Archroma's new patented method of creating warm shades from nature.
These high-performance dyes are synthesized from non-edible agricultural or herbal industries waste such as leaves or nutshells. Currently exclusive to brand owners only.
* Range of dyes is transformed using up to 100% of raw materials from natural waste
Archroma is committed to developing innovative products and processes that are safer for the consumer and for the environment. We strongly believe, based on our extensive experience in textile processing, that sustainability can generate innovation, performance and can even lead to cost reductions for our customers. For this reason, our clear ambition is to offer our customers the best possible product solution package for them in each textile segments.
Innovation is a core competence of Archroma, which ensures that our products and services meet future demands, foster future technologies and contribute to a more sustainable textile industry.
As a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, together with our trusted heritage, our new product solution packages and innovations, we aim to be a reliable partner for textile mills as well as major retailers and brands for the whole textile chain – from the first idea to the final garment.
With the boom of the petrol-based chemical industry at the turn of the 20th Century, synthetic dyestuffs of higher performance and bigger volumes started to be commercialized around the world.
EarthColors® is Archroma’s patented new method of synthesizing dyes to produce warm shades from nature.
Archroma’s EarthColors® technology creates bio waste based dyes derived from natural waste products of the agriculture and herbal industries; leaving the edible part still available for food consumption.
EarthColors® are available in a range of six dyes that are made from waste left over by the agricultural and herbal industry, covering a palette of natural shades for cellulosic based fibres such as cotton, viscose, linen, bamboo, kapok, etc.
Manufactured using 100% of organic raw material of ALMOND SHELLS from the food industry
Primary use of almonds are for food products
Manufactured using 100% of organic raw material of COTTON PLANT residues from the cotton industry
Manufactured using 90% of organic raw material of BITTER ORANGE residues from the herbal industry
Manufactured using 90% of organic raw material of BEET residues from the food industry
Manufactured using 90% of organic raw material of SAW PALMETTO residues from the herbal industry
Manufactured using 70% of organic raw material of SAW PALMETTO residues from the herbal industry
With EarthColors® we are able to produce cleanly, closing the loop, and respecting the environment
The EarthColors® technology helps to reduce the negative impact on water footprint, natural resources, and climate change compared to conventional synthetic dyes*. Moreover, the fact that waste is up-cycled from other industries contributes to a circular economy.
Using natural waste based raw materials has no negative impact on any other steps of the dye manufacturing, such as water and energy consumption or waste generation. During the synthetization of EarthColors®, up to 100% of the natural raw material is transformed to a new dyestuff, guaranteeing full waste management into own production.
EarthColors® was honored with the prestigious Outdoor Gold Industry Award 2017 for Sustainable Innovations category
EarthColors® dyestuffs are ZDHC, bluesign® and GOTS approved products.
Creating more sustainable collections that will protect the planet and its people.
With EarthColors® you will be able to create collections cleanly, supporting the circular economy, and respecting the environment.
Thank you for supporting the power of nature!
Ralph Lauren, has created it's first Earthcolors® jeans collection.
The Ralph Lauren & EarthColors® by Archroma collection consists of medium-weight cotton jeans which are cut for a cropped, wide-leg silhouette and embroidered with their signature Pony on the back pocket.
UGG, an american footwear brand, has recently launched The Tasman and Numel Natural Collection.
Their first sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors®!
NU-IN, a sustainable fashion brand, has developed their first sleepwear capsule collection dyed with EarthColors®!
Tom tailor, a german fashion brand, has recently launched The Good Dye. Their first sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors®!
Primark has created a new clothing and homeware collection made with sustainable or organic cotton and dyed with EarthColors® technology.
The Primark & EarthColors® by Archroma collection consists of 22-pieces, ranging from sweaters to pyjamas, to shorts and bed sheets.
The fashion clothing brand Esprit has created a new sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
The Esprit & EarthColors® by Archroma capsule collection consists of 11 clean basics, ranging from cotton shirts, laid-back shorts and flowing pants to accessories like canvas shopper.
