Related Keywords: Archroma US presented, between Archroma and Cotton Incorporated, collaborative program, concept of using natural wastes and byproducts, cotton waste and gin waste to color cotton denim, Earthcolors technology, international conference of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Archroma US presented the “Earthcolors” technology at the recent international conference of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists held in Wilmington, NC. A collaborative program between Archroma and Cotton Incorporated which resulted in a process to dye cotton with cotton.
Archroma has pioneered the concept of using natural wastes and byproducts such as cotton gin wastes, almond shells, plant byproducts and shoots of rosemary to synthesize dyes to color textiles. The technology originally came from Archroma’s unit in Spain.
