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Fiber/Textiles, Footwear

Dow offers pioneering innovations, differentiated fibers and world class polymer and material science for the global textile industry. So whether you are a creative fashion designer, a retailer or manufacturer in the global textile/apparel industry, Dow Fiber Solutions can help you make consumers look good and feel good — all day long.

From slippers to high-performance athletic shoes to high fashion, Dow Footwear Solutions is providing one-stop platform to help customers to optimize comfort, appeal and lasting value in a wide variety of footwear applications. Shoe designers, manufacturers and assemblers can tap into broad portfolio of products and level of expertise that will help them stay a step ahead of ever-changing design and fashion trends — while meeting consumer demand for high performance products with reduced impact on the environment. Performance, Comfort, Cost… Innovative Dow materials are a step in the right direction.

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Additives and Binders
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
Adhesives and Binders
POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins
In ceramic applications, POLYOX™ Resins serve primarily as binders and forming aids. They effectively bind components of ceramic mixes for the formation of bricks and ceramic parts. They also serve as excellent binders for ceramic fibers.
Care and Cleaning
CARBOWAX™ PEG (Polyethylene Glycols)
CARBOWAX™ PEGs Polyethylene Glycols are widely used in the textile industry as lubricants, softeners, antistatic agents and conditioning agents.
Chlorinated Organics
DOWPER™ Perchlorethylene is one of the most widely used dry cleaning solvent in the world, due to its efficient solvency, ease of recycling and the availability of technology that allows for safe handling.
Dow Oxygenated Solvents
Dow Oxygenated Solvents such as DOWANOL™, CELLOSOLVE™ and CARBITOL™ glycol ethers and isopropanol, increase the effectiveness of household and institutional cleaners and degreasers and allow wide formulating opportunities. Additional benefits are low odor, low toxicity and good biodegradability.
Oxygenated Solvents
Butyl CARBITOL™, DOWANOL™ EPh, PPh and TPM are commonly used as dye-bath additives in the textile dye-bath market to achieve such properties as: proper shade, level dyeing, colorfastness, and reduced dyeing temperatures and cycles.
VERSENE™ Chelating Agents
Use of VERSENE™ Chelating Agents can increase cleaning stage effectiveness of all types of fabrics, equal brightness and more uniform tensile strength from the bleaching stages and more uniform dye colors in the dyeing stages.
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) VAM is a building block for stain and wrinkle resistance fabric and textile treatments for furnishings.
Dyeing and Coloring
Oxygenated Solvents
Butyl CARBITOL™, DOWANOL™ EPh, PPh and TPM are commonly used as dye-bath additives in the textile dye-bath market to achieve such properties as: proper shade, level dyeing, colorfastness, and reduced dyeing temperatures and cycles.
VERSENE™ Chelating Agents
Use of VERSENE™ Chelating Agents can increase cleaning stage effectiveness of all types of fabrics, equal brightness and more uniform tensile strength from the bleaching stages and more uniform dye colors in the dyeing stages.
Fibers
Acrylic Monomers
Acrylate monomers and co-polymers are used in the manufacture of both woven and non-woven textiles.
Caustic Soda
Caustic Soda is used in the chemical processing of cotton, such as desizing, scouring and mercerization. In addition, caustic soda is used in the dying process for synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester and other materials for furniture textiles.
Dow XLA™ Elastic Fiber
A unique elastic fiber bringing soft-stretch comfort to fabrics and apparel, and processing advantages to the textile industry.
Ethylene Glycols (EG)
MEGlobal
Ethylene Glycol (EG) is a key raw material used in the production of polyester textiles and fabrics for furnishings.
Ethylene Oxide (EO)
Ethylene Oxide (EO) is an important intermediate used in the manufacture of polyurethane furniture cushioning and polyester for textiles and fabrics.
Heat Transfer Fluids
DOWTHERM™ Synthetic Organic and SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids provide high temperature stability and excellent heat transfer efficiency and economy in synthetic fiber processing.
POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins
In ceramic applications, POLYOX™ Resins serve primarily as binders and forming aids. They effectively bind components of ceramic mixes for the formation of bricks and ceramic parts. They also serve as excellent binders for ceramic fibers.
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers
Consumer product manufacturers will benefit from the excellent elastic recovery that VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers offer in films and fibers and — in the search for increased comfort — from the softness and reduced noise characteristics of the new polymer family. Applications include spunbond non-woven, soft-touch/low-noise film and elastic films.
Films and Coatings
Emulsion Polymers (Latexes)
Our products include a wide variety of styrene butadiene, terpolymer, and acrylic latexes to meet specific needs for the carpet industry. Latex is used to impart specific physical properties to the finished carpet, including dimensional stability, stiffness and hand, and may be used to enhance performance properties of the carpet, including ignition resistance and moisture barrier.
