DyStar adds to its Levafix ECO range of dyes

06/11/2015
Specialist textile chemicals manufacturer DyStar has announced two new dyes in its Levafix ECO range: Levafix ECO Navy and Levafix ECO Forest.

These dyestuffs are based on what DyStar calls “new chemistry”; they are free of p-chloroaniline (p-CA) and other controlled amines found in many “commodity” reactive dyes. They are compliant with all relevant Restricted Substance Lists (RSLs) and with Oeko–Tex Standard 100.

ECO Navy is a neutral Navy offering colour constancy in different light sources. Higher wet and light fastness properties can be achieved compared to conventional reactive Navy dyes, the manufacturer claims.

For its part, ECO Forest is a blueish, dark-green shade that is a good option for shading reactive blacks, DyStar has said. It has a high colour yield, a strong build-up and shows better technical performance compared to dark greens that are based on conventional reactive blacks, it claims.