Archroma, a specialty chemicals company, and Prosperity Textile, a fabric manufacturer with production sites in China and Vietnam, have announced a collaboration focused on denim innovation. The two companies plan to work together to develop, assess and bring into use new methods aimed at improving denim’s appearance, durability and performance, while maintaining a shared focus on sustainability.
The partnership is intended to connect chemical innovation with fabric manufacturing at a scale that can reach the market. Jordi Calucho, Super Systems Denim Director at Archroma, said an innovation becomes meaningful when it reaches the market, and that doing so requires a partner able to help shape, test and operate it at scale. He added that the collaboration with Prosperity Textile is meant to help denim brands and consumers obtain the look and lasting performance they seek through more sustainable methods.
Stafford Lau, Director at Prosperity Textile, said the company’s 25 years in denim have given it experience in turning a promising idea into a strong fabric. According to Lau, its smart factory infrastructure supports rapid development and testing of new concepts, allowing the most promising ones to move into production. He said the company looks forward to exploring possibilities with Archroma across classic and creative denim applications.