DyStar And RedElec Start Sustainable Indigo Dyeing

Singapore — March 19, 2012 — DyStar and RedElec are pleased to announce a significant development
collaboration which focuses on sustainable Indigo dyeing for the denim industry.

Increasing global awareness of environmental issues created by the textile supply chain is
propelling Brands, Retailers and their Industry partners to look for sustainable solutions for
their businesses.

To help address those pressing needs, the DyStar Denim team in Germany and RedElec
Technologie in Switzerland have decided to join forces to develop electrochemical dyeing of Indigo,
a sustainable solution that will eliminate harmful substances in dyeing and waste water. The team
will use its patented products, DyStar Indigo® Vat 40% Solution and RedElec’s electrochemical
technologies, throughout the development process.

“As a leader in ecology & environment in the textile industry and technology leader for
Indigo, our customers expect us to develop new products and processes that help reduces their
environmental impact,” said Thorsten Hüls, Marketing Manager Denim in Ludwigshafen. “The
cooperation with RedElec is a big step forward to help improve the environmental profile of Indigo
dyeing,” added Günther Widler, Technology Manager Denim.

With the collaboration, RedElec is given opportunities to explore and further develop its new
and promising electrochemical technologies for clean processes. “In the near future,
electrochemical processing will become the new and essential technology to limit the negative
impacts of industrial activities”, said Dr. Crettenand, Director of RedElec. 

The initiative further affirms DyStar’s sustainability and econfidence® commitments to the
textile industry — to offer sustainable solutions through environmentally & ecologically
friendly products, process and services — a “sure-to-win” strategy which will also help its
customers stay ahead of  competitors.

Posted on March 21, 2012

Source: DyStar

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