WETSOFT® NE 430

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Silicones

Industrial Additives Functions

Fabric Softener

Technologies

Industrial Additives & Materials

Product Families

Industrial Additives & Materials — Textile & Leather Chemicals

Finishing Additives & Treatments

Features & Benefits

Industrial Additives Features

Good Wetting Properties,

High Smoothness,

Wash Resistance,

Water Soluble

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Leather & Textiles

Leather Manufacturing,

Textile Manufacturing

Applicable Processes

Fabric Softeners Manufacturing

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces

Fibers & Fabrics

Industrial Additives End Use

Leather,

Textiles

Applications

• Textile Finishing
• Softeners & Hydrophilic Softeners
• Textile & Leather

Application Details

• WETSOFT® NE 430 is used for hydrophilic treatment of fibers and textiles of all kinds. On hydrophilic substrates such as cellulosics, the hydrophilic properties are not usually affected, whereas hydrophobic substrates such as polyesters usually experience a clear improvement in wetting properties.
• WETSOFT NE 430 provides woven goods and knitwear with a silk-like soft, supple and smooth hand.
• When applied under normal conditions, WETSOFT® NE 430 only has a slight effect on whiteness. It does not generally affect the color shade or fastness of colored goods.
• WETSOFT® NE 430 is used for padding, in the exhaust process and can also be used on its own or together with organic fabric softeners, polyethylene waxes and other finishing agents. The compatibility should be tested on a case-by-case basis.
• WETSOFT® NE 430 can be easily diluted with cold tap water in order to obtain hydrophilic macro emulsions of any desired concentration.

Processing

• For padding it is recommended to use 10 to 20 g/l of WETSOFT NE 430.
• For the exhaust process, 1 to 2 % of WETSOFT® NE 430 is used, based on the weight of the textile.

Properties

Physical Form

Emulsion,

Liquid

Appearance

Milky-white macro emulsion

Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Ionogenity	Non-ionic	—	—
pH (at 25°C)	6	—	Indicator strips
Solid Content	approx. 44	%	Microwave oven

Properties

• By improving hand and because of its hydrophilic nature, WETSOFT NE 430 considerably improves the wear comfort of textiles. Due to its macro character WETSOFT® NE 430 imparts a specially supple and surface oriented hand to all treated textiles.
• The hydrophilic properties are the result of the special orientation of WETSOFT® NE 430 on the fiber surface. This allows unrestricted moisture transport within the fabric, together with the excellent hand that is generally associated with highquality silicone fabric softeners. Due to the surface oriented silk like and supple softness effect it is particularly suitable for light woven and knit goods where hydrophilic properties are of importance. WETSOFT® NE 430 bonds more strongly to the fiber surface than glycol- and quat-functional polysiloxanes. This leads to better exhaustibility and wash resistance.

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Afghanistan,

Albania,

Algeria,

American Samoa,

Andorra,

Angola,

Anguilla,

Antigua And Barbuda,

Argentina,

Armenia,

Aruba,

Australia,

Austria,

Azerbaijan,

Bahamas,

Bahrain,

Bangladesh,

Barbados,

Belarus,

Belgium,

Belize,

Benin,

Bermuda,

Bhutan,

Bolivia,

Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Botswana,

Bouvet Island,

Brazil,

British Indian Ocean Territory,

Brunei Darussalam,

Bulgaria,

Burkina Faso,

Burundi,

Cambodia,

Cameroon,

Canada,

Cape Verde,

Cayman Islands,

Central African Republic,

Chad,

Chile,

China (Mainland),

Christmas Island,

Cocos Islands,

Colombia,

Comoros,

Congo,

Cook Islands,

Costa Rica,

Cote D'Ivoire,

Croatia,

Cuba,

Cyprus,

Czech Republic,

Denmark,

Djibouti,

Dominica,

Dominican Republic,

Ecuador,

Egypt,

El Salvador,

Equatorial Guinea,

Eritrea,

Estonia,

Ethiopia,

Falkland Islands,

Faroe Islands,

Fiji,

Finland,

France,

French Guiana,

French Polynesia,

Gabon,

Gambia,

Georgia,

Germany,

Ghana,

Gibraltar,

Greece,

Greenland,

Grenada,

Guadeloupe,

Guam,

Guatemala,

Guinea,

Guinea-Bissau,

Guyana,

Haiti,

Heard Island and McDonald Islands,

Honduras,

Hong Kong,

Hungary,

Iceland,

India,

Indonesia,

Iran,

Iraq,

Ireland,

Israel,

Italy,

Jamaica,

Japan,

Jordan,

Kazakhstan,

Kenya,

Kiribati,

Korea,

Kuwait,

Kyrgyzstan,

Laos,

Latvia,

Lebanon,

Lesotho,

Liberia,

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,

Liechtenstein,

Lithuania,

Luxembourg,

Macao,

Macedonia,

Madagascar,

Malawi,

Malaysia,

Maldives,

Mali,

Malta,

Marshall Islands,

Martinique,

Mauritania,

Mauritius,

Mayotte,

Mexico,

Micronesia,

Moldova,

Monaco,

Mongolia,

Montenegro,

Montserrat,

Morocco,

Mozambique,

Myanmar,

Namibia,

Nauru,

Nepal,

Netherlands,

Netherlands Antilles,

New Caledonia,

New Zealand,

Nicaragua,

Niger,

Nigeria,

Niue,

Norfolk Island,

North Corea,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Norway,

Oman,

Pakistan,

Palau,

Palestinian Territory,

Panama,

Papua New Guinea,

Paraguay,

Peru,

Philippines,

Pitcairn,

Poland,

Portugal,

Puerto Rico,

Qatar,

Reunion,

Romania,

Russia,

Rwanda,

Saint Helena,

Saint Kitts and Nevis,

Saint Lucia,

Saint Pierre And Miquelon,

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines,

Samoa,

San Marino,

Sao Tome and Principe,

Saudi Arabia,

Senegal,

Serbia,

Seychelles,

Sierra Leone,

Singapore,

Slovakia,

Slovenia,

Solomon Islands,

Somalia,

South Africa,

Spain,

Sri Lanka,

Sudan,

Suriname,

Svalbard And Jan Mayen,

Swaziland,

Sweden,

Switzerland,

Syrian Arab Republic,

Taiwan,

Tajikistan,

Tanzania,

Thailand,

Togo,

Tokelau,

Tonga,

Trinidad And Tobago,

Tunisia,

Turkey,

Turkmenistan,

Turks And Caicos Islands,

Tuvalu,

USA,

Uganda,

Ukraine,

United Arab Emirates,

United Kingdom,

United States Minor Outlying Islands,

Uruguay,

Uzbekistan,

Vanuatu,

Vatican City,

Venezuela,

Vietnam,

Virgin Islands, British,

Virgin Islands, U.S.,

Wallis And Futuna,

Western Sahara,

Yemen,

Zambia,

Zimbabwe

Packaging Type

Drums,

Totes (IBC)

Regional Availability

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• Latin America
• North America
• Oceania

Packaging Information

WETSOFT® NE 430 is available in:

• 140 kg drum
• 950 kg IBC