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Binders for textiles,

nonwovens, glass fibers
and leather
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and value in coatings for textiles
and related products.
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Table of Contents
Textile Coatings........................... 2
Nonwovens and Waddings............ 4
Pigment Printing........................... 6
Glass Fibers................................ 8
Leather.. ................................... 10
Delivering more choice.
Textile Coatings
Our goal is to help you identify Nonwovens & Waddings
a product from our ENCOR ®
technology platform that enables
you to formulate a competitive
advantage into your product line.
This product guide presents the
ENCOR ® product range of Pigment Printing
waterborne polymers for textile
coatings, nonwovens and related
products and introduces new
products developed in response to
demanding and dynamic market
needs.
Glass Fibers
• Choose from 100% acrylic, styrene
acrylic or vinylic chemistries.
• Improve Health, Safety &
Environmental profile of your
coatings without compromising
performances by using our Leather
innovative formalde-hyde free
self-crosslinking binders.
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 Textile Coatings
Textile Coatings

Formulations based on ENCOR ®
binders can be applied to fabrics
as paste or as foam, regardless
of the application process (knife
coating, rotary screen coating,
etc.) and provide durability,
protection and enhanced
Textile Coatings
Binder selection can be optimised
depending on the type of textile
and the end-use performance
requirements, such as tensile
and tear strengths, abrasion
resistance, stiffness, dimensional
stability, chemical resistance and

Nonwovens & Waddings

appearance across a wide water repellency or permeability.
Nonwovens & Waddings

range of textile surfaces.

Main Applications Properties Specific Features and Benefits

Brookfield
Chemical Stabilizing Washing Abrasion Dry Cleaning
Reference Flocking Coating Lamination Tg (°C) Solids (%) pH Viscosity
Nature System Resistance Resistance Resistance
(mPa.s @ 23°C)

ENCOR® 1103 S • ACR A - 29 45.0 8.0 < 100 PPP P P Ideally suited for blackout coatings.

ENCOR® 1107 S • S/A A - 25 45.0 6.0 < 500 PP P P High hydrophobicity.

Pigment Printing

Pigment Printing
ENCOR® 1130 S • ACR A/NI - 16 45.0 7.0 < 200 PP P PPP Zero formaldehyde self-crosslinking binder.

ENCOR® 1217 S • • • ACR A/NI - 13 59.0 7.5 < 500 PP PP P High solid content.

ENCOR® 1219 • • ACR A - 12 50.0 3.5 < 200 P P PP Heat sealable. Ideally suited for foam applications.

ENCOR® 1269 S • • ACR NI - 12 45.0 2.5 < 200 PP P P Good compatibility with fluorocarbons.

Widely used to regulate softness when combined with harder

ENCOR® 1221 S • ACR A/NI - 10 45.0 6.5 < 250 PP PP P ENCOR® binders.

ENCOR® 1115 • V/A A/NI -3 50.0 4.0 < 200 P P P Heat sealable.

• • •
Glass Fibers

ENCOR® 1222 S ACR A/NI +2 60.0 7.5 < 350 PP PP PPP High solid content.

Glass Fibers
ENCOR® 1248 S • ACR A/NI +13 45.0 4.5 < 150 PP PP P Ideally suited for decorative foils.

ENCOR® 1370 • V/V HEC +17 40.0 5.0 < 900 P PP P Excellent adhesion on hydrophobic substrates.

Widely used to regulate stiffness and hardness when combined

ENCOR® 1753 S • ACR A/NI +35 50.0 2.5 < 250 PP PP P with softer ENCOR® binders.

ENCOR® 1301 • VAC PVOH +39 55.0 4.5 < 3000 P PPP P Ideally suited for carpet backing.

ENCOR® 1736 • ACR A/NI +47 50.0 7.5 < 150 P PP P Heat sealable.

