Tired of sportswear losing its color and vibrancy?

We love:

  • Colorful sportswear...
  • …that stays dark and vibrant wash after wash

We don’t love:

  • Colors staining other garments in the wash
  • Having to buy new sportswear too often...
  • ...because our favorite kit and logos have lost their spark

The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: Safe, Efficient, Enhanced. It’s our nature.

  1. SAFE – IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
    A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
    Safe to use, safe to release, safe to touch and wear.
  2. EFFICIENT – IT’S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
    Innovating application processes that minimize resources and maximize productivity, both in our and our customers’ manufacturing as well as by setting ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.
  3. ENHANCED – IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE

    Innovation is critical. With it, we create additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics and sustainable differentiation to bring additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced.

COLOR VIBE / A system for nylon sportswear to maintain color vibrancy, time after time, wash after wash

Kieralon® F MFB liq
Effective pretreatment to remove silicone & mineral oils

  • Pre-treatment to ensure trouble-free dyeing

Nylofixan® HF liq c
High efficient fixation agent

  • Efficient fixation
  • Very low shade change impact

*Below limits of detection according to industry standard test methods

Nylosan® S dyes
High concentrated range

  • Super-fast metal-free* acid dyestuffs
  • Enhanced build-up
  • High wet-fastness on PA microfibers and their blends

“SAFE”: IT'S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT / with the COLOR VIBE system

  • Products used in compliance with ZDHC and bluesign®
  • Controlled and safe chemistry for the consumer
  • Metal free range of dyestuff
  • Metal Free
  • ZDHC Compliant
  • bluesign® APPROVED

“EFFICIENT”: IT'S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING / with the COLOR VIBE system

  • Strong decrease of energy and CO2 consumption
  • Cost reduction thanks less chemicals and dyestuff used
  • High level of wet fastness
  • Optimized and efficient process used at all stages
  • As demonstrated by Archroma's ONEWAY Impact Calculator
  • PROCESS TIME -8%
  • ENERGY CONSUMPTION -13%
  • CHEMICAL USAGE -39%
  • CO2 EMISSION -11%

The COLOR VIBE system for PA/EL knits compared to a benchmark reactive dye system

“ENHANCED”: IT'S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE / with the COLOR VIBE system

  • Improved fabric quality & high fastness
  • Embracing sustainable production & lower impact clothing
  • Controlled and safe chemistry for workers & end consumers
  • Provides longer lasting end articles, supporting the culture of wear for longer
  • Premium Quality
  • Durability/Stay new
  • PLANET CONSCIOUS
  • HEALTH CONSCIOUS
  • LONGER LASTING

The COLOR VIBE system / Main benefits in a nutshell

  • Safe products from a reliable global partner which applies international safety standards
  • Time savings in production = Increased opportunity time
  • Reduced energy consumption
  • Improved fabric quality & high fastness
  • Less wastewater treatment needed – Calcium Chloride is not required for the Nylosan® process!
  • Differentiation from competition with improved resource utilization for brands that demand and drive sustainable production
  • Protecting your workers & consumers
  • Provides longer lasting end articles, supporting the culture of wear for longer

The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World/ Safe + Efficient + Enhanced = The Ultimate Collection

  1. SAFE – IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
    A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
    Safe to use, safe to release, safe to touch and wear.
  2. EFFICIENT – IT’S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
    Innovating application processes that minimize resources and maximize productivity, both in our and our customers’ manufacturing as well as by setting ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.
  3. ENHANCED – IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE
    Innovation is critical. With it, we create additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics and sustainable differentiation to bring additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced.
Discover more information in our Color Vibe flyer

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