Carpets, and upholstery in professional settings demand deep cleaning, fast turnaround, and consistent hygiene - without compromising on fabric life or sustainability. Evonik empowers commercial cleaning companies and facility service providers with a toolkit of specialty surfactants, quats, antifoams, and odor neutralizers to optimize every step from pre-spot to finishing. We develop and sell the ingredients behind high performing, cost-efficient I&I textile programs.

Why Choose Evonik for Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Textile Cleaning?
Proven Performance: A portfolio engineered for diverse textile soils and professional processes – nonionics, amphoterics, cationics, antifoams, and odor absorbers.
Sustainability at the Core: Options to reduce use of solvents, lower volatile organic compound (VOC) impact, and design more concentrated formulas – e.g., solvent replacements and readily biodegradable amphoteric couplers.
Tailored Solutions: Application support across commercial laundry, on-premise laundry (OPL), linen rental, and carpet & upholstery – with chemistries selected for your process, water quality, and dosing setup.

Our Highlight I&I Textile Cleaning Solutions by Application
Our I&I textile cleaning portfolio delivers targeted solutions for application areas, including high‑performance carpet and upholstery care and effective odor control systems. By combining advanced surfactant technologies with specialized malodor‑neutralizing ingredients, we enable formulators to achieve superior cleaning results, fabric protection, and enhanced hygiene profiles across professional environments.
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning and Care
- Our ready to dilute surfactant blends for carpet/upholstery shampoos produce stable dry foam and a crystalline residue for effective dry soil removal.
- Our nonionic wetting/emulsifying systems target greasy and particulate soils; support concentrated stock and high dilution performance.
- We provide extremely low foaming amphoterics for extractor solutions and “scrubvac” cleaners e.g. NONIDET® X-5.
Leather Cleaning
- A selection of our general cleaning surfactants can be used for leather upholstery. Our TEGO® Polish Additiv LFC MB is especially suited to leather because it yields a smooth soft touch surface with improved suppleness.
Odor Control & Hygiene Enhancement
- Hygiene without chemical residues: Peracetic acid is a powerful disinfectant and antimicrobial. Yet it breaks down into only water, oxygen, and vinegar.
- TEGO Sorb® - Advanced odor neutralizers that eliminate malodors and improve the sensory profile of laundered textiles.


Your Evonik Advantage
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Learn more about products and formulation guidelines for Industrial & Institutional Textile Cleaning.