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  • Friday, 15 March 2024

    CHT and Fulgar combine for sustainable yarn dyeing Premium Article

    TÜBINGEN – Italian synthetic yarn manufacturer Fulgar and textile chemical supplier CHT have teamed up to reduce the impact of dyeing the latter’s ‘Q-Cycle’ recycled nylon yarns. The process being used is CHT’s BeSo Responsible treatment, part of…
  • Friday, 08 March 2024

    Archroma launches new colour-fastness treatment Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Speciality chemicals company Archroma has launched Albafix Eco Plus, a new wet-fastness treatment that helps brands and mills improve the durability and colour quality of clothing and other textiles without the use of hazardous chemicals.…
  • Wednesday, 28 February 2024

    Report highlights brands use of bleaching chemicals Premium Article

    ISTANBUL - A new report published by the Clean Clothes Campaign Turkey has revealed the harmful impact of using potassium permanganate (PP) in the denim bleaching process. The report, which approached 44 brands for their input, focuses on the effect…
  • Wednesday, 28 February 2024

    Scientists develop 'alternative' to indigo dyes Premium Article

    COPENHAGEN - Scientists in Denmark claim they have developed a new process for dyeing blue denim which reduces the environmental impacts associated with indigo by as much as 92%. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark used indican, a…
  • Thursday, 22 February 2024

    Project explores water-free dyeing for denim production Premium Article

    AHMEDABAD – Retail giant H&M has partnered with its long-standing denim supplier Arvind Limited and Indian start-up Deven Supercriticals to explore the feasibility of supercritical CO2 dyeing of natural fibres, a technique that has previously been…
  • Tuesday, 20 February 2024

    Project targets circular textile dyeing Premium Article

    COIMBRA - Scientists in Portugal claim to have developed innovative technology to recover and reuse water, dyes and additives from textile industry wastewater. The 'CirRe-Dyeing' project at the University of Coimbra aims to increase circularity and…
  • Thursday, 15 February 2024

    ZDHC links up with Leather Working Group Premium Article

    AMSTERDAM / NORTHAMPTON - The ZDHC Foundation and the Leather Working Group (LWG) trade body have linked up in a bid to improve chemical management in leather manufacturing. The collaboration is focused on harmonising the LWG Audit Standard and the…
  • Wednesday, 14 February 2024

    End-to-end solutions for cleaner dyeing Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Archroma has assembled a range of its key dyeing and finishing technologies into a new suite of products, part of its strategy to help textile and apparel brands, retailers and mills positively impact their economic and environmental…
  • Tuesday, 13 February 2024

    More US states to debate PFAS restrictions Premium Article

    PORTLAND - At least 35 US states are set to consider further restrictions on the use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) this year, according to analysis by the Safer States alliance of environmental health bodies. PFAS - dubbed "forever…
  • Tuesday, 13 February 2024

    Alchemie digital finishing cuts lab-scale resource use Premium Article

    CAMBRIDGE - Alchemie Technology has launched a new lab-scale, digital dyeing system, which it claims could significantly reduce a manufacturer’s energy, chemical and water usage. Described as a low-cost, compact option, the Discovery lab system is…
  • Monday, 12 February 2024

    Waxy fruit coatings could lead to new dyes Premium Article

    BRISTOL - Researchers have recreated the waxy coatings on dark fruits, such as blueberries and blackberries, in the lab and say it could lead to more sustainable colourants for wide range of applications including textiles. Scientists from the…
  • Wednesday, 31 January 2024

    Eco Passport go-ahead for Sun Chemical pigments Premium Article

    PARSIPPANY - Sun Chemical has completed Oeko-Tex's Eco Passport certification for a selected range of pigments, a recognition that also confirms its accreditation to ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Level 3. The Eco Passport…
  • Wednesday, 31 January 2024

    New Avitera variant for durable dark shades Premium Article

    PRATTELN - Textile chemical specialist Archroma has launched a new variant of Avitera SE, the established reactive dye technology for cellulosic fibres and blends that tests show can reduce water and energy consumption by 50%. Branded as Avitera SE…
  • Tuesday, 30 January 2024

    ECHA launches new chemicals database Premium Article

    HELSINKI -The ECHA, the agency responsible for implementing European Union chemical regulations, has launched a new, publicly accessible chemicals database. The ECHA already maintains the largest chemicals database in the EU, combining…
  • Wednesday, 24 January 2024

    Bio-based treatments for moisture management Premium Article

    GERETSRIED – Speciality chemicals company the Rudolf Group has launched a new range of bio-based treatments for improving moisture management properties in synthetic clothing and textiles. Part of the company's Hydrocool family of products, Ruco-Pur…
  • Wednesday, 17 January 2024

    Erca completes textile business spin-off Premium Article

    GRASSOBIO – Italian chemical company Erca Group has completed the spinoff of its new business unit, which will have a sole focus on supplying the textile industry with sustainable chemistry solutions. The company, which is already known for…
  • Tuesday, 12 December 2023

