Archroma and COLOURizd™ partner to enhance sustainability in fashion production
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals focused on sustainable solutions, has joined forces with COLOURizd™, a global innovator specializing in sustainable textile dyeing technologies. Together, they aim to establish a new benchmark for eco-friendly production in the textile industry.
This collaboration will enable fabric mills and brands to combine Archroma’s pigment coloration solutions with COLOURizd™’s QuantumCOLOURTM yarn-coloring technology. The result will be the production of high-quality, high-performance textiles that appeal to consumers while minimizing environmental impact.
Archroma is committed to advancing the fashion and textile industry with sustainable solutions that are safe, efficient and enhanced.As the preferred supplier of pigment coloration solutions for QuantumCOLOURTM we are proud to join COLOURizd™ in challenging industry conventions to make textile and fashion production better for brands and mills, people and our planet.
Joaquin Femat, Director, Printing Market Segment, Textile Effects Division, Archroma
With a mission to revolutionize the textile industry through groundbreaking and eco-friendly solutions, COLOURizd™ is pleased to partner with Archroma to champion clean and simple yarn coloring. We are reimagining textile coloration in partnership with leaders like Archroma because we believe in a future where fashion is accessible, affordable and sustainable.
Jennifer Thompson, Chief Executive Officer at COLOURizd™
The conventional methods of dyeing cellulosic and synthetic yarns involve multi-step processes that consume significant resources. These methods use up to 95 liters of water per kilogram of colored yarn and generate approximately 94 liters of effluent. In contrast, the QuantumCOLOURTM process developed by COLOURizd™ injects pigment and a binder directly into the yarn, requiring only 0.95 liters of water per kilogram of colored yarn and producing zero effluent. This represents an unprecedented reduction of 98% in water consumption, eliminates wastewater discharge, reduces the carbon footprint by 73%, and cuts energy use by 50%*.
In addition to the QuantumCOLOURTM process, textile manufacturers and apparel brands partnering with Archroma can enhance their sustainable practices by utilizing tailor-made system solutions. For example, Archroma offers JUST COLOR, a pigment coloration system that is formaldehyde-free** and based on the company’s Printofix® pigment dispersions and Helizarin® binders. This system not only produces exceptionally soft fabrics with high fastness and durability but also enables energy and chemical savings, as well as higher productivity.
Archroma, headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, operates in 42 countries and has over 5,000 employees across 35 production sites. The company is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that improve people’s lives while respecting the planet. Their commitment to sustainability is reflected in “The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: Safe, Efficient, Enhanced. It’s our nature!” – an approach that guides their innovations, quality standards, service levels, and cost-efficiency.
*Statistics provided by Archroma and COLOURizd™.
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