Tchibo, a german chain of coffee retailers has developed its first EarthColors® sustainable clothing collection.
Materials science company PANGAIA has created a new clothing capsule dyed with EarthColors® technology.
The Earth Tones capsule brings you hoodies, track pants and sweatshirts in seven subtle shades of nature—from soft stones to lush fauna.
The sustainable brand Organic basics has created a new sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
Colors, by Earth. The Terratoned collection ranges from tees to sweatshirts and sweatpants.
The fashion clothing brand Armed Angels has created a new sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
Dyed by Nature - the new generation of circular textile colors
The haute couture ZMC has launched a new sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
Meet their new Eco Denim Earth, made with 10% post-consumer waste organic cotton and the olive color created using our EarthColors® technology.
The outdoor brand Ternua, has partnered with Archroma, and its EarthColors® patented technology, to create Nutcycle, a capsule collection of recycled t-shirts and sweatshirts, collecting, recycling and upcycling agricultural waste from the Basque region in Spain after food consumption. This collection reuses waste and applies it to garments, avoiding the use of artificial dyes.
The outdoor brand Kathmandu has set a unique challenge by creating their most sustainable hoodie ever with EarthColors® technology. Creating a garment worthy enough to wear, transforming an ordinary hoodie into a ground-breaking garment.
The denim brand G-Star RAW has created its G-Star Elwood jeans collection with 2 designs colored using EarthColors®technology.
Combining sustainable fiber, sustainable dyes, iconic style and a perfect fit they have mapped out a new way of thinking about denim.
The end-to-end bedding provider Indocount has partnered with Archroma to create their Pure EarthTMsheets collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
Their passion for nature and commitment to sustainability has driven them to provide exquisite and Earth-friendly bedding products to customers focused on creating all-encompassing sleep experiences.
The outdoor apparel brand Patagonia set up its Clean Color Collection, a capsule collection dyed with natural ingredients that uses, among others, the Sustainable EarthColors® technology.
The fashion clothing brand Vogue has set a new sustainable capsule collection dyed with EarthColors® technology.
The Vogue & EarthColors® by Archroma capsule collection, ranging from sweatshirts to hoodies.
VAUDE, a German outdoor brand -a leader in sustainability-, has set its environmentally friendly Summer 2020 collection made by EarthColors® patented technology!
At present, they are available for cellulosic fibers such as cotton, viscose, linen, bamboo, kapok, etc. Our experts in R&D are continuously working in order to make EarthColors® available for other fibers.
EarthColors® is currently exclusive to brand owners only. EarthColors® dyestuffs are only supplied to approved textile mills, supporting the efforts of the brand owners towards transparency and traceability.
Archroma’s dyes, manufactured using patented EarthColors®technology, can be applied by dyeing technologies well established within the textile industry. EarthColors® dyes are suitable for yarn and woven continuous dye equipment, as well as garment dyeing facilities at close atmospheric conditions.
Archroma’s dyes, manufactured using patented EarthColors®technology, have good affinity for cellulosic fibers and during dyeing process they are directly linked to the fiber by chemical bolds. Therefore, EarthColors® dyes equal the fixation rate, fastness and overall performance of Archroma’s existing range of sulfur dyes made from conventional petroleum based raw materials.
Archroma uses its dyes facilities nearby Barcelona with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment specially adapted to produce Archroma’s dyes produced using patented EarthColors®technology. Raw materials are mainly sourced within less than 500 km from the production site.
Archroma’s dyes, manufactured using patented EarthColors®technology, are exempt of REACH regulation because both raw material and final product are not considered harmful for human health neither environment.
Since the launch of EarthColors® in 2014, there has been a growing interest within a variety of market segments such as active-wear, outdoor, denim, casual, underwear, home textile, etc. Furthermore, major brands from the USA, Europe, Asia and Australasia have already launched collections based on EarthColors®.
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