Leather
Leather

S: Self-crosslinking Binder A: Anionic Surfactant(s)

• Highly Recommended
VAC:
ACR:
Vinyl Acetate Homopolymer
Acrylic Copolymer
NI: Non-ionic Surfactant(s)
PVOH: Polyvinyl Alcohol(s)
• Suitable
S/A: Styrene-acrylic Copolymer HEC: Hydroxyethylcellulose
V/V: Vinyl-versatate Copolymer
V/A: Vinyl-acrylic Copolymer
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 Nonwovens & Waddings
Textile Coatings

For Nonwoven applications,
ENCOR binders are used for
®
chemical web bonding and
finishing treatment and help to
improve the mechanical and
chemical properties of these
highly versatile substrates.
Nonwovens are used in
automotive, construction, civil
engineering and geotextile,
household, hygiene, filtration,
cable wrapping and packaging
applications. Binder selection
can be optimised depending on
Textile Coatings
type of nonwoven and end-use
performance requirements such
as tear and abrasion resistance,
thermal dimensional stability,
water absorbency or repellency,
resilience and softness.

Nonwovens & Waddings

Nonwovens & Waddings

Main Applications Properties Specific Features and Benefits

Brookfield
Dry Wet Alcohol
Automo- Chemical Viscosity
Reference Wipes Interlining Geotextile Wadding Filtration Tg (°C) Solids (%) pH Tensile Tensile Tensile Hydrophily
tive Nature (mPa.s @
Strength Strength Strength
23°C)

ENCOR® 1103 S •• ACR - 29 45.0 8.0 < 100 P P P ++ Very high softness, however not tacky.

ENCOR® 1107 S S/A - 25 45.0 6.0 < 500 P P P –– Recommended for speciality papers.

ENCOR® 1130 S • ACR - 16 45.0 7.0 < 200 P P P + Formaldehyde free self-crosslinking binder.

ENCOR® 1217 S •• ACR - 13 59.0 7.5 < 500 P PP P ++ High solid content.

ENCOR® 1219 •• ACR - 12 50.0 3.5 < 200 P P P +++ Heat sealable.
Pigment Printing

Non-ionic surfactant stabilized. Good compatibility with

Pigment Printing
ENCOR® 1269 S • ACR - 12 45.0 2.5 < 200 P PP PP –
fluorocarbons.

ENCOR® 1221 S • ACR - 10 45.0 6.5 < 250 P PP PP ++

ENCOR® 1350 S •• • V/A -6 45.0 4.0 < 500 PP PP P ++

ENCOR® 1106 S •• • ACR -5 42.0 5.5 < 500 PP PP PP +++ Superior durability to dry cleaning.

ENCOR® 1237 S • •• •• ACR +11 45.0 5.5 < 250 PP PPP PPP +++ High resiliency.

ENCOR® 1239 S •• •• ACR +25 47.0 4.0 < 200 PPP PPP PP +++ High resiliency.

ENCOR® 1241 S •• ACR +30 50.0 2.5 < 250 PPP PPP PP +++ No yellowing, even at high temperature.
Glass Fibers

Glass Fibers
Formaldehyde free self-crosslinking binder. Excellent
ENCOR® 1432 S •• S/A +33 50.0 8.0 < 5 000 PPP PP PP ––
resistance against alkali.

ENCOR® 1753 S • •• ACR +35 50.0 2.5 < 250 PPP PPP PP +++ High resiliency.

ENCOR® 1770 S • • • ACR +35 50.0 2.5 < 200 PPP PPP PP + Recommended for wall covering.

ENCOR® 1345 S •• • V/A +36 45.0 4.0 < 100 PPP PPP PP + Good compatibility with fire retardant products.

