Texo Trade Services has introduced a new black-backed textile that guarantees a 100 per cent block-out. Texo is a print media and textile supplier from the Netherlands. The textile, which has an optical white front, is more economical than conventional white-backed block-out textiles that require additional white coating.

The 250 gsm 100 per cent polyester knitted product is suitable for printing with direct dye-sub, sublimation transfer and UV curable inks. It is stable on any printer and has a minimal shrinkage. The product is suitable for the exhibition, stand construction, retail and catering industries. It prevents banners that are hanging on the ceiling or walls from being transparent or translucent.

The textile can be easily folded and is highly stable in length and width because it is pre-shrunk at a high temperature. It comes in seamless roll widths of 160 cm, 252 cm, 320 cm and 505 cm. It’s one of the first black-backed products available in five meters for dye-sublimation.

Demand is growing for black-backed block-out textiles because they are lightproof, whereas the print on the front can be slightly seen on the back of white-backed textiles when sublimation printed because of the sublimation ink’s migration through the coating.