Dyes & Chemicals

Japan Bans PFHxS Use In Water Repellent Textiles & Apparels

Textile Insights December 1, 2023

Japan will ban the manufacturing and consumption of PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid), which is an organic fluorine compound (PFAS) used in textiles and apparels. PFHxS is mainly used to manufacture water repellent textiles and clothing and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment has

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Avient Unveils Deep Jet-Black Shades To Its Colourants Range

Textile Insights November 29, 2023

Avient Corporation, a supplier of specialised and sustainable material solutions and services has added new black colourants to its Renol Fibre Colourants portfolio. “These colourants can achieve intense, high-quality levels of deep jet-black shades (jetness) in polyester textiles who seek a more luxurious appearance,” the US headquartered company said in a press release.

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Archroma Inspires Design Talent At ISPO Academy Masterclass

Textile Insights November 28, 2023

Archroma, a global supplier of specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, is again partnering with ISPO Academy to inspire promising young design talents in a four-day Masterclass held alongside ISPO Munich 2023 to explore this year’s theme, ‘Circularity – Create | Adapt | Revive’. ISPO Munich is the world’s leading trade fair for the sports industry. […]

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Pulcra & Devan Chemicals Launch New Water Repellency Brand

Textile Insights November 28, 2023

Pulcra Chemicals, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions, has joined forces with its subsidiary, Devan Chemicals, to introduce Devan Repel, a new brand in the water repellency market. The first product in the range, Devan Repel One, is a durable water repellent for polyester and its blends, which has been developed with chemical and […]

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Bluesign Simplifies Access & Makes Bluesign Guide Public

Textile Insights November 24, 2023

Bluesign has taken an important step in enhancing the Bluesign System and simplified access with introduction of the public Bluesign Guide. According to Bluesign, the public Guide is accessible to everyone and registration or login is not required to make information easily available to rapidly develop adoption of better materials With the new public Guide, […]

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Rudolf Shows Pioneering Textile Chemistry At Premiere Vision

Textile Insights November 23, 2023

Rudolf HUB1922 is presenting a pioneering range of textile chemistry that embodies true evolution in a showcase at Denim by Premiere Vision Milan. “This cutting-edge chemistry marks a pivotal milestone in addressing the pressing need for sustainable solutions,” Rudolf said in a press release. By harnessing raw materials derived from organic waste, plastic waste, and […]

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ZDHC Completes Transition of MRSL V2.0 to V3.1

Textile Insights November 21, 2023

The transition phase from ZDHC MRSL V2.0 / ZDHC Conformance Guidance V1.1 to the newly implemented ZDHC MRSL V3.1 / ZDHC Conformance Guidance V2.0 has concluded effective from November 1. “From this date forward, only products compliant with the new ZDHC MRSL V3.1 and the corresponding ZDHC Conformance Guidance V2.0 are eligible for upload onto […]

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Sun Chemical Emphasising On Reactive Inks At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights November 17, 2023

Sun Chemical will showcase its range of digital textile inks with an emphasis on its reactive ink ranges, highly relevant to the Asian market at ITMA Asia in hall 6, stall D-04A. At ITMA Asia, Sun Chemical will show the Xennia Amethyst Evo RC ink, a reactive printing ink for industrial textile printers and is […]

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Archroma Celebrates 100 Years Of Sulfur Dye Innovation

Textile Insights November 2, 2023

Archroma celebrated 100 years of sulfur dye innovation at its manufacturing and research hub in Castellbisbal, near Barcelona in Spain. The milestone was marked at an on-site ceremony attended by more than 250 guests, including officials from the Catalan government, current and former Archroma staff, key customers and others. “Delivering consistent product quality and

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Avient & Coloro Partner On Sustainable Fibre Dope-Dyeing

Textile Insights November 1, 2023

Avient Corporation and Coloro have partnered to supply the global textile industry with top-quality specialised colourants for the dope-dyeing of synthetic fibres and help brands achieve sustainability goals. “Avient products have also recently received the Global Recycle Standard (GRS) and Bluesign System Partner certifications,” the company said in a press release.