ENCOR® 1309 • VAC +37 54.0 4.5 < 3 000 PPP P P ++

Leather
Leather

Advised when thermoforming is involved. Very good thermal

ENCOR® 1149 S • •• S/A +40 40.0 4.0 < 100 PPP PPP PPP –
dimensional stabilit

S: Self-crosslinking Binder • • Highly Recommended

ACR:
S/A:
Acrylic Copolymer
Styrene-acrylic Copolymer
• Recommended
VAC: Vinyl Acetate Homopolymer
V/A: Vinyl-acrylic Copolymer
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 Pigment Printing Applications Properties Specific Features and Benefits
Textile Coatings

Brookfield Viscosity
Stabilizing System
Standard Fabrics

Textile Coatings
Chemical Nature

(mPa.s @ 23°C)
Stretch Fabrics

Crockfastness
Dry Cleaning
Resistance

Resistance
Solids (%)

Washing

General
Tg (°C)
Reference

When used in pigment pastes,
ENCOR ® binders provide
excellent crockfastness (rubbing
resistance), good colour
rendering plus outstanding
pH
washing and dry cleaning to reduce overall costs while
resistance to printed fabrics. optimising fabric feel and soft
ENCOR ® binders are designed touch properties. Best suited on knitted
cotton fabrics. Very high
to have the lowest possible ENCOR® 1103 S • ACR A - 29 45.0 8.0 < 100 PP PP PP softness, however not
thickener requirement helping tacky.

Formaldehyde free
ENCOR® 1130 S • ACR A/NI - 16 45.0 7.0 < 200 PP PPP PP self-crosslinking binder.

Very low thickener

•

Nonwovens & Waddings

Nonwovens & Waddings

ENCOR® 1138 S S/A A/NI - 15 45.0 8.0 < 300 PPP PP PPP consumption.

Formaldehyde free
ENCOR® 1133 S • ACR A/NI - 12 56.0 7.0 < 2000 PP PPP PP self-crosslinking binder.
High flexibility.

ENCOR® 1221 S • ACR A/NI - 10 45.0 6.5 < 250 PPP PP PP

ENCOR® 1131 • ACR NI -7 45.0 6.0 < 200 P P P High flexibility.

High solvent
ENCOR® 1106 S • ACR A/NI -5 42.0 5.5 < 500 PPP PPP PPP resistance.

S: Self-crosslinking Binder • Highly Recommended

ACR: Acrylic Copolymer • Suitable
S/A: Styrene-acrylic Copolymer
A: Anionic Surfactant(s)
NI: Non-ionic Surfactant(s)
Pigment Printing

Pigment Printing
Glass Fibers

Glass Fibers
Leather
Leather

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 Glass Fibers
Textile Coatings

Arkema Coating Resins offers
a range of binders designed to
meet the specific requirements
of Glass Fiber applications,
including building insulation,
Textile Coatings
roofing membranes and roof contains no formaldehyde release
insulations, filtration media, agents but retains outstanding
and mats. Innovative products performance properties, can help
such as ENCOR ® 1432 S, a meet your sustainability goals.
self-crosslinking binder that

Nonwovens & Waddings

Nonwovens & Waddings

Main Applications Properties Specific Features and Benefits

Brookfield Viscosity
Facade Cladding

Chemical Nature

(mPa.s @ 23°C)
Wall Covering
Glass Mats

Solids (%)
Tg (°C)
Sizing

Reference

pH
ENCOR® 1222 S • ACR +2 60.0 7.5 < 350 Best suited for filtration applications.

Formaldehyde free self-crosslinking

ENCOR® 1432 S • S/A +33 50.0 8.0 < 5000 binder. Excellent resistance to water
& alkali.

ENCOR® 1770 S • ACR +35 50.0 2.5 < 200

Pigment Printing

Pigment Printing
ENCOR® 1310 • VAC +37 55.0 4.5 < 2000 Good affinity to polyester resins.