    Bio-based pigment manufacturer in the black Premium Article

    BERTHOUD - US bio-based pigment manufacturer Living Ink has successfully secured $3.5 million in funding to scale its flagship product, Algae Black. Living Ink supplies Algae Black - marketed as a drop-in replacement for fossil fuel-derived carbon…
  • Tuesday, 05 December 2023

    Study finds use of banned 'forever chemical' Premium Article

    STOCKHOLM - Highly toxic perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which as well as being a PFAS 'forever' chemical is globally banned, has been found in a number of outdoor jackets and clothing purchased and tested by non-profits Arnika and the International…
  • Thursday, 23 November 2023

    Bluesign launches easy-access guide Premium Article

    ST GALLEN - Bluesign has announced the launch of a new public-facing guide which the chemical management specialist hopes will help advance progress towards a more sustainable fashion and textile industry supply chain. Access to the simplified…
  • Monday, 20 November 2023

    DyStar uses microwaves to fix dyes Premium Article

    FRANKFURT – DyStar has now teamed up with a specialist German engineering firm to produce a new machine that uses microwaves to fix dyestuffs during the continuous dyeing of cellulosic fibres. Although already well-known as a way to fix reactive…
  • Friday, 17 November 2023

    PFAS chemicals: the ‘new asbestos’ Premium Article

    STOCKHOLM - A group of major financial investors has urged the chemical industry, a major supplier to the textile sector, to end production of PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals. In a letter to the CEOs of the world’s 50 largest stock-listed chemical…
  • Friday, 17 November 2023

    Covestro and Kronos validate digital printing benefits Premium Article

    LEVERKUSEN – Polymer materials manufacturer Covestro and Kronos, a manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigments, have presented a series of breakthroughs demonstrating how the uptake of digital inkjet printing can provide sustainability benefits for…
  • Tuesday, 14 November 2023

    Textile chemicals project publishes results Premium Article

    BRUSSELS - A two-year project set up to establish the level of potentially hazardous chemicals contained in garments imported into the European Union (EU) has published its final results. The REACH4Textiles project subjected 160 products to a total…
  • Friday, 10 November 2023

    ECHA finds carcinogens in childcare products Premium Article

    HELSINKI – A European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) investigation has found substances which can cause cancer, genetic mutations or reproductive damage in childcare products including bibs, bedding and mattresses. ECHA's findings will feed into European…
  • Wednesday, 08 November 2023

    Nature-based dyes startup raises new funding Premium Article

    COPENHAGEN - Danish biotech startup company Octarine has announced the successful completion of a €4.35 million ($4.6m) funding round to scale its nature-based textile dyes. The round, led by Oskare Capital, Unconventional Ventures, and the…
  • Thursday, 02 November 2023

    Startup offers bio leather finishing at scale Premium Article

    BOSTON – US biotechnology company Evolved by Nature has linked up with leather tanneries in Italy and Thailand to make its sustainable leather finishing solution available at scale. Evolved By Nature says its patented 'Activated SilkTM L1'…
  • Tuesday, 31 October 2023

    EPA rule demands a decade of PFAS data Premium Article

    WASHINGTON – A new federal ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all manufacturers, and importers of textiles and clothing into the USA to provide the amounts of PFAS used on products dating back over a decade. Importantly,…
  • Friday, 27 October 2023

    New tech needed to treat dyes in wastewater Premium Article

    BATH – Technologies such as membrane-based nano-scale filtration are needed to treat the billions of tons of dye-containing wastewater which enter aquatic systems every year, according to a new study that calls for a new approach to pollution…
  • Wednesday, 18 October 2023

    GoBlu and Centrocot partner on chemical transparency Premium Article

    HONG KONG - Chemical management specialist GoBlu International and testing and verification laboratory Centrocot have announced a strategic partnership that will focus on driving chemical transparency in the Italian fashion and textile industries.…
  • Tuesday, 17 October 2023

    ZDHC approval for Sun Chemical inks Premium Article

    SLOUGH - Sun Chemical has achieved ZDHC Level 3 certifications for a range of inks and other chemical products, earning the designation of 'progressive' on the new Chemicals to Zero (CtZ) framework. The CtZ framework is a ZDHC initiative that seeks…
  • Monday, 16 October 2023

    ZDHC publishes responsible solvents guide Premium Article

    AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Foundation, which works towards the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals, has published its Responsible Solvents Approach Guide version 1.0 aimed at promoting best manufacturing practices in the textile, leather, and footwear…
  • Thursday, 12 October 2023

    CO2 scouring halves carbon footprint - claim Premium Article

    AMSTERDAM - Dutch engineering and R&D company Dye-FF claims to have invented a solution for waterless, low-carbon footprint fabric scouring, using compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) as a non-toxic solvent. Dye-FF founder Martijn van der Kraan has…
  • Tuesday, 10 October 2023

    Colorifix secures Eco Passport approval Premium Article

    CAMBRIDGE - Colorifix's biological dyeing technology, which is already in commercial use by retailers such as H&M, Pangaia and Vollebak, has been accredited to Oeko-Tex Eco Passport standard. The technology, which was developed in response to the…
  • Monday, 09 October 2023

