exhibits good wetting properties and shear stability. Algoflon® D 1614 F has good film forming behavior and is well-suited to produce final items with high gloss. Main features of Algoflon® D 1614 F PTFE dispersion are:
- NO polyethoxylated alkylphenols
- Very good wetting properties
- Good shear stability
Algoflon® D 1614 F exhibits good wetting properties and shear stability. Algoflon® D 1614 F has good film forming behavior and is well-suited to produce final items with high gloss. Main features of Algoflon® D 1614 F PTFE dispersion are:
- NO polyethoxylated alkylphenols
- Very good wetting properties
- Good shear stability
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Algoflon® D 3511 F is a white aqueous PTFE dispersion. It is designed mainly for coating processes but can also be used for impregnation. Algoflon® D 3511 F has superior film forming behavior and is well-suited to produce final items with excellent gloss.
Algoflon® D 3511 F exhibits good wetting properties and high shear stability.
Main features of Algoflon® D 3511 F PTFE dispersion are:
- NO polyethoxylated alkylphenols
- Superior film building behavior
- Excellent surface finishing and gloss
- High shear stability
Algoflon® D 3511 F exhibits good wetting properties and high shear stability.
Main features of Algoflon® D 3511 F PTFE dispersion are:
- NO polyethoxylated alkylphenols
- Superior film building behavior
- Excellent surface finishing and gloss
- High shear stability
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Algoflon® F 5 is a fine cut homopolymer PTFE powder that is white, granular and non-free flowing. It is designed for filled grades and in particular is recommended for compounds with glass fiber since it allows good degassing during the sintering process.
Main features of Algoflon® F 5 are:
- Fine particle size
- Narrow particle size distribution
- Good blendability
- Low porosity
Main features of Algoflon® F 5 are:
- Fine particle size
- Narrow particle size distribution
- Good blendability
- Low porosity
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Algoflon® F 5 FT is a fine cut homopolymer PTFE powder that is white, granular and non-free flowing powder. It is designed for compounds production and in particular it is recommended for use with high filler content. Dark compounds based on Algoflon® F5 FT show optimum isotropic behaviour and very good longitudinal mechanical properties.
Main features of Algoflon® F 5 FT are:
- High bulk density
- Optimum blendability
- Isotropic properties
- Very good mechanical and electrical properties
Main features of Algoflon® F 5 FT are:
- High bulk density
- Optimum blendability
- Isotropic properties
- Very good mechanical and electrical properties
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Algoflon® F 7 is a fine cut homopolymer PTFE powder that is white, granular and non-free flowing. It is designed for normal compression molding and in particular molding of large billets for low thickness skived tapes down to 1 mil (25 µm). Algoflon® F 7 exhibits high bulk density, optimum isotropic behavior and very good mechanical and electrical properties. Main features of Algoflon® F 7 are:
- Optimum mechanical properties
- Optimum isotropic properties
- Very good electrical properties
- Excellent surface finishing
- Excellent skivability
- Optimum mechanical properties
- Optimum isotropic properties
- Very good electrical properties
- Excellent surface finishing
- Excellent skivability
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Algoflon® S 121 is a white, granular, free-flowing PTFE powder that is designed for sheet molding and isostatic molding of complex shapes. The material has a large average particle size and high bulk density. Additionally, it shows good powder flow whilst maintaining high mechanical properties due to its soft particles.
Main features of Algoflon® S 121 are:
- Large particle size
- High bulk density
- Good flowability
- Good mechanical properties
Main features of Algoflon® S 121 are:
- Large particle size
- High bulk density
- Good flowability
- Good mechanical properties
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Alve-One® foaming solutions are based on a portfolio of ADCA-free chemical blowing agents that may be tailored to the needs of the thermoplastics, elastomers and PVC (rigid and flexible) producers. The solutions offer specific plastic's properties: insulation, strength, lightweight, cushioning, softness, appearance.
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AvaSpire® AV-621 is an unreinforced polyaryletherketone (PAEK) that offers improved ductility and impact strength relative to PEEK while retaining most of the key performance attributes of PEEK. The AV-621 grade is the low melt flow (higher molecular weight) analogue of the medium flow grade AvaSpire® AV-651 that is tailored primarily for injection molding applications as well as film extrusion. AvaSpire® AV-621 resin is suited for a variety of processing methods including compression molding, stock shape extrusion, as well as injection molding. AV-621 has been formulated for applications requiring a balance of chemical resistance and mechanical strength along with good part aesthetics, thereby bridging the performance gaps within the ultra polymers space. These and other properties make this resin well-suited for applications in healthcare, transportation, semiconductor, electronics, chemical processing, and other industries. AvaSpire® AV-621 is easily fabricated using conventional thermoplastic melt processing techniques and standard equipment. The resin has a uniform opaque appearance with a beige color similar to that of PEEK.
