Helizarin® Pigment Printing System - Performance Chemicals

Consumer benefits:• Ecological textiles• Safety and qualityensuredBusiness benefits:• Safety and quality ensured• Improves corporate image –responsible and reliable,leader in ecology• Sustainable business• Clothes, especially babyand children clothing• Home textiles, such asbed linen Formaldehyde has been under scrutiny for years.The regulatory standards are becoming increasinglystrict. Public awareness is also increasing andconsumers are becoming more ecological consciousand making purchasing decisions based on this.Formaldehyde found in textiles is a particular concernfor end-users due to the direct contact it may haveto the skin. Manufacturers hold certain obligations toprotect consumers and the significance of thisresponsibility will become more evident in the future.With all existing BASF pigment printing systems,customers can fulfil the requirements of Oeko-TexStandard 100. However, we have taken another stepforward to provide a formaldehyde-free solution,especially for customers who want to print on babyarticles or print formaldehyde-free. In BASF’s new Helizarin ® pigment printing system,the main sources of formaldehyde have beenreplaced with those that are formaldehyde-free.Zero “add-on” of formaldehyde to the textileDuring the printing process, formaldehyde levels on thetextile – before and after – remain unchanged.Oeko-Tex Standard 100 lowered the detection level offormaldehyde for baby articles ( Product Class I ) to16ppm in April 2008. With formaldehyde-free Helizarin ®pigment printing system, you can meet the new standardwithout additional measures.Putting FUTURE into TextilesA better FUTURE – through improved consumer protection, efficient usage of resources and reducedcarbon dioxide emissions. As a reliable partner, FUTURE to us means that we will continue to offer yousolutions for today and for tomorrow with the FUTURE already built in. With BASF’s formaldehyde-freeHelizarin ® pigment printing system, you can be confident about meeting the current and future formaldehyderequirements, and consumers too can have a peace of mind knowing the products they buy are safe andreliable. The way the FUTURE should be.The Chemical Company

GlobalBASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.Global Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsGlobal Business Management TextilesSingaporePhone: +65 6430 9838Fax: +65 6430 9834e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comAsiaBASF (China) Company LimitedGlobal Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles East AsiaShanghai – ChinaPhone: +86 21 3865 5042 / 5058/ 5050Fax: +86 21 3865 5024e-mail: info.textile-chemicals-eastasia@basf.comBASF India Ltd.Global Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles IndiaThane – IndiaPhone: +91 22 6791 7400Fax: +91 22 6791 7230e-mail: texcom-in@basf.comBASF Pakistan (Private) Ltd.Global Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles PakistanKarachi – PakistanPhone: +92 21 111 550 550Fax: +92 21 452 4314e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comBASF Bangladesh LimitedGlobal Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles BangladeshDhaka – BangladeshPhone: +880 2 934 8374/8375/8376Fax: +880 2 831 3599e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comPT BASF IndonesiaGlobal Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles ASEANJakarta – IndonesiaPhone: +62 21 526 2481Fax: +62 21 526 254e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comEuropeBASF SEGlobal Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles EuropeLudwigshafen, GermanyPhone: +49 621 60 49214Fax: +49 621 60 93806e-mail: info.textile-chemicals@basf.comEastern Europe, Africa, West AsiaBASF Türk Kimya San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.Global Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles Turkey, Eastern Europe,Africa, West AsiaIstanbul – TurkeyPhone: +90 212 334 3490Fax: +90 212 334 3459e-mail: info.textile-chemicals@basf.comAmericasBASF CorporationGlobal Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles AmericasCharlotte – USAPhone: +1 800 545 4931Fax: +1 704 394 8336e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comBASF S.A.Global Business Unit Leather and Textile ChemicalsBusiness Management Textiles AmericasSão Paulo – BrazilPhone: +55 11 3043 3085Fax: +55 11 3043 3232e-mail: putting-future-into-textiles@basf.comInternet: www.basf.com/textileNote: The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. Inview of the many factors that may affect processing and application of our product,these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties, nor the suitability of theproduct for a specific purpose. Any descriptions drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights, etc. given here in may change without prior information and do not constitutethe agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.Responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the downstream textile market rests with the textile processor.EVX/T 04/08e June 2008® = Registered trademark of BASF Group