Dyes and auxiliaries play an important role in the chemical treatment of textile. They are widely used in pretreatment, dyeing, printing and finishing process providing the benefits of shortening process, improving product quality, as well as increasing the added value.

With the development of society and improvement of people’s life, consumers are making increasing requirement for textile. New words which convey the requirement are springing up, such as Eco textiles, intelligent textiles. The market is changing at an accelerating pace, and the enterprises need to comply with the current trend to win the competitive edge.

For this special feature, we invited several professors and technicians from well known companies to discuss dyes and assistants of the state of the art from different views. We hope it will be helpful for the industry.