Xtep, a Chinese clothing manufacturer have launched a new screen printed sportswear line using silicone textile printing inks from Dow Corning that have a good performance and environmental profile.
The inks are solvent free and can be washed and ironed repeatedly. Dow
Corning say that the inks offer superior colour fastness to traditional
inks and do not contain organotin, phthalate, formaldehyde, PVC or any
solvent.
“This is suitable for most natural and synthetic fabrics, including polyester and spandex” , said a spokesman for Dow Corning.
“We had not used silicone screen printing inks before and decided it
would give us an advantage over our competition,” said Mr Jiaye Wang,
Vice President of Xtep’s Garment Center. “Dow Corning’s technical
service team worked closely with us to test and qualify the silicone
ink technology.”
Earlier this year, Xtep had used Dow Corning’s inks for its X-Nature
series of t-shirts. Each of these t-shirts includes a special hangtag
designed by Xtep that describes the benefits of using Dow Corning
Silicone Textile Printing Ink.
Mr Zhangli Lin, Vice President of Xtep’s Finery Center said, “We are
proud to include Dow Corning on the product hangtag. With this
technology, our products have an innovative advantage.”
Dow Corning
www.dowcorning.com
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