DyStar has launched two new dyes of the Levafix ECO range – Levafix ECO Navy and Levafix ECO Forest. The dyestuffs are based on new chemistry, free of p-chloroaniline or other regulatory controlled amines found in many commodity reactive dyes. They are compliant with all relevant Restricted Substance Lists and with Oeko–Tex Standard 100.
Levafix ECO Navy is a neutral navy offering best color constancy in different light sources. Due to its superior chemistry, higher wet and light fastness properties can be achieved compared to conventional reactive navy dyes.
Levafix ECO Forest is a bluish dark-green shade that is a good option for shading reactive blacks. Levafix ECO Forest has a high color yield, a strong build-up and shows better technical performance compared to dark greens that are based on conventional reactive blacks. It has good light and perspiration-light fastness properties; good chlorinated water fastness; and very good fastness to multiple oxidative washes.
These excellent oxidative wash and light fastness properties lead to a more sustainable textile end product due to better retention of the original shade. With this novelty, DyStar provides additional innovation to the textile industry to achieve the best quality with the minimal environmental impact.
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