    Chemicals agreement to lead to textiles focus Premium Article

    BONN - A new United Nations global agreement on hazardous chemicals and waste is expected to lead to sector-focused initiatives involving key heavy users of chemicals such as the textile industry. The UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Global…
  • Tuesday, 03 October 2023

    TMC, ZDHC publish guidance on microfibres Premium Article

    BRISTOL – The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) and ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) have teamed up to release guidance on reducing microfibre pollution in wastewater. They have issued two snapshot guidance documents, one aimed at brands and…
  • Monday, 02 October 2023

    Research demonstrates PFAS levels in recycled textiles Premium Article

    PRATO - Researchers in Italy have called for a longer time scale for the introduction of rules restricting the allowed levels of PFAS chemicals in recycled textiles. During an extensive research project, the team from the Prato-based TIL Test and…
  • Thursday, 28 September 2023

    Adidas study confirms benefits of CO2 dyeing Premium Article

    HO CHI MING CITY - DyeCoo's waterless dyeing technology installed by Vietnam-based CleanDye generates 58% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional textile dyeing vendors, according to an independent lifecycle assessment (LCA) commissioned by…
  • Wednesday, 13 September 2023

    On-trend black denim makes green claims Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Textil Santanderina, has launched its new ‘Advanced Black’ denim collection based on resource-saving sulphur dyes in collaboration with specialty chemicals provider Archroma. The Spanish textile firm based in Calabria claims its new denim…
  • Wednesday, 23 August 2023

    New Dystar report claims emissions progress Premium Article

    SINGAPORE - Textile chemicals supplier DyStar claims significant Scope 1 and 2 reductions in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its newly published '2022–2023 Integrated Sustainability Report'. In the 2022 financial year, DyStar’s Scope 1 and…
  • Thursday, 17 August 2023

    Madewell becomes a Bluesign system partner Premium Article

    BROOKLYN – Madewell, an apparel brand of the J.Crew Group, has become the first US denim company to become a system partner of chemical management specialist Bluesign. Bluesign works with its system partners, which include brands, manufacturers and…
  • Friday, 11 August 2023

    Leonardo DiCaprio backs bio pigment innovator Premium Article

    LOS ANGELES - US biochemicals company Nature Coatings has raised $2.45 million in a seed funding round aimed at scaling its bio-based pigments and finishes which are derived from food waste. Supported by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, the…
  • Friday, 28 July 2023

    Bluesign meets new ZDHC ‘progressive’ level Premium Article

    ST GALLEN – Textile chemical formulators that have undergone Bluesign chemical assessment are now provisionally approved for the ZDHC’s new ‘progressive level’ as part of its new chemicals to zero framework (CtZ). The news comes as the ZDHC today…
  • Wednesday, 26 July 2023

    Dyeing advances save resources, improve fastness Premium Article

    TÜBINGEN – High fixation reactive dyes that need less water and energy in post-dye wash compared to conventional reactive dyes were among the stand-out innovations in textile chemistry at the recent ITMA in Milan. On its booth in hall 5 at the show,…
  • Tuesday, 25 July 2023

    Mimaki process removes dye inks from fabrics Premium Article

    MILAN - Japanese digital print machinery builder Mimaki has revealed a unique way to remove dye sublimation inks from polyester fabrics so that the textiles can be re-printed again or dyed immediately afterwards. Shown publicly for the first time as…
  • Thursday, 20 July 2023

    Scientists create coatings from textile waste Premium Article

    ITHACA - Researchers at Cornell University in the US say they have developed a new method to create fire resistant, anti-bacterial and wrinkle-free fabric coatings from polyester textile waste. Scientists cut polyester textiles into pieces and…
  • Thursday, 20 July 2023

    Pushback on mooted wholesale PFAS ban Premium Article

    MILAN - The European Union's (EU) proposed ban on PFAS chemistry is facing serious push-back from the textile technology industry over fears it could inadvertently scupper the environmental goals of the European Green Deal. At the recent ITMA in…
  • Monday, 17 July 2023

    Bluesign announces latest revisions Premium Article

    ST GALLEN - Chemical management specialist Bluesign has announced its latest revised restrictions for chemical substances to achieve more sustainable manufacturing in the textiles industry. They include the removal of all PFAS (per- and…
  • Thursday, 22 June 2023

    Cotton dyeing 'with no wastewater' Premium Article

    PRATTELN – Specialty chemical supplier Archroma has teamed up with Portuguese textile mill Somelos to develop a new water-saving dyeing and finishing process for cotton fabrics that claims to generate no wastewater.The new process is said to be a…
  • Friday, 16 June 2023

    Avient doubles down on green chemistry Premium Article

    OHIO – Chemical supplier Avient has said that its production site in Taoyuan, Taiwan, is now among the first providers of dope-dyeing solutions to become a Bluesign ‘system partner’ and it has also been certified to version 4.0 of the Global…
  • Thursday, 15 June 2023

    Coalition supports clean chemistry in outdoor goods Premium Article

    BOULDER – The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has launched a new initiative on clean chemistry to help phase out PFAS and other potentially hazardous chemicals in the supply chains of over 1,200 member companies in the USA. The new Clean…
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