Archroma
(Source: Archroma)
In order to set a new standard for the eco-friendlier production of sustainable textiles, specialty chemicals company Archroma is teaming up with Colourizd, a company specializing in sustainable textile dyeing technologies.
The new collaboration will enable fabric mills and brands to combine Archroma pigment coloration solutions with the Colourizd QuantumColour yarn-coloring technology to produce high-quality, high-performance textiles with maximum consumer appeal and minimal environmental impact.
Conventional fiber-reactive methods of dyeing cellulosic and synthetic yarns are multi-step resource-intensive processes that use up to 95 l of water per kg of colored yarn and discharge approx. 94 l of effluent.
In contrast, the innovative QuantumColour process from Colourizd, Charlotte, NC/USA, injects pigment and a binder directly into the yarn, using only 0.95 l of water per kg of colored yarn while producing zero effluent. This represents a reduction of 98% in water consumption alongside zero wastewater discharge, zero discharge of harmful chemicals, 73% decrease in carbon footprint and 50% reduction in energy use.
With Archroma Management GmbH, Pratteln/Switzerland, textile manufacturers and apparel brands can add further value to the QuantumColour process with tailor-made system solutions, including Just Color. This formaldehyde-free pigment coloration system is based on Archroma’s Printofix pigment dispersions and Helizarin binders to deliver very soft fabrics with high fastness and durability, while also enabling energy and chemical savings and higher productivity.
Colourizd, QuantumColour = trademarks
Printofix, Helizarin = registered trademarks