S: Self-crosslinking Binder • Highly Recommended

VAC: Vinyl Acetate Homopolymer • Suitable
ACR: Acrylic Copolymer
S/A: Styrene-acrylic Copolymer
Glass Fibers

Glass Fibers
Leather
Leather

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 Leather Wet End Leather Finishing
Textile Coatings

Textile Coatings
Leather retanning baths based on stability over a wide pH range type of leather and end-use IMPREGNATION easy plate release, good embossing resistance in shoe upper,
ENCOR polymer solutions, are
®
and giving durable fullness and performance requirements. Formulations based on ENCOR ® retention and cut-through resistance. upholstery and automotive
suitable for a variety of wet-blue softness. Binder selection can binders show high wetting and Coatings based on ENCOR ®
applications, while retaining
leathers, showing very good be optimised depending on impregnation properties and resins are widely used in leathers a softer touch. These compounds
improve the grain resistance and for upholstery, furniture and can be further crosslinked
the finishing adhesion in full grain automotive trim. with aliphatic di-isocyanates or
Leather Type Properties Specific Features and Benefits
leather. polyaziridines. Binder selection

Brookfield Viscosity
TOP COAT
Chemical Nature
can be optimised depending

Nonwovens & Waddings

Nonwovens & Waddings

(mPa.s @ 23°C)
Buffed & Split

Solids (%)
EMBOSSING BASE COAT Compounds containing ENCOR
Full Grain

®
Leather

Tg (°C) on type of leather and end-use

pH
Reference
Compositions based on ENCOR ®
binders show very high wet performance requirements.
binders provide high softness, and dry abrasion as well as flexion
Stabilized with PVOH. High filling effect. Avoids skin
ENCOR® 3300 • VAC 0 53.0 4.5 1 800
sticking.
Applications Properties Specific Features and Benefits
ENCOR® 3875 • • ACR +90 30.0 2.0 2 500 Stable at any pH. Gives full hand.

Brookfield Viscosity
Stabilizing System

(mPa.s @ 23°C)

Buffed & Split

• •

Impregnation
Shoe Upper
Automotive
ENCOR® 3876 ACR +90 30.0 5.0 2 500 Stable at any pH. Gives full hand.

Solids (%)

Full Grain

Base Coat
Garment

Top Coat
Furniture

Leather
Tg (°C)
Reference

pH
ENCOR® 3879 • • ACR +80 35.5 6.0 7 000 Gives full hand and very good dyeing yield.

VAC: Vinyl Acetate Homopolymer • Highly Recommended

ACR: Acrylic Copolymer • Suitable ENCOR® 3135 • • A - 40 37.0 8.0 50 P P
Good embossing retention.
Excellent low temperature
PVOH: Polyvinyl Alcohol
flexibility.
Pigment Printing

Pigment Printing
Good embossing retention.
ENCOR® 3255 • • A - 17 37.0 8.0 50 P P Cut through resistance.

High covering effect on

A/
ENCOR® 3130 • • NI
- 12 50.0 8.0 150 P P embossed leather. High
softness.

Suitable for multipurpose

ENCOR® 3219 • A - 12 50.0 3.5 120 P P basecoat.
High flexibility. Very suitable
ENCOR® 3250 • A - 10 37.0 7.3 60 P P P for printing.
A/ Very fine particle size.
ENCOR® 3210 • • • NI
-8 36.0 5.5 50 P P P Good penetration.
A/ Viscosity and penetration
ENCOR® 3211 • • • • 0 39.0 4.7 70 P P P
Glass Fibers

NI adjustable with alkali.

Glass Fibers
A/ Self-crosslinking with
ENCOR® 3222 • NI
2 60.0 7.5 230 P P temperature treatment.

ENCOR® 3125 • • • A +3 45.0 4.0 150 P P P Fine particle size.

A/
ENCOR® 3240 • • • NI
+4 36.0 8.0 40 P P P Good scrub resistance.

A/ Good Bally and scrub

ENCOR® 3140 • NI
+7 40.0 7.5 80 P P resistance.
A/ Suitable for shoe care
ENCOR® 3244 • NI
+18 36.0 10.0 50 P P formulations.

Leather
Leather

A: Anionic Surfactant(s) • Highly Recommended

NI: Non-ionic Surfactant(s) • Suitable

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