Sector Report: International Dyer & Finisher - H2 2025
By Madelaine Thomas
This sector report from WTiN provides analysis of key developments and trends in the dyes and Finishing sector.
It’s an interesting time for research and development in the dyeing, finishing and coating sector (see pp. 23-27), with exciting innovations around greener dye alternatives, sustainable finishing and the use of AI in reducing dyed material waste, for example. However, the wider industry – and this industry is no exception – suffers from a disconnect between R&D and actual, scaled, commercialised technologies. Innovation investment is scarce in the textile industry at the moment and unfortunately brilliant innovations and start-ups are falling by the wayside. We attempt to discuss some funding success stories in this issue (pp.10-12) and on WTiN.com in our monthly funding round-ups and have recently interviewed a number of venture capitalist on the change needed within the industry and how innovators can better prepare for investment.
Sustainability continues to be the key driver of innovation and investment within the dyeing and finishing supply chain (see some examples of these on pp. 14-22). One particularly pollutant sector of the dyeing and finishing industry is indigo dyeing, a historically polluting stage of denim production. It faces an urgent need for transparency and verified data to combat widespread greenwashing. In this issue, and more on WTiN.com, we look at a study that gathered real-world data from competing mills to establish environmental benchmarks for water consumption and dye fixation efficiency. See pp. 14-15.
And, there will be much more to see in the way of sustainable machinery developments in the sector at ITMA Asia + CITME in Singapore from 28-31 October. The first ITMA Asia of its kind, this Autumn marks an exciting time for the textile manufacturing industry, with Singapore offering stakeholders across the globe the opportunity to meet, network and negotiate. As always, WTiN will be in attendance and hopefully, we will get to see you then.
Elsewhere, we will be exhibiting at Performance Days in Munich, Germany – running at the same time as ITMA Asia + CITME (29-30 October).
Enjoy the busy Autumn period and if you’re attending or exhibiting at shows this Q4, we wish you the best of luck!
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