ICI Pakistan and Eastern Color and Chemical Company, USA have signed an agreement to manufacture and market specialised textile finishes in Pakistan. According to ICI here, its new partnership with Eastern Color will provide regional access to state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly, water and oil repellents, soil release agents (RAINOFF), flame retardants, highly concentrated pigment dispersions, dye and print auxiliaries, fibre and yarn lubricants, antistatic, cohesive agents, and defoamers that meet US as well as European specifications.
Eastern brings a highly competent expertise of textile chemists and colorists, development laboratories and years' of field service experience to assist ICI in bringing its customers the latest innovations in products to meet today's growing demands.
Eastern Color and Chemical Company of Rhode Island, USA, established in 1928 as a specialty chemical manufacturer, provides service to the textile, paper and leather industries. Over the past 77 years, it has established itself as a leading supplier of innovative products to the industries in the United States and other countries world-wide.
ICI Chemicals Business manufactures and markets a range of Uniqema textile auxiliaries, providing chemistry-based solutions that enhance the value of its customer's operations across the full spectrum of textile applications ... from fibre to fabric. An ICI spokesman said the company is committed to offering application oriented solutions to processing problems and operates through a network of strategically located distributors, many of whom have laboratories and technical staff in order to promptly respond to these needs.