Oxygenated Solvents
Butyl CARBITOL™, DOWANOL™ EPh, PPh and TPM are commonly used as dye-bath additives in the textile dye-bath market to achieve such properties as: proper shade, level dyeing, colorfastness, and reduced dyeing temperatures and cycles.
SARANEX™ Barrier Films
SARANEX™ Barrier Films are coextruded, multilayered films that provide the proven barrier properties of SARAN™ Resins plus the machinability, printability and the functionality of the polyolefin skins. These films offer a balance of barrier properties, toughness, chemical resistance, softness, flexibility and good economics in a single film structure for use in a wide array of packaging applications including ostomy appliances, pharmaceutical blister packs, cap liners, food packaging applications (meat, cheese, and sausage chubs) and textile lamination for protective clothing.
VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers
Consumer product manufacturers will benefit from the excellent elastic recovery that VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers offer in films and fibers and — in the search for increased comfort — from the softness and reduced noise characteristics of the new polymer family. Applications include spunbond non-woven, soft-touch/low-noise film and elastic films.
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) VAM is a building block for stain and wrinkle resistance fabric and textile treatments for furnishings.
Footwear
Emulsion Polymers (Latexes)
Our products include a wide variety of styrene butadiene, terpolymer, and acrylic latexes to meet specific needs for the carpet industry. Latex is used to impart specific physical properties to the finished carpet, including dimensional stability, stiffness and hand, and may be used to enhance performance properties of the carpet, including ignition resistance and moisture barrier.
ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers
ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers offer exceptional flexibility at low temperatures and superb impact properties that make them perfect for modifying high-performance athletic shoes, sock liners and industrial boot components.
PELLETHANE™ Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers
PELLETHANE™ low-yellow-index grade TPU Elastomers offer best-in-class color performance through a range of ether and ester grades at various hardness levels. A combination of clarity, reduced need for UV stabilization, abrasion resistance, tensile strength, improved weatherability and easy processability makes the PELLETHANE low-yellow-index TPUs ideally suited to complex footwear applications.
Polyurethanes
Toughness, flexibility, longevity – athletes look for it in themselves and they require it in their shoes. Dow can help, with innovative polyurethane material technologies that can increase abrasion resistance, add flexible comfort and improve performance at varying temperatures.
VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers
Consumer product manufacturers will benefit from the excellent elastic recovery that VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers offer in films and fibers and — in the search for increased comfort — from the softness and reduced noise characteristics of the new polymer family. Applications include spunbond non-woven, soft-touch/low-noise film and elastic films.
VORALAST™ Polyurethane system
VORALAST™ Soling Systems consistently deliver competitive performance: strength, hydrolytic stability, resilience and superior water resistance with combination of superior comfort.
VORALAST™ R renewable grade Polyurethane system
VORALAST™ R renewable grade soling system contains renewable natural oil polyols which leads to less energy consumption and fewer greenhouse gas emissions during production while delivering competitive functional performance.
Lubricants
Heat Transfer Fluids
DOWTHERM™ Synthetic Organic and SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids provide high temperature stability and excellent heat transfer efficiency and economy in synthetic fiber processing.
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
SYNALOX™ Fluids
Used as base stocks in lubricants for high temperature, large size mills and calenders.
UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants
UCON™ Calender Lubricants are used in the textile industry where their high temperature operating capabilities and variety of viscosity grades make them ideal for large diameter journal or sleeve bearings, anti-friction bearings, and several types of gearing.
Process Chemicals
Acrylic Monomers
Acrylate monomers and co-polymers are used in the manufacture of both woven and non-woven textiles.
Alkanolamines
Surface-active alkyl alkanolamine soaps, made primarily from oleic acid, are used in cleaning and scouring textiles. When combined with chlorinated solvents, these soaps become wetting agents. Soluble in water and in most hydrocarbon solvents, they lather well in hard water. Combined with natural oils, such as linseed, olive and castor oil, these soaps are utilized as textile lubricants, characterized by their excellent emulsifiability and ease of removal.
Biocides
Perservatives for textile spin finishes.
CARBOWAX™ PEG (Polyethylene Glycols)
CARBOWAX™ PEGs Polyethylene Glycols are widely used in the textile industry as lubricants, softeners, antistatic agents and conditioning agents.
Caustic Soda
Caustic Soda is used in the chemical processing of cotton, such as desizing, scouring and mercerization. In addition, caustic soda is used in the dying process for synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester and other materials for furniture textiles.
Chlorinated Organics
DOWPER™ Perchlorethylene is one of the most widely used dry cleaning solvent in the world, due to its efficient solvency, ease of recycling and the availability of technology that allows for safe handling.
Dow Oxygenated Solvents
Dow Oxygenated Solvents such as DOWANOL™, CELLOSOLVE™ and CARBITOL™ glycol ethers and isopropanol, increase the effectiveness of household and institutional cleaners and degreasers and allow wide formulating opportunities. Additional benefits are low odor, low toxicity and good biodegradability.
