PHOBOTEX® R-ACE, the non-fluorinated high-performance water repellent
Taking you to the finish line
PHOBOTEX® R-ACE is a breakthrough PFC-free durable water repellent engineered to deliver brands and mills the perfect combination of excellent water repellency and sustainability credentials, while not compromising on fabric quality.
PHOBOTEX® R-ACE delivers excellent water repellence and wash durability on high-performance outdoor and extreme sports apparel and everyday wear.
PHOBOTEX® R-ACE is specifically developed for application on all kinds of fibers.
It offers best-in-class runnability and excellent compatibility with resin finishing and minimizes chalk marks, yellowing, seam slippage issues and harsh handle.
PHOBOTEX R-ACE is now additionally labelled with “Made from Renewable Feedstock” in bluefinder as sustainable attribute.
Key benefits
- Excellent wash durable water repellency
- Best-in-class running properties
- Soft handle
- 37% renewable feedstock (bio-based carbon) content
- PFAS-free
- Does not impair fabric quality
- Meets the bluesign® criteria, published on the ZDHC Gateway with Conformance Level 3 and is suitable for STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified textile products(1)
- Robust chemistry that minimizes harsh handle, yellowing, seam slippage, thermomigration, fastness and chalk marks.
- Excellent runnability provides a reproducible performance with high production safety.
- Allows highest Bundesmann rain test ratings
(1) Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX®, Edition 01/2019 of 2nd January 2019 (reference to the current standard at the time) STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX is a third-party certification standard established by OEKO-TEX for textile products
Best-in-class sustainability
- PFOA, PFOS & PFHxA free
- Solvent free
- Formaldehyde free
- Butanone oxime free
- REACH compliant
- Bluesign
- ZDHC
- Oeko-Tex
- GOTS
- Low BOD/COD
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