Textilcolor develops biodegradable dye process

Textilcolor AG has developed a biodegradable variant of its sustainable process for dying polyester. According to a press release from the traditional company based in Sevelen in the canton of St.Gallen, the new Ecodye BIO could also be dosed at the same time. Textilcolor develops and sells sustainable products for specialty and textile chemicals.

When dying polyester, extremely high temperatures are used to open up the fibers, through which the dye then diffuses. Textilcolor writes that the ecodye process it has developed represents “a standard for sustainable polyester dying with dispersion dyes”. With ecodye, polyester can be prewashed, dyed and post-treated in a single bath. This saves water, energy, and time while also reducing the CO2 footprint. hs