What is Cylate 20-19?
Cylate 20-19 is an easy to apply Swiss technology which provides
sustainable odour control protection for textiles.
What is unique about the Earth Mint technology?
Earth Mint is a plant based antibacterial technology which uses the
natural antibacterial properties of Peppermint oil to neutralise the
bacteria that come in contact with the treated textile articles.
Does Earth Mint have any global registrations?
The active ingredient of Earth Mint is EU / UK BPR and US TSCA
compliant.
Can antibacterial claims be made on the treated articles?
The regulatory landscape varies depending on the market.
Antibacterial claims can be made on treated articles for exports
in the UK and EU markets as per approved regulatory.
What are the testing protocols for Earth Mint treated articles?
Antibacterial efficacy can be tested through test protocols like
AATCC 100 and JIS L 1902.
What kind of value does Earth Mint add to the treated textile?
Earth Mint is a plant based, sustainable antibacterial technology
that imparts antibacterial and freshness properties to the treated
article thus keeping it fresher for longer.
What is FRESHON anti-microbial technology? What is unique about this technology and product? How is it different from other such solutions currently in the market?
FRESHONTM is unique because it’s based on non-leaching silver technology. FRESHONTM an innovative textile finishing technology which fights malodour producing bacteria to enhance freshness in your clothes and keep you active and positive.
The competition silver-based products are pre-dominantly sliver salts (silver ion) & thus leaching in nature. Not only they require a higher amount of silver to provide the required results, they also leach a lot during washing thus affecting the environment & aquatic life.
How easily adaptable is this to a mill & current set-up? Would this need a different way of finishing at the mill?
It can be easily run in any mill set-up without making any changes. It is also non-ionic in nature. It can be applied in combination finishes, thus saving costs & valuable resources like man-power, water, energy etc.
What kind of value does this add to a textile?
It imparts anti-bacterial & freshness properties to the textile thus keeping it fresh & hygienic. It is quite cost-effective compared to many available antibacterial products in the market.
What are the other application areas for FRESHONTM?
It is mainly developed for textiles; however, it can be used in leather.