11:15 PM
by Textile Industry ·
Kenyan textile manufacturers, who had been relying on imported dyes so far, can look forward to substantially lower their operational costs by using a newly invented natural dye.
The textile industry in Kenya, which is striving to survive in the face of increased imports of second-hand clothes, can now expect a revamp, according to Prof. Richard Mibey, the principal researcher and Vice Chancellor of Moi University.
The research was carried out by Prof. Mibey, along with Dr. David Tuigon, Managing Director of Rivatex East Africa Textile Mills, and Billy Makumba of Moi University.
In 2007, Moi University acquired Rivatex East Africa after studying it for nine years as a basket case. The University launched many projects to boost the cotton industry as well as to provide better raw material for the Rivatex manufacturing unit.
Moi University also collaborated with Alexandria University of Egypt to help Kenyan farmers boost their cotton output.
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10:56 PM
by Textile Industry ·
NIKE Inc announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. By using recycled carbon dioxide, DyeCoo’s technology eliminates the use of water in the textile dyeing process. The name “DyeCoo” was inspired by the process of “dyeing” with “CO2.”
The partnership is illustrative of NIKE Inc’s long-term commitment to designing and developing the most superior athletic performance products for athletes and its overall sustainable business and innovation strategy.
"Waterless dyeing is a significant step in our journey to serve both the athlete and the planet, and this partnership reinforces Nike’s long-term strategy and deep commitment to innovation and sustainability," says Eric Sprunk, Nike’s Vice President of Merchandising and Product.
"We believe this technology has the potential to revolutionize textile manufacturing, and we want to collaborate with progressive dye houses, textile manufacturers and consumer apparel brands to scale this technology and push it throughout the industry."
Nike has been exploring this technology for the past eight years and expects to showcase cutting edge apparel using textiles dyed without water at events later this year, with an eye towards scaling the technology for larger production volumes. '
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4:14 AM
by Textile Industry ·
DyStar is pleased to announce that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the collaborative venture established in 2011 by leading apparel retailers, suppliers and manufacturers with participation from academics and NGOs. The main objective of the SAC is to develop an Apparel Index which takes a full life-cycle view of an apparel product and identifies all major social and environmental impacts along the production chain from cradle to grave.
Dyes and chemicals are a key area of interest for the SAC as not only do they add significant value to the apparel in terms of color and performance but they can also have a major environmental impact at the wet processing stage of fabric production.
DyStar is the leading global supplier of dyes and chemicals to the textile industry and not only has a long history of action to reduce the environmental impact of the supply chain but also recently issued its first corporate Sustainability Report prepared according to GRI principles.
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4:11 AM
by Textile Industry ·
The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD) based in Basel, Switzerland along with Indian Operating Committee (IOC) with its office in Vadodara, Gujarat recently organized a seminar titled “Ecological and Toxicological Aspects of Colorants – Current Implications, India and Global” on 24th January 2012 at The Mayfair Banquets, Mumbai India.
This is the second such seminar ETAD organized in India, encouraged by the response from the first one in 2009. ETAD consists of the leading pigment and dye manufacturing companies from all across the world.
This seminar was preceded by the 97th ETAD Board meeting which was held in India for the first time under the new President of the Board Mr Ravi Kapoor who is also the Managing Director of Heubach India. Board members from DNS Japan, BASF, Dystar from Germany, Huntsman from Switzerland were present at the seminar. The seminar was attended by more than eighty delegates from the leading Paint, Textile, Ink, Plastics, Pigment and Dyes industry of India.
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