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Coats invests in Whats New

Whats New of its production to aniline-free thread dyeing
Absolute Denim converts 100%
sustainable digital

technology

To develop a sustainable solution for coated textile
strong interest in environmental concerns said, “We
materials for shoes, Lenzing and Covestro have
collaborated. Despite all of its properties, genuine
moved our focus from solvent based to a waterborne
system. Covestro’s Insqin brand stands for new
leather is being increasing criticized by animal Covestro’s Mr Thomas Michaelis, recognizing a
welfare organizations as well as the growing Polyurethan Dispersions formulations, entirely free
vegetarian community and also because the from DMF. According to an internal Covestro study,
environmental impact of the conventional tanning the production of PU synthetics with Insqin
industry with its high water consumption and technology uses 95% less process water than with
chemical use is very controversial. conventional PU and in a recent life cycle
assessment study they found, that it substantially
Artificial leather is not very sustainable and can also reduces the carbon footprint of the material by 45%, as
cause severe health effects, due to which Lenzing compared to conventional, solvent-based technology.”
and Covestro joined forces to develop sustainable Tencel Lyocell is known to have a smaller
coated textiles for the footwear industry. Both environmental footprint compared to conventional
companies are working to provide sustainable cotton. In particular, the water impact of Tencel
solutions to the market. Lenzing, known as an Lyocell fibres is up to six times lower than that for
innovation leader for high-quality fibres made from conventional cotton, according to Lenzing.
the renewable raw material wood with Additionally, to this significantly smaller footprint,
environmentally friendly and innovative technologies, Tencel Lyocell fibres are compostable and are
has recently entered the footwear segment. bio-based originated.

Archroma announced that Thailand-based denim manufacturer, Absolute Denim will be the first to
switch 100% of its production to aniline-free* indigo dyeing. Absolute Denim is producing high quality
denim with a focus on eco-friendlier materials and processes. New ski jacket uses electro-osmotic technology
In May 2018, Archroma’s Denisol® Pure Indigo 30 liquid dye was first launched as a non-toxic way to
produce the traditional, iconic indigo blue that consumers associate with denim and jeans. It was Kjus, a Swiss sports apparel brand has unveiled a electrical pulse is applied, the pores turn into
developed as an aniline-free* indigo solution for authentic indigo inspiration, performing exactly the garment that will feature an electronic, micro-pumps, actively pumping sweat away from the
same as conventional indigo. user-controlled membrane. Hydro_Bot technology body and out of the jacket quickly and efficiently.
integrated into a ski jacket, using a process called Ultra-simple to use, the jacket can we switched on
According to Mr James Carnahan, Head of Sustainability at Archroma, at Archroma the status quo is electro-osmosis, actively pumps out sweat from and off with the integrated control unit or via
continuously challenged in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable - but it cannot be inside the jacket to keep skiers dry, warm, and Bluetooth from the iPhone and Android
done alone. Without forward-thinking manufacturers such as Absolute Denim to consciously adopt performing at their best. compatible app.
these eco-advanced innovations in their daily production, like our aniline-free* Denisol® Pure Indigo,
moving forward in the industry on our resource-constrained world we live in is difficult. As consumers The technology is incorporated into the jacket via By measuring the amount of sweat passing through
are increasingly aware of, and concerned about, climate change and ecological threats, this is not only two panels located on the high-sweat zone of the the panels the app is also able to make practical
the right thing to do - it is also good for business. back, consisting of three functional layers; a recommendations on how to regulate body
membrane made up of trillions of pores per m2, temperature, enabling skiers to minimize sweat
surrounded by conductive fabric. When a small production in the first place.

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