- Natural: AvaSpire® AV-621 NT
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AvaSpire® AV-630 is an unreinforced polyaryletherketone (PAEK) developed as an alternative to low melt flow PEEK for the extrusion of ultra-thin films. Films with thicknesses as low as 0.2 mils (5 microns) can be successfully melt extruded out of AV-630 using conventional thermoplastics film extrusion equipment.
Films of AV-630 offer certain performance advantages over comparable PEEK film. These include improved toughness and ductility, a higher retention of mechanical integrity at temperatures above 150°C, better acceptance of adhesives and improved flame propagation resistance properties. Ultra-thin films (<15 microns thick) also exhibit a more flexible, less crinkly feel than that of PEEK films at comparable thicknesses.
Sub-mil thick films produced from AV-630 can be utilized in a wide range of industrial applications. Typical applications include capacitors, electrical insulation, flexible circuitry substrates, composite film layers, specialty laminates, good flexibilities, liners and aerospace films, such a thermal acoustical insulation blanket bagging materials.
Films of AV-630 offer certain performance advantages over comparable PEEK film. These include improved toughness and ductility, a higher retention of mechanical integrity at temperatures above 150°C, better acceptance of adhesives and improved flame propagation resistance properties. Ultra-thin films (<15 microns thick) also exhibit a more flexible, less crinkly feel than that of PEEK films at comparable thicknesses.
Sub-mil thick films produced from AV-630 can be utilized in a wide range of industrial applications. Typical applications include capacitors, electrical insulation, flexible circuitry substrates, composite film layers, specialty laminates, good flexibilities, liners and aerospace films, such a thermal acoustical insulation blanket bagging materials.
- Natural: AvaSpire® AV-630 NT
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AvaSpire® AV-651 is an unreinforced polyaryletherketone (PAEK) that offers more ductility and impact strength than PEEK, with higher chemical and environmental stress cracking resistance than AvaSpire® AV-650. It has been specifically formulated for applications requiring a balance of chemical resistance and mechanical strength along with good part aesthetics, bridging the performance gaps within the ultra polymers space.
These properties make it well-suited for applications in healthcare, transportation, electronics, chemical processing and other industrial uses. AvaSpire® AV-651 can be easily processed by typical injection molding and extrusion methods using conventional processing equipment.
These properties make it well-suited for applications in healthcare, transportation, electronics, chemical processing and other industrial uses. AvaSpire® AV-651 can be easily processed by typical injection molding and extrusion methods using conventional processing equipment.
- Natural: AvaSpire® AV-651 NT
- Black: AvaSpire® AV-651 BK 95
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AvaSpire® AV-722 is an unreinforced polyaryletherketone (PAEK) that offers improved economics relative to PEEK while retaining most of PEEK's key performance attributes. AV-722 resin has been formulated for applications requiring high chemical resistance and mechanical strength along with low moisture absorption and good barrier properties. These and other properties make this resin well-suited for applications in healthcare, transportation, electronics, chemical processing and other industries.
- Beige: AvaSpire® AV-722 BG 20
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CYASORB® UV-2908 provides excellent UV protection for TPO, PP, PE, PVC PET backsheet film applications
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CYASORB® UV-3346 is based on hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) chemistry, for use in general purpose applications
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CYASORB® UV-3529 is based on hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) chemistry, for use in general purpose applications
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Corrosion inhibitor (perf. to confirm in lubes). Water in oil emulsifier. Thickening of nonopolar solvent.
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Emulsification applications:
- Emulsifiers to increase solubility of film- forming amines in water
Lubricants applications:
- Fentacare® O02 is a lubricant additive based on ethoxylated fatty amine . It modifies friction and brings lubricity. It also has some anti corrosion properties.
Benefits:
- Friction modifier
- Lubricity
- Anti-corrosion
Uses:
- Driveline oil
- Engine oil
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Surfactant used as a foaming agent and other various oilfield drilling and production applications. Please contact your local Solvay representative for more details.
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Corrosion Inhibitor additive for oilfield applications. Used to protect metals and alloys against the corrosive effects of fluids and acidic gases in order to maintain equipment integrity, extend lifetime and improve operational safety of assets. Fentacare® T05 can also be used in metal working fluid applications as a emulsifier and/or corrosion inhibitor.
Please contact your local Solvay representative for more details.
Please contact your local Solvay representative for more details.
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