Abstract: A fiber that can exhibit both excellent antistatic properties and high water repellency, and a high bulk nonwoven fabric with a good texture that exhibits high water repellency. More specifically, a highly water repellent fiber that is a conjugate fiber having a plurality of thermoplastic resins as the primary component thereof and having a fiber treatment agent comprising at least Component (A) and Component (B) below deposited thereon at 0.1 to 1.0 wt % in relation to the weight of the fiber, with Component (A) accounting for 75 to 97 wt % and Component (B) accounting for 25 to 3 wt % of the fiber treatment agent: Component (A): polysiloxane Component (B): alkane sulfonate metal salt.

Abstract: A subject of the invention is to provide a fiber and a fibrous formed body, particularly, a nonwoven fabric all having an exceptional color fastness and high liquid absorption properties and high durable hydrophilic properties. This is attained by a fiber essentially based on at least one kind of thermoplastic resin, wherein a fiber treating agent containing component (A) to (D) described below is attached to the fiber, with specific ratio of each of component (A) to (D), wherein (A) is an alkyl phosphate metal salt in which the number of carbons of an alkyl group is less than 10; (B) is a trialkylglycine derivative; (C) is a hydroxycarboxylic acid; and (D) is an alkyl phosphate metal salt in which the number of carbons of alkyl group is in the range of 10 to 14.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fiber that can exhibit both excellent antistatic properties and high water repellency, and a high bulk nonwoven fabric with a good texture that exhibits high water repellency. More specifically, the present invention is a highly water repellent fiber that is a conjugate fiber having a plurality of thermoplastic resins as the primary component thereof and having a fiber treatment agent comprising at least Component (A) and Component (B) below deposited thereon at 0.1 to 1.0 wt % in relation to the weight of the fiber, with Component (A) accounting for 75 to 97 wt % and Component (B) accounting for 25 to 3 wt % of the fiber treatment agent: Component (A): polysiloxane Component (B): alkane sulfonate metal salt.

Abstract: To provide a conjugate fiber that demonstrates low-temperature processability and excellent thermal adhesiveness without shrinking significantly, can be processed with excellent card passability when processed into a nonwoven fabric, and can produce a bulky nonwoven fabric having excellent uniformity. Bulky nonwoven fabric and a formed article having excellent low-temperature processability and excellent feeling are also provided. A conjugate fiber in which a first component that contains at least 75% by weight of an ethylene ?-olefin copolymer having a melting point of 70 to 100° C.

Abstract: A fiber or fabric having durable hydrophilicity and excellent anti-staticity is produced by adhering specific amount of a fiber treating agent comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) each at the following ratio onto the surface of thermoplastic resin fiber or fabric (A). 20 to 40% by weight polyglycerin fatty acid ester of specific structure, based on the total of (A) to (E); (B). 5 to 20% by weight of polyoxyalkylene modified silicone of specific structure, based on the total of (A) to (E); (C). 10 to 25% by weight of alkyl imidazolium alkyl sulfate of specific structure, based on the total of (A) to (E); (D). 5 to 20% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of alkanoylamide, based on the total of (A) to (E); (E). 25 to 40% by weight of polyetherester of specific structure, based on the total (A) to (E).

Abstract: The present invention provides a durable hydrophilic fiber and fabric using said fiber having superior durable hydrophilicity being able to utilize preferably in the medical or hygienic material sections. The durable hydrophilic fiber of the invention can be obtained by applying 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of a fiber treating agent to a thermoplastic fiber based on the thermoplastic fiber. The fiber treating agent contains at least 40% by weight of a mixture comprising 80 to 20% by weight of (A) betaine ampho-ionic surface active agent and 20 to 80% by weight of (B) di-carboxylic acid ester compound from polyalkylene adduct of hydroxy-fatty acid ester.

Abstract: Modified polyolefin fibers capable of easily producing a non-woven fabric having a high strength and a superior feeling, and provided with a broad range of processing temperature and further a low temperature adhesiveness and suitable to heating roll processing, and a non-woven fabric using the same are provided,which fibers are obtained by adhering 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of an oiling agent composed mainly of a dibasic acid ester and/or a fatty acid ester, to polyolefin fibers having an index of birefringence of 0.054 or less, and which non-woven fabric has a strength of 0.85 or higher (Kg/5 cm) at 134.degree. C. and a processing temperature width of 132.degree. to 138.degree. C.

Abstract: A water-repellent fiber having adhered to the fiber surface of a thermoplastic resin, which is a fiber a textile oil in the amount of 0.1-0.8% by weight of the fiber comprising ingredients of the following (A), (B) and (C) wherein the textile oil comprises:(A) 5-15% by weight of at least one alkylsulfonate,(B) 5-45% by weight of at least one compound selected from polyol esters and aliphatic acid alkanol amides, and(C) 40-90% by weight of at least one compound selected from dibasic acid esters and polyethylene glycol esters.