JEFFERSON CHEMICAL'S BEST CUSTOMERS • Agriculture and Livestock • Automotive and Aircraft • Chemical Processing • Construction • Cosmetics and Toiletries • Food and Beverages • Metal Processing ·• Paper and Printing • Petroleum • Pharmaceuticals • Plastics • Protective Coatings • Rubber • Soap and Detergents /.&—•
· Textiles > Waxes and Polishes
...and how we serve them It has been said that the textile industry is the oldest indus try in the world and one of the most aggressively modern. As a percentage of net worth or sales, this industry is spending approximately 25% more for modernization than the average for all manufacturing. Jefferson is proud to serve the textile industry with essential chemicals. SURFONIC® surface-active agents lead nine lives in the tex tile industry. They help improve such processes as Kier Boiling, Open-Width Scouring, Bleaching, Mercerizing, Slash ing, Desizing, Dyeing and Printing, Soaping Off, and Rewetting.