 has announced its waterless colouration technology, Cooltrans, is production-ready and Adidas is its first major customer){kind=link}
Singapore-based textile tech solutions company, Next Technologies & Xvantages (NTX), has announced its revolutionary waterless dyeing technology. NTX Cooltrans is production-ready, with Adidas as the company’s first significant customer.
According to NTX, the breakthrough is the result of advances in chemistry and machinery. It allows precise and accurate colorization of practically any fabric material without the use of heat as well as up to a 90% reduction in water use and a 40% reduction in dye use and also retaining an uncompromising colorfastness, hand feel, and functional performance.
NTX Waterless Technology
The announcement was a significant step forward for the fashion industry. The insdustry has grown to utilize about 80 billion cubic meters of water per year in a world where roughly 2.7 billion people face water scarcity.
According to NTX, the process is completely waterless. Meanwhile, the colorization that is transferred from a paper transfer onto a cellulose-based substrate takes place without the use of any heat. It creates an exact pattern to the substrate with rich, vibrant colors and second-to-none color penetration and colorfastness.
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Kalvin Chong, chairman and co-founder of NTX said in a statement:
“For decades now, our industry has been chasing the elusive goal to reduce the startling amount of water and energy required in the dyeing process of textiles. We’re proud to say that with the launch of NTX Cooltrans, we’ve finally turned the corner.
The savings associated with lower energy requirements and water usage allow us to bring this game-changing innovation to ecology conscious consumers around the globe without impacting the manufacturing-costs of the final products.”
Meanwhile, the colouration process no longer resemble the millennia-old hot temperature dye baths. The process required the mixing of cloth in hot water to achieve the desired output. Plants utilising Cooltrans technology are quieter, require less energy, and eliminate the need for dangerous chemicals, NTX says.
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According to the details, the existing NTX Cooltrans production capacity in China and Cambodia will be expanded with the addition of a plant in Indonesia and several Vietnam facilities in 2022.
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