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CHEMICALS FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Textile Finishing | Textile Dyeing and Preparation | Textile Printing

Bolger & O'Hearn produces a wide range of colors and specialty chemicals for preparing, dyeing, finishing, and printing textiles. Our Altoplast Series, a distinctive line of high quality water-based printing products, is used to achieve novel effects -- such as raised print and metallic, glitter, and pearlescent finishes -- with exceptional fastness properties.

We also call to your attention our expertise in foam finishing and our acquisition of the Textile Chemical Division of Dexter Chemical LLC, a New York-based company known for its extensive line of preparation and wet processing chemicals.

Textile Finishing

ALTOPEL LINE OF WATER AND OIL REPELLENTS

  • Fluorochemical Water and Soil Repellants
  • Silicone Emulsions
  • Wax Emulsions
  • Fluorocarbon Stain Release Agents

FLAME RETARDANT FINISHES

  • Durable fire retardants for textiles, leather, and paper
  • Non-durable retardants for textiles, leather, and paper

TEXTILE COATING

  • A complete line of water-based specialty coating compounds based on a thorough knowledge of formulating specialty coatings for the textile market
  • Applications include screen, knife, reverse roll, and foam

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Softeners
  • Lubricants
  • Calendar and napping aids

GARMENT DYEING

  • Prefixes
  • Enzymes
  • Levelers - Lubricants
  • Pigment Colors
  • Dyes
              -- Direct and reactive
  • Pigment dispersions
              -- Thermochromatic pigments
  • Binders
  • Softeners
  • Wash down chemicals - for distressed look
  • Special effect chemicals

SOFTENERS
(utilizing both Bolger and Dexter Technologies)

  • Cationic
  • Nonionic
  • Silicones

Textile Dyeing and Preparation

PREPARATION
(utilizing both Bolger and Dexter Technologies)

  • Bleaching Agents
  • Chelating Agents
  • Peroxide Stabilizing Agents
  • Wetting Agents
  • Detergents and Scouring Agents
  • Enzymes -- (Cellulose, Amylase, Pectinase)

DYES FOR NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS

  • Acid
  • Basic
  • Direct
  • Disperse
  • Fiber Reactives

DYE BATH ASSISTANTS
(utilizing both Bolger and Dexter Technologies)

  • Antifoaming Agents
  • Chelating Agents
  • Dispersing Agents
  • Wetting Agents
  • Leveling Agents
  • Surfactants

SPECIALTY ITEMS

  • Fluorescent Whitening Agents
  • Stripping Agents
  • Fixing Agents

Textile Printing

PIGMENT PRINTING

  • Altoma Clear Concentrates/Thickeners. A complete line of synthetic thickeners for printing pigments on high quality apparel fabrics to printing on prefinished sheetings and home furnishing fabrics.
  • Synthetic Vat System. A complete line of Delvan products for VAT printing on upholstery and military fabrics.
  • Altoma Low Crock Binders. An extensive line of synthetic aqueous emulsions of acrylic polymers and copolymers of acrylonitrile, styrene butadiene, and specialty polymers for printing all types of fabrics, especially where extreme softness of hand is required.
  • Altoma Pigments. A full range of organic and inorganic aqueous dispersions of high quality pigments manufactured and fine filtered, making them especially suitable for problem-free printing with fine mesh screens and a high degree of compatibility with other printing chemicals. Phosphorescent pigments (glow in the dark), fluorescents, and thermo-chromic.

WET/DYESTUFF PRINTING

  • Altoma Reactive Dye Thickener. Printing fiber-reactive on cotton and rayon.
  • Altoma Acid Dye Thickener. Printing acid dyes on nylon.
  • Altoma Disperse Dye Thickener. Printing disperse dyes on polyester.
  • Altoma Vat Dye Thickener. Printing vat dyes on cotton.

ALTOPLAST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

The Altoplast Series is a distinctive line of high quality water-based textile printing products used to achieve novel effects with exceptional fastness properties.

  • Altoplast White. Extremely high-opacity ready for use printing ink.
  • Altoplast Blockout. Simulates discharge printing by adding pigment; deep, rich shades can be achieved on dyed fabrics.
  • Altoplast Metallics. Extremely durable metallic golds, silvers, et cetera.
  • Altoplast Puff. Heat-activated raised print on textiles.
  • Altoplast Glitter. A range of shades and particles are available.
  • Altoplast Pearls. Pearlescent, ready-to-use printing inks in a range of shades and particle sizes.
  • Altoma Foil Adhesives. High quality metallic foil adhesive for transfer printing.


We provide the service you
expect and the products
you need -- the way you want.


Color and Chemicals for
Three Key Industries
Non-Woven Industry

Building on our Strengths:
Our Acquisition of
Dexter Chemical LLC

Our capabilities to serve the textile industry grew even stronger in 2007 when we purchased the Textile Chemical Division of Dexter Chemical LLC, a unique company with an extensive line of products for the textile wet processing industry. Like Bolger & O'Hearn, Dexter has deep experience producing specialty chemicals. At the time of the acquisition, the company had been in business for 62 years and had facilities in Charlotte, NC and in New York. Its distinctions include:

As a result of the acquisition, we are now a full-service chemical supplier to the textile industry and provide a wide selection of products to improve the processability and quality of textiles.

At the Forefront in
Foam Finishing

Bolger & O'Hearn's proprietary foam finishing technology will drastically reduce your textile finishing energy costs, increase productivity, and decrease production costs. For example, energy savings of more than 50% can be realized, and productivity increases of 10% to 50% can be achieved.

Developed in 1978, our technology is not only thoroughly tested and proven, but is easier to operate on a wider variety of fabrics than other approaches. In addition to savings, customers achieve tangible benefits, including:

And since our technology requires less energy and less chemicals, it is environmentally friendly as well as cost-effective.



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