fortres gems

Anti-backstaining in its purest form

fortres gems is a concentrated base wetting, surface active preparation and with Anti-back staining action.

fortres gems ensures:

  • state-of-the-art dispersing performance
  • 100% concentration of active matter, optimizing your costs
  • complete sustainability with Bluesign® and ZDHC Gateway (level 3)

Anti-backstaining agents are one of the most used products in the denim washing industry. Since they are considered a commodity, there's a common misconception that all dispersing agents are the same.

Since anti-backstaining agents are used in almost every treatment, the impact they have in the production of denim garments is huge, both from a performance point of view and both for the logistics side. 

We designed the high quality and highly concentrated product, fortres gems, with two goals in mind: to achieve the best performance possible in the jeans anti-backstaining category, and to improve denim laundries' processes and efficiency. 

Stone washing efficiency

The stronger a stone washing treatment, the higher the indigo bleeding: this simple rule means that to have more abrasion on a denim garment, you must disperse a higher quantity of indigo in the water.
However, if you perform the treatment with a poor dispersing agent, the indigo will re-deposit on the fabric, resulting in a bluer garment. At this point, a cleaning with ozone-based treatment is usually necessary, increasing treatment times and costs.

The undesired outcome from the bad performance of a dispersing agent may decrease the performance of a stone washing treatment, reducing the overall productivity of a denim laundry. 

For a denim laundry, investing in a better anti-backstaining agent like fortres gems can reduce the overall costs of stone washing treatments, increasing efficiency.
Anti-backstaining on polyester after a stone washing treatment with an average dispersing agent Anti-backstaining on polyester after a stone washing treatment with Fortres Gems

Indigo backstaining on a jeans' polyester pocket after stone washing: on the left an average dispersing agent, on the right fortres gems

Logistic costs

fortres gems has a 100% active matter concentration. This feature has several benefits:

1

Compared to a diluted product, the transportation costs per kg are lower.

2

Product dosage is lower, so a single package lasts longer.

3

You can use it as it is, or you can create dilutions in your facility, without paying transport for diluted materials.

Logistics reduced costs of Fortres Gems Anti-Backstaining Agent

 

 

Compared to a diluted anti-backstaining agent, the use of fortres gems reduces logistic costs and storage occupation.

 

Do you want to test fortres gems in your laundry?