Mr Prasad In His Presentation Explained That Clariantrsquos Focus Is On Consumer Safety On Resources And Processes And On Environment He Elaborated On Clariantrsquos Product Safety Processes For Textiles Which Also Included The Declaration Of Safe Product Certifications He Explained The 4e Concepts Ofnbsp Water Less Time Less Energy Nbspefficiency Right The First Time Reproducibility Performance Higher Build Up And Environment Biodegradability Bioelimination Fewer Chemicals Used And Less Efficient Load He Emphasized That Ldquowe Can Employ Methods And Processes That Cannbspsave Water Energy And Time Ndash Which Automatically Results In Savings Not Only For The Manufacturer But Also The End Customerin Which He Touched Upon The Historical Aspects Of Pigment Printing This Is The Oldest Printing Techniques Known To Mankind But It Was Unimportant Until The Second World War Because Of Dull Colors Loss Of Textile Character As A Result Of Hardening And Poor Fastness To Wear And Washing Nowadays Pigment Printing Is The Main Textile Printing Techniques Because Of Universal Use Even On Blended Fabrics And Lower Application Costs Compared To Dyestuff Printing No Washing And No Steaming This Was Only Possible By Many Developments In The Components Of A Print Pastethickeners Changed From Natural To Emulsion Thickening And Later To Synthetic Onesnbspin The Technical Session At Mumbai Amp Coimbatore Mr Stefan Schlosser Elaborated On The Ldquopigment Printing Ndash Past Present Amp Futurerdquonbspnbspbesides The Ever Present Demand For More Economical Products And Processes And The Demand From Retailers To Narrow The Gap Between Pigment And Dyestuff Printing The Main Challenge For Pigment Printing Will Be The Dramatic Increase Of Ecological Demands Clariant Is Addressing These Issues And We Have Many Products In Our Range Like Formaldehyde Free Binders And Crosslinkers As Well As Amine Free Pigment Dispersions That Can Meet The Emerging Needs And Demands Of An Ecologically Sensitive Consumer Our Technologically Innovative Product Range Is Tailormade To Satisfy Even The Most Demanding Product Rangeldquo Explained Mr Prasadbinding Chemicals Produced By Emulsion Polymerizationbrilliant Organic Pigments Substituted Dull Inorganic Pigmentsnbspthe Textile Chemicals Business Of Indiarsquos Leading Specialty Chemicals Producer Clariant Chemicals India Ltd Participated In The International Conference On Ldquoevolving Maze In Colorationrdquo Organized By Society Of Dyers And Colourists Sdc The Event Was Split Into Two Stages One In Mumbai On June 4 2010 And Another In Coimbatore From June 56 2010 This International Conference Conducted Technical Sessions Panel Discussion On Sustainability And Ecology Coloration Of Polyester And Cellulosics And Retail Fashion And Designnbspmr Anjani Prasad Head Of Textile Chemicals Clariant Chemicals India Limited Was The Chairperson Of A Panel Discussion On Product Group Printing Clariant International Switzerland Presented A Technical Paper Onnbspldquopigment Printing Ndash Past Present Amp Futurerdquonbspnbsp
