Chemicals for the Textile Industry
Textile processing encompasses bleaching, dyeing, mordanting, waterproofing, and finishing operations. MITCHEM supplies sodium and calcium hypochlorite for fabric bleaching, aluminium sulphate as a mordant, and stearates for waterproofing, sizing, and softening across cotton, synthetic, and blended fabric manufacturing.
Key Products7+
ProcessBleaching, Dyeing, Finishing
Bleach GradeChlorine & Oxygen
SupplyBags & Bulk
Key Products for Textiles
Each product shown with its specific role in textiles applications. Click any product for full specifications, grades, and quote form.
Sodium Hypochlorite
CAS: 7681-52-9 | HS: 28289000
NaOCl | 74.44 g/mol
Sodium Hypochlorite is the primary hypochlorite bleach for cotton fabric and yarn bleaching — applied in the kier boil and bleach sequence to remove natural colour, waxes, and non-cellulosic impurities from raw cotton.
Calcium Hypochlorite
CAS: 7778-54-3 | HS: 28281000
Ca(ClO)₂ | 142.98 g/mol
Calcium Hypochlorite granules are used in textile mills as a concentrated bleach source for batch bleaching operations in smaller dyeing units where continuous NaOCl dosing infrastructure is unavailable.
Aluminium Sulphate
CAS: 10043-01-3 | HS: 28332200
Al₂(SO₄)₃ | 342.15 g/mol
Aluminium Sulphate is a classic mordant in textile processing — creating a mordant layer on cotton fibres that forms stable coordination complexes with natural dyes, dramatically improving dye fixation and colour fastness.
Calcium Stearate
CAS: 1592-23-0 | HS: 29157090
C₃₆H₇₀CaO₄ | 607.02 g/mol
In textile finishing, Calcium Stearate is applied as a waterproofing agent, forming a hydrophobic film on fibre surfaces that imparts durable water repellence (DWR) to outdoor fabrics and workwear.
Aluminium Stearate
CAS: 637-12-7 | HS: 29159090
C₅₄H₁₀₅AlO₆ | 877.40 g/mol
Aluminium Stearate is used in speciality waterproofing formulations for canvas, awnings, and high-performance outdoor fabrics requiring solvent-applied, durable DWR finishes.
Hydrochloric Acid
CAS: 7647-01-0 | HS: 28061000
HCl | 36.46 g/mol
HCl is used in textile for pH adjustment in dyebath preparation, wool carbonising, and neutralisation after alkaline bleaching and mercerisation processes.
Sodium Percarbonate (Coated)
CAS: 15630-89-4 | HS: 28369900
2Na₂CO₃·3H₂O₂ | 314.04 g/mol
Coated Sodium Percarbonate is used in textile bleaching as a colour-safe, chlorine-free oxygen bleach — particularly for delicate fabrics and blended fibres where hypochlorite bleach would cause fibre damage or colour stripping.