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Fibre52®

Partnering to scale next-generation cotton and cellulosic processing

What is FIBRE52®?

Next-Generation Cotton Pretreatment

FIBRE52® is a patented, neutral-pH, low-temperature cotton pretreatment process that prepares cotton for dyeing while significantly reducing fiber damage. Unlike conventional systems, Fibre52 operates without caustic soda, preserving cotton’s natural structure, softness, and strength while improving material and resource efficiency across the full wet-processing sequence.

Key Advantages

  • Zero Caustic, Neutral-pH Pretreatment: A caustic-free bleaching and preparation system that minimizes fiber degradation and reduces process weight loss.
  • Structural Fiber Preservation: Protects the internal integrity of cotton fibers, helping retain bulk, loft, and tensile strength through downstream processing and garment use.
  • Softener Reduction: Reduces reliance on softeners, delivering true cost savings while maintaining a more natural, durable hand feel.
  • All-Shade Performance: Performs consistently across light, medium, and dark shades unlike bioscouring systems that are limited to darker color ranges.
  • Recycled Cotton Compatibility: Maintains strength and performance in high-recycled and circular fiber blends, supporting next-generation material strategies.
  • Lower Utility Consumption: Fewer baths, lower processing temperatures, and reduced heat loads result in lower energy use and reduced CO₂ emissions.
  • Cost-Neutral & Scalable: Chemical efficiency, reduced reprocessing, lower softener demand, and utility savings enable cost-neutral adoption at scale.
  • Intellectual Property: Protected by two U.S. patents, with additional patents pending in Europe (EPO), Japan, and India.

FIBRE52® + Archroma: A System-Level Partnership

FIBRE52® becomes the front-end foundation of Archroma’s integrated Super Systems+, an optimized, sustainable wet-processing platform — from pretreatment through finishing. It is the new pretreatment standard inside Archroma's Super Systems+.

Why should mills adopt Fibre52?

A next-generation pretreatment system that improves fabric quality and reduces resource use — with cost neutrality.

Better Fabric

  • Stronger yarn and lower weight loss
  • Softer hand feel = less use of generic softeners — while remaining fully compatible with Archroma’s specialty softener systems

Lower Operating Cost

  • Reduced heat, water, and energy demand
  • Faster processing and shorter rinsing cycles

Zero Disruption

  • Runs on existing equipment
  • Works across all shades, cotton types, blends, and recycled

Brand & Compliance Support

  • GOTS certified, ZDHC-listed, REACH-compliant
  • Traceable impact metrics for brand programs and sustainability claims

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