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Interview taken by Ms. Prachi Ghelot Denim being one of the controversial garments in terms of its effluent discharge, does Archroma has any solutions for the same since the popularity of the iconic denim is here to stay? We have several systems, besides the Earthcolors® range, that allows a more sustainable way to color fabrics and garments. Let me give you two examples. The first one is ‘Indigo Flow’, an aniline-free* indigo system that produces authentic denim without compromising our planet. This system is based on Denisol® Pure Indigo, the aniline-free* synthetic pre-reduced liquid indigo that Archroma launched in 2018. The second one is ‘Indigo Reflection’, a coloration system that behaves like indigo but with a more sustainable and efficient process. It is based on Diresul® Smartdenim Blue, a liquid sulfur blue dye designed to mimic indigo that was just launched at ITMA Barcelona in June 2019.
MR. ANJANI PRASAD Managing Director at Archroma
SUSTAINABILITY: NOW MADE POSSIBLE WITH ARCHROMA
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Archroma is committed to help make our industry sustainable, ecologically but also economically, and that means supporting our customers and helping them, to develop and solidify both domestic and export market outlets and positions.
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What is Archroma’s approach for the textile industries, towards the well-being of the planet? Our purpose at Archroma is to help make the industry more sustainable. Therefore, whilst clearly, the regulations are challenging in the short term for the industry, we also believe that there is no other way, moving forward. That is why we introduced a whole new way to look at colors and performance for textiles, with an approach based on systems. We work with our customers looking at the whole production process, and including their needs, challenges, and market goals, which allows us to come up with holistic, optimized, and competitive solutions. Our objective is clearly to push the sustainability agenda even further. We recently joined the ZDHC Foundation as a contributor to help drive industry-wide change in responsible chemical management. Archroma is supporting the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (ZDHC MRSL) and the related “pyramid” conformity system designed to eliminate duplicative approaches. Archroma has already uploaded and published the first batch of more than 1020 products on the online Chemical Module of the ZDHC Gateway. Such initiatives, associated with our commitment to develop innovations and systems aimed to help textile manufacturers | J U LY 2 0 2 0
