DyStar – the Singaporean textile chemical specialist has launched its Sustainability Report 2014 to update on the achieved progress in reducing the company’s operational impact on the environment. The company has registered a 21.5 per cent decrease in its energy consumption as compared its consumption levels in 2010. The achievement means that the company has been successful in meeting the target of reducing its energy consumption by one-fifth five years ahead of the targeted time.
On the other hand, due to the change of the product mix to more water intensive products, the water consumption has slightly increased compared to last year but on the other hand the water recycling could be improved by 9 per cent compared to the previous year, the report stated. Also, waste recycling programs have been implemented and improved in various production sites e.g. the facility in Nanjing, China recycled 83,480kg of waste.
Apart from partnership with DyeCoo for dyeing without water, another highlight of 2014 was the launch of Realan® Black MF-PV for black wool which is completely free of AOX and heavy materials. The most recent developments are the new Levafix® ECO cellulose dyes which are free of p-CA and other regulated amines and meet the requirements of all relevant Restricted Substance lists.
