Silicone for Textiles (printing, water-repellent, anti-slip etc)

Silicones and Textiles: Advanced Solutions for Printing, Comfort and Functionality

Silicones play a key role in the modern textile industry. They enhance fabric performance, improve comfort, and enable innovative surface finishes. Through our partnerships with leading suppliers such as Nanotech Chemical Brothers and BRB International, we offer a wide range of high-quality silicone products for textile applications.

Water-repellent and durable silicone coatings

Silicone emulsions can be used to treat textiles like clothing, tents, and footwear to make them water-repellent, abrasion-resistant, and machine washable. For textile printing, we use products from Nanotech Chemical Brothers, including:

• Silme® Foam 20 – a puff agent for three-dimensional raised prints.
• Csilment® silicone colorants – premium pigments for silicone prints.
• Silme® matte and glossy series – for finishes ranging from matte to high gloss.
• Silicone Heat Transfer Inks – for durable, stretchable prints with excellent adhesion.

These products are suitable for direct application, negative printing, and screen printing techniques.

Textile softening and finishing with BRB International

To soften textile fibers and improve processability, we collaborate with BRB International, a specialist in functional silicone fluids and emulsions. Their product range includes:

• BRB Silanil® 258 / 250 / 581 – silanes for wrinkle reduction, fiber softening, and antistatic effects.
• BRB Siloen® emulsions – for water-repellent and smoothing treatments.
• Dimethicone blends – for silky finishes and enhanced gloss.
• Silicone polyethers – compatible with water-based systems.

These products are widely used in industrial textile finishing and comply with OEKO-TEX and REACH standards.

PSA silicones: skin-friendly adhesive gels

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) silicones are designed to safely and comfortably adhere textiles to the skin. They are used in self-adhesive bras, breast correction products, and medical sensors. Nanotech Chemical Brothers offers skin-friendly silicone gels with optimal adhesion and breathability.

Compatibility and processing

When working with silicones on textiles, it is essential to test compatibility – including viscosity, curing time, and interaction with fibers and fabric structure. Proper preparation ensures strong adhesion and long-lasting results.

Partnerships with industry leaders

Our partners:

• Nanotech Chemical Brothers – specialist in silicone for textile printing, puff printing, heat transfer, and embossing effects.
• BRB International – supplier of silicone fluids, emulsions, and silanes for textile softening, finishing, and functional coatings.