Stella Blu, the product division of Prosperity Textiles that makes indigo yarn dyed fabrics, is modernizing its textile coloration process.
The mill announced it will install textile coloration company NTX’s Cooltrans technology with panel printing at its new manufacturing facility in China.
Launched in 2020, NTX Cooltrans is a waterless textile coloration system that can color almost any textile material without heat and up to a 90 percent reduction in water usage. It achieves precise color without compromising the fabric’s texture or functional performance. The cost-neutral technology is compatible with natural, man-made, or synthetic fibers (except for poly propylene) including high power-stretch materials.
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Stella Blu and NTX share a focus on sustainable denim processing. Their partnership extends well beyond just jeans, however. Jointly, NTX and Stella Blu said they can apply their expertise in sustainable denim production to other cotton twill-like fabrics, “further propelling the apparel industry’s sustainability efforts.”
Marco Stefanelli, marketing director of Stella Blu, described the partnership as an exciting milestone in sustainable textile production. By synergizing their respective expertise and resources, the companies said they will “collaboratively hasten the adoption of eco-friendly and sustainable practices, mitigating the industry’s environmental impact and crafting a more sustainable future for all.”
“Both NTX and Stella Blu stand as vital links in the textile industry’s supply chain, with shared commitments to sustainability and innovation to decrease our environmental impact,” said Kalvin Chung, NTX chairman. “It’s our pleasure to welcome Stella Blu into the NTX Ecosystem, and we look forward to collaboratively propelling our shared eco-friendly objectives.”
The printing and dyeing space is benefiting from several new partnerships and innovations. Archroma recently announced it’s applying Just Color dye technology to Colourized’s QuantumCOLOUR yarn-coloring technology to create an alternative to conventional fiber-reactive methods of dyeing cellulosic and synthetic yarns.
Companies brought their sustainable dye solutions to ITMA in Milan this month. Sedo Engineering showcased SmartIndigo, a dyeing process that uses electricity instead of toxic chemicals to dissolve indigo dyes. Turkey’s Agteks presented Shade Box, an online quality control system specifically designed to detect color variation that occurs during the production of dyed denim yarns. The system enables manufacturers to monitor the color quality of their denim yarns accurately and efficiently throughout the production process.
