Textil Santanderina & Archroma Partner On Eco-friendly Denim

Spain based Textil Santanderina, a manufacturer of sustainable fabrics launched its Advanced Black denim fabric collection in partnership with Archroma, a producer of specialty chemicals.

The Advanced Black collection uses Archroma’s new Diresul Evolution Black LIQ dyestuff to produce on-trend authentic black denim apparel with industry-leading sustainability and resource savings.

In addition to allowing fashion and apparel brands to choose eco-friendlier alternatives, the Advanced Black denim range also offers unique shade and wash-down effects for heightened consumer appeal.

Diresul Evolution Black LIQ delivers an overall impact reduction to 57 percent, measuring its effect on human health, ecosystems and resources compared to standard Sulfur Black 1 liquid.

Unlike traditional synthesis processes, it does not produce any ammonia, sodium salts waste or liquid effluents, and water consumption in the synthesis process is reduced by 73 percent for massive savings.

“The new Diresul dyestuff, when adopted with the full Archroma colouration system, delivers a new black colour with on-tone wash-down effect and cleaner effluent in the mill,” Archroma said in a press release.

Textil Santanderina and Archroma had previously collaborated to produce Textil Santanderina’s aniline-free indigo denim collection, using Archroma’s Denisol Pure Indigo.