Alchemie Technology Unveils Its First In-market Digital Textile Dyeing Production and Demonstration Hub in Taiwan
Alchemie Technology, a Cambridge-based clean digital textile dyeing technology pioneer, has announced the opening of its first in-market production and demonstration facility in Nantou, Taiwan, dedicated to woven polyester. With the introduction of Alchemie’s Endeavour low carbon digital textile dyeing production in Nantou, Alchemie sets a new standard for textile dyeing, challenging conventional practices.
Alchemie’s low carbon Endeavour dyeing process delivers significant sustainability benefits when compared with traditional dyeing processes. It facilitates the transition from wet dyeing to dry processing, resulting in a substantial reduction of up to 85% in carbon emissions and a decrease in waste water of up to 95%. The unveiling of the demonstration and production hub in Taiwan comes after a decade of technology development and is a major step forward in Alchemie’s mission to eradicate pollution from textile dyeing and finishing processes.
The textile industry carries a considerable environmental burden: without intervention, projections indicate that emissions could soar to 2.5 gigatons by 2050 under current practices, posing a grave threat to climate stability. To mitigate this risk and keep global warming below the critical threshold of 1.5°C, achieving net-zero emissions around 2050 is imperative. Additionally, as the world's second-largest producer of industrial waste water discharge, the textile sector directly impacts millions of individuals worldwide. This underscores the urgent need for sustainable practices and regulatory measures within the industry.
Alchemie’s brand-new Taiwan facility focuses on polyester woven fabrics and serves as a pivotal step in Alchemie’s ambitious 2024 roadmap, which includes the development of in-market production solutions for cotton woven and knits, as well as polyester with elastane. Alchemie’s Endeavour low carbon digital dyeing production is a true end-to-end process solution: from prepared for dyeing fabric intake to fully fixed and softened fabric colouration output, the Endeavour process ensures seamless digital dyeing, delivering high-quality results at every stage of production.
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Dr Alan Hudd, Founder and CEO of Alchemie Technology, said "In light of the global fashion industry's staggering contribution of 2.1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions, equating to over 3% of global emissions, there is an urgent need for action. As the world increasingly prioritises environmental conservation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction, there's a growing demand for low carbon dyeing technology."
A traditional jet exhaust dyeing process uses large volumes of hot water, at temperatures of up to 135 degrees, for both dyeing and washing, requiring large amounts of energy generated by burning fossil fuels to create steam. At the core of Alchemie’s dry dyeing technology lies its patented digitally controlled piezoelectric nozzle, providing unparalleled precision: it achieves 100-micro registration of 1.2 billion drops per linear meter of dyed fabric, ensuring the highest level of accuracy.
Hudd added, “With the opening of our new production and demonstration hub in Taiwan, we are poised to forge partnerships with leading brands and textile players to unlock greater business opportunities and sustainability. These partnerships are not only about enhancing return on investment but also about driving tangible environmental benefits”.
Notes for Editors
The textile industry is one of the biggest polluters on the planet, generating 3% of global CO2 emissions, and the second largest cause of industrial global wastewater pollution. Alchemie’s mission is to ignite change to eliminate the environmental impact of these polluting processes. At current consumption growth rates, textile dyeing could be responsible for 10% of global CO2 emissions by 2050.
To address this urgent issue Alchemie Technology, based in Cambridge, UK, developed breakthrough digital dyeing and finishing technologies that deliver a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and eliminate contaminated waste water emissions. Alchemie’s breakthrough proprietary technology, developed to be the best-in-class digital liquid application solution combines a large droplet size and high droplet velocity to deliver unrivalled penetration and precision into the textile fabric.
About Alchemie’s solutions:
Alchemie Endeavour™ stands as a pioneering digital dyeing technology, enabling dye houses to significantly reduce their carbon and chemical footprint while achieving substantial cost reductions, improving the bottom line from the first day of production. Our innovative solution eliminates energy and CO2 emissions by up to 85%, enables chemistry savings of up to 30%, and reduces water usage by up to 95%, eradicating waste water pollution in the dyeing process when compared to traditional methods
Alchemie Novara™ is a non-contact, low energy, low chemistry, digital finishing solution. It enables product innovations including single-side finishing, 2D finish to shape and the application of multiple finishes to one fabric that are not possible using the traditional method of immersing the entire fabric in a chemical bath. Novara™ enables textile finishing houses to dramatically reduce their carbon and chemical footprint and reduce costs, using 85% less energy and up to 50% less chemistry.
Alchemie Discovery is equipped with key features such as Alchemie’s state-of-the-art digital non-contact jet dye applicator with Jetronica nozzles. The system ensures hassle-free dye recipe-to-production, generating dye recipes and enabling fast colour-matching without traditional lab dip processes. With precise 10-micron droplet control of 20,000,000 drops onto A5-sized fabric swatches, Discovery delivers unparalleled accuracy and precision.
For further information, please contact:
Bogna Sobanska
Senior Marketing Manager
Alchemie Technology
The Flight Sergeants Mess, Duxford Business Park,
Hurdles Way, Duxford, Cambridge, CB22 4PA, UK
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E-mail: bsobanska@alchemietechnology.com