Ethyleneamines
Certain ethyleneamine derivatives are used in the textile-related industries (durable press, light stabalization, shrinkproofing wool, static prevention, and mothproofing).
Heat Transfer Fluids
DOWTHERM™ Synthetic Organic and SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids provide high temperature stability and excellent heat transfer efficiency and economy in synthetic fiber processing.
HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions
HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions have the potential to be used in multiple applications including modular carpet tile pre-coats; broadloom applications; thermo-modable applications; artificial grass applications; frothed systems for cushion pads.
POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins
In ceramic applications, POLYOX™ Resins serve primarily as binders and forming aids. They effectively bind components of ceramic mixes for the formation of bricks and ceramic parts. They also serve as excellent binders for ceramic fibers.
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
Polyurethanes
Toughness, flexibility, longevity – athletes look for it in themselves and they require it in their shoes. Dow can help, with innovative polyurethane material technologies that can increase abrasion resistance, add flexible comfort and improve performance at varying temperatures.
Surfactants
TRITON™ nonionic surfactants, TERGITOL™ nonionic surfactants and DOWFAX™anionic surfactants are used in textile processing for wetting emulsifying and dispersing ability.
SYNALOX™ Fluids
Used as base stocks in lubricants for high temperature, large size mills and calenders.
UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants
UCON™ Calender Lubricants are used in the textile industry where their high temperature operating capabilities and variety of viscosity grades make them ideal for large diameter journal or sleeve bearings, anti-friction bearings, and several types of gearing.
VERSENE™ Chelating Agents
Use of VERSENE™ Chelating Agents can increase cleaning stage effectiveness of all types of fabrics, equal brightness and more uniform tensile strength from the bleaching stages and more uniform dye colors in the dyeing stages.
Raw Materials
Ethylene Glycols (EG)
MEGlobal
Ethylene Glycol (EG) is a key raw material used in the production of polyester textiles and fabrics for furnishings.
Ethylene Oxide (EO)
Ethylene Oxide (EO) is an important intermediate used in the manufacture of polyurethane furniture cushioning and polyester for textiles and fabrics.
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
Services
Dow Haltermann Custom Processing
Product and process development and contract manufacturing services to the specialty and fine chemicals industries. Key processes include distillation, reactive distillation, batch and continuous fractionation, advanced separations, batch reactions, continuous reactions, and multi-step organic reactions.
Textiles
Acrylic Monomers
Acrylate monomers and co-polymers are used in the manufacture of both woven and non-woven textiles.
Alkanolamines
Surface-active alkyl alkanolamine soaps, made primarily from oleic acid, are used in cleaning and scouring textiles. When combined with chlorinated solvents, these soaps become wetting agents. Soluble in water and in most hydrocarbon solvents, they lather well in hard water. Combined with natural oils, such as linseed, olive and castor oil, these soaps are utilized as textile lubricants, characterized by their excellent emulsifiability and ease of removal.
Biocides
Perservatives for textile spin finishes.
Caustic Soda
Caustic Soda is used in the chemical processing of cotton, such as desizing, scouring and mercerization. In addition, caustic soda is used in the dying process for synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester and other materials for furniture textiles.
Dow XLA™ Elastic Fiber
A unique elastic fiber bringing soft-stretch comfort to fabrics and apparel, and processing advantages to the textile industry.
Ethylene Glycols (EG)
MEGlobal
Ethylene Glycol (EG) is a key raw material used in the production of polyester textiles and fabrics for furnishings.
Ethylene Oxide (EO)
Ethylene Oxide (EO) is an important intermediate used in the manufacture of polyurethane furniture cushioning and polyester for textiles and fabrics.
Ethyleneamines
Certain ethyleneamine derivatives are used in the textile-related industries (durable press, light stabalization, shrinkproofing wool, static prevention, and mothproofing).
HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions
HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions have the potential to be used in multiple applications including modular carpet tile pre-coats; broadloom applications; thermo-modable applications; artificial grass applications; frothed systems for cushion pads.
Oxygenated Solvents
Butyl CARBITOL™, DOWANOL™ EPh, PPh and TPM are commonly used as dye-bath additives in the textile dye-bath market to achieve such properties as: proper shade, level dyeing, colorfastness, and reduced dyeing temperatures and cycles.
Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers
Key raw materials in textiles. Also used as additives for production of spin finish lubricants for synthetic fiber and fiber finishing processes.
Surfactants
TRITON™ nonionic surfactants, TERGITOL™ nonionic surfactants and DOWFAX™anionic surfactants are used in textile processing for wetting emulsifying and dispersing ability.
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) VAM is a building block for stain and wrinkle resistance fabric and textile treatments for furnishings.
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