Dylon International is a British brand of textile
dyes and other household chemicals. It was founded in 1946 by the Mayborn Group.
[http://www.mayborngroup.com/Group/history.asp "History: Mayborn Group"] The Mayborn Group sold Dylon International to European homecare company
Spotless Group
Spotless Group SAS was a pan-European manufacturer of insect control and laundry products, based in Paris, France. In 2015, it became part of Germany's Henkel group.
Operations
Spotless Group was established by AXA Private Equity (renamed A ...
in 2008.
Spotless Group
Spotless Group SAS was a pan-European manufacturer of insect control and laundry products, based in Paris, France. In 2015, it became part of Germany's Henkel group.
Operations
Spotless Group was established by AXA Private Equity (renamed A ...
was acquired by
Henkel in 2014 which is the current owner of Dylon.
Dylon products are made in the Republic of Ireland. Dylon's former London factory has been redeveloped as the Dylon Works.
Dye brands include Cold Water Dye, Machine Fabric Dye and Multipurpose Dye.
Hot water dye
This a range of textile dyes which are used at high temperatures. They are
reactive
Reactive may refer to:
*Generally, capable of having a reaction (disambiguation)
*An adjective abbreviation denoting a bowling ball coverstock made of reactive resin
*Reactivity (chemistry)
*Reactive mind
*Reactive programming
See also
*Reactanc ...
azo dyes and
dichlorotriazine is the main group present. They require ''hot fix'' (
sodium carbonate) and common salt (
sodium chloride). It comes in 2 colours.
Machine Fabric Dye
Dylon's machine fabric dye and hand dye both contain
reactive
Reactive may refer to:
*Generally, capable of having a reaction (disambiguation)
*An adjective abbreviation denoting a bowling ball coverstock made of reactive resin
*Reactivity (chemistry)
*Reactive mind
*Reactive programming
See also
*Reactanc ...
azo dyes,
triphenylmethane
Triphenylmethane, or triphenyl methane, is the hydrocarbon with the formula (C6H5)3CH. This colorless solid is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents and not in water. Triphenylmethane is the basic skeleton of many synthetic dyes called triarylmeth ...
dyes, sodium carbonate and sodium chloride. The reactive groups are either
pyrimidine or
vinylsulphone. Machine Fabric Dye comes in 32 colours, Hand Dye in 21 colours.
Multipurpose Dye
This range contains a mixture of 3 different dyes -
direct,
acid and
disperse. Direct dyes are for
cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell w ...
based fabrics, acid dyes for
wool
Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...
and
nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides ( repeating units linked by amide links).The polyamides may be aliphatic or semi-aromatic.
Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from pe ...
and disperse for some plastics. None of these are reactive dyes and are less wash fast than the other ranges. It comes in 26 colours.
References
External links
Dylon's UK web siteDylon AustraliaDylon's South Korea web siteDylon's Turkey web site
Dyes
Chemical companies of the United Kingdom
Chemical companies established in 1946
1946 establishments in England
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