Tanatex opens Asian facility for sustainable textile processing

A one-stop shop for the textile processing industry, Tanatex Chemicals makes eco-friendly solutions economically sensible throughout the global value chain. The company is behind functionalities as diverse as fluorine-free water repellency, thermo-regulation of skin temperature, cosmetic finishes and flame retardant solutions in apparel and technical textiles. It provides such product-level innovations from preparing the fabric for dyeing, into the colouration stage and on to the final processes where fabrics are given the required aesthetic effects.

"We give the solution to our customers by delivering a concept," says Marco de Koning, CEO of Tanatex. "We often take their material into our laboratories to develop the particular effect they want to produce with a certain fabric."

A mid-sized multinational renowned for its expertise in mineral technology, Tanatex stays close to textile mills, apparel retailers and the automotive industry in order to create customised solutions. Also the market leader in chromojet printing of carpets, the company has sales offices worldwide with on-site technical service capabilities to rapidly respond to customers' needs.

Tanatex is bringing sustainable solutions closer to Asian customers through a newly opened facility in Thailand, which complements the main production facility in Ede, the Netherlands.

"Time-to-market and flexibility are crucial in this business,"

De Koning says. "Our investment in this production facility builds up the possibilities for Asian customers by providing them high-quality products at the right time, with